AGM
I hope all Howick / Botany Street Coordinators can join us for our AGM on Wednesday 21st May 2025.
As our National Office requests information on how many houses are in your Street, & how many of those houses are part of your Neighbourhood Support group – please bring these details with you or email them.
We will be having our normal door prize draw, as well as distributing Gift Cards.
Emma Goldsworthy, Advisor Community Readiness and Recovery at Auckland Fire and Emergency who will be our guest speaker on the night, has provided the following information:
Home Fire Safety Visits:
These are the free visits we offer to provide people fire safety in their homes. We can also test smoke alarms, install any people have purchased and if they don’t have any smoke alarms we can provide and install one for them for free. They can request a visit through our website.
I have also attached a poster about Home Fire Safety Visits that you can share.
Hearing Assistive Technology (HAT) Smoke Alarms:
These are smoke alarms that are linked to a strobe light and vibrating bed shaker for those who can’t hear standard smoke alarms. HAT alarms are fully funded for those who require them and referrals can be arranged through Your Way I Kia Roha and information on this is on their website.
Electric Blanket Testing:
Fire and Emergency are running a free electric blanket testing event in Howick at Nixon Park Community hall on the 24th of May from 10:30am – 2pm.
We are also running a second testing event on the 17th of May at Pukekohe Fire Station.
Hope to see you there
Kind Regards
Shelley (Secretary / Treasurer)
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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% Same!
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17% Would have liked to try something different
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!
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