Helping parents to give their tamariki the best start
Young mother Jaz reached out to (the Rural Youth and Adult Literacy Trust) for help when she was pregnant with her son. She'd left school early with very few literacy skills and was living in a small North Island beach-side village. "I wanted to be able to read and write and help my son with his homework and be able to read him books." After three months of coaching, Jaz's reading ability had improved by three years.
She can now sound out words, read maps and signs, can text and can read the notices at her son's kindy. She is also reading him books. "That makes me a very happy mother," she says.
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Some Choice News!
Many New Zealand gardens aren’t seeing as many monarch butterflies fluttering around their swan plants and flower beds these days — the hungry Asian paper wasp has been taking its toll.
Thanks to people like Alan Baldick, who’s made it his mission to protect the monarch, his neighbours still get to enjoy these beautiful butterflies in their own backyards.
Thinking about planting something to invite more butterflies, bees, and birds into your garden?
Thanks for your mahi, Alan! We hope this brings a smile!
Neighbourhood Challenge: Who Can Crack This One? ⛓️💥❔
What has a head but no brain?
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Poll: 🗑️ Would you be keen to switch to a fortnightly rubbish collection, or do you prefer things as they are?
Aucklanders, our weekly rubbish collections are staying after councillors voted to scrap a proposed trial of fortnightly pick-ups.
We want to hear from you: would you be keen to switch to a fortnightly rubbish collection, or do you prefer things as they are?
Keen for the details? Read up about the scrapped collection trial here.
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83.9% Same!
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16.1% Would have liked to try something different
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