1174 days ago

New Year Honours: North Shore's Dame Anne Salmond awarded New Zealand's highest royal honour

Caroline Williams Reporter from North Shore Times

How does one sum up a distinguished career upon being awarded New Zealand's highest royal honour?

“It’s always been this huge adventure,” Dame Anne Salmond says of her career as an anthropologist, environmentalist and multi award-winning author, unable to settle on a particular highlight.

Salmond's work has been recognised with a multitude of awards and honours.

Despite this, Salmond, a resident of Stanley Point, said she was stunned and overwhelmed to receive a letter telling her she had been named a Member of the Order of New Zealand for services to New Zealand in the 2021 New Year Honours.

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1 day ago

Poll: Are Kiwis bad drivers?

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

Each country has its own idiosyncrasies when it comes to driving and New Zealand is no different.
With daily near-misses, people incorrectly indicating at roundabouts and a lack of stopping at stop signs, it begs the question: Are Kiwis actually not that good at driving?

Type 'Not For Print' if you wish your comments to be excluded from the Conversations column of your local paper.

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Are Kiwis bad drivers?
  • 86.1% Yes, we are bad drivers
    86.1% Complete
  • 10% No way!
    10% Complete
  • 3.9% Other - I'll share below
    3.9% Complete
1230 votes
1 day ago

What's On: DIY IN-GROUND COMPOSTER BIRKENHEAD

Kowhai from Birkdale

At the Birkenhead Library, this hands on DIY In-Ground Composter – Make and Learn workshop, offers an introduction on how to make an in-ground composter straight into your garden. https://compostcollective.org.nz/events/diy-in-ground-composter-birkenhead/
DIY IN-GROUND COMPOSTER BIRKENHEAD
  • BIRKENHEAD LIBRARY
9 hours ago

Auckland Council Long Term Plan - Less than 10 days to go for feedback!

Training and Communications Coordinator from Auckland North Community and Development Inc. (ANCAD)

IMPORTANT COMMUNITY MESSAGE:
Kia ora folks, we have until 28 March to get in our feedback on the Auckland Council Long Term Plan, for the next 10 years. The Council's 3 proposals are Pay Less, Get Less, OR, A Central Proposal, OR, Pay more and Get More. What do you want to happen for your city and services? To give your feedback either scan the QR code or click/copy and paste on this shortened link here bit.ly...

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