'Pohutukawa Coast' free native plant programme back for 2022
Hello, would you like some free plants? ๐ฑ
Our crazy-popular 'Pohutukawa Coast' programme is back for its 32nd year, giving away up to 2 plants per ratepayer next week. Set an alarm for ๐
Tuesday 7 June to check our website for the list of local distributors so you can pick up yours - we have 4280 plants ready to give away but we won't announce details until the last minute.
In the meantime we've published some reflections from the staff who lead this project. Pohutukawa Coast has delivered over 80,000 plants over the years!
This year's options for those who get in quick:
๐ฑ Pohutukawa
๐ฑ Kowhai
๐ฑ Coprosma repens
๐ฑ Renga Renga Lilly
๐ฑ Titoki
๐ฑ Plagianthus regius
๐ฑ Kaka Beak
๐ฑ Myrsine australis
๐ฑ Pseudopanax arboreus
๐ฑ Karo
๐ฑ Kohekohe
๐ฑ Pseudopanax lessonii
๐ฑ Cabbage tree
๐ฑ Hebe stricta
๐ฑ Flax
๐ฑ Melicytus ramiflorus
๐ฑ Hebe diosmifolia
๐ฑ Taraire
๐ฑ Griselinia littoralis
๐ฑ Hebe parvifolia
๐ฑ Melicope ternate
โ ๏ธ DOGS DIE IN HOT CARS. If you love them, don't leave them. โ ๏ธ
It's a message we share time and time again, and this year, we're calling on you to help us spread that message further.
Did you know that calls to SPCA about dogs left inside hot cars made up a whopping 11% of all welfare calls last summer? This is a completely preventable issue, and one which is causing hundreds of dogs (often loved pets) to suffer.
Here are some quick facts to share with the dog owners in your life:
๐ The temperature inside a car can heat to over 50ยฐC in less than 15 minutes.
๐ Parking in the shade and cracking windows does little to help on a warm day. Dogs rely on panting to keep cool, which they can't do in a hot car.
๐ This puts dogs at a high risk of heatstroke - a serious condition for dogs, with a mortality rate between 39%-50%.
๐ It is an offence under the Animal Welfare Act to leave a dog in a hot vehicle if they are showing signs of heat stress. You can be fined, and prosecuted.
SPCA has created downloadable resources to help you spread the message even further. Posters, a flyer, and a social media tile can be downloaded from our website here: www.spca.nz...
We encourage you to use these - and ask your local businesses to display the posters if they can. Flyers can be kept in your car and handed out as needed.
This is a community problem, and one we cannot solve alone. Help us to prevent more tragedies this summer by sharing this post.
On behalf of the animals - thank you โค๏ธ
Poll: Would you rather: Christmas in summer forever or winter forever?
Just a bit of a fun poll to get you thinking.
If you had to live out your Christmas days, would you prefer it was a summer Christmas or a winter Christmas?
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61.8% Summer
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36.5% Winter
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1.7% Other - I'll share below
Worst Xmas ever?
There's a a lot of planning that goes into Christmas day and sometimes things just don't go to plan. But it can be a good thing - a family mishap or hilarious memory that you can laugh about in Christmases to come.
Whether you burnt the dinner or were stranded at an airport...
Share your Christmas mishaps below!
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