Posts by Western Leader
2384 days ago

Poll: Do you give blood? If not, why not?

Reporter Western Leader

After the unthinkable happened, a West Auckland mother's life was saved when she received 52 blood transfusions, which came from 36 generous donors.
I'm interested to hear from you - do you give blood? If not, why not?

www.stuff.co.nz...

It's World Blood Donor Day on Friday, June 14. Visit nzblood.co.nz or call 0800 448 325 for more information on donating.

Please NFP (Not For Publishing) if you don't want your answer used in a story.

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Do you give blood? If not, why not?
  • 15.8% I donate blood regularly
    15.8% Complete
  • 15.8% I've donated once or twice
    15.8% Complete
  • 10.5% I don't donate - undisclosed reason
    10.5% Complete
  • 5.3% I don't donate - afraid of needles
    5.3% Complete
  • 44.7% I've tried but I'm not eligible
    44.7% Complete
  • 7.9% Other reason - please comment
    7.9% Complete
38 votes
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1 hour ago

Auckland Harbour Bridge summer works

NZ Transport Agency (NZTA)

NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi is carrying out essential maintenance on the Auckland Harbour Bridge this December and January. The southbound clip-on lanes will be closed (24/7) from 26 December to 5 January for road resurfacing. Night-time lane restrictions will be in place throughout the summer for recoating work on the bridge. Traffic will still be able to travel in both directions at all times. Find out more

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4 days ago

Poll: 🗑️ Would you be keen to switch to a fortnightly rubbish collection, or do you prefer things as they are?

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

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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🗑️ Would you be keen to switch to a fortnightly rubbish collection, or do you prefer things as they are?
  • 82.6% Same!
    82.6% Complete
  • 17.4% Would have liked to try something different
    17.4% Complete
334 votes
6 days ago

Neighbourhood Challenge: Who Can Crack This One? ⛓️‍💥❔

The Riddler from The Neighbourly Riddler

What has a head but no brain?

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