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Auckland Council is using DNA testing of dogs, employing "barking advisers" and giving staff body cameras to combat nuisance dogs. The council's annual animal management report shows a 4% reduction in dog attacks and an 18% reduction in roaming dogs over the past financial year.
… View moreAuckland Council is using DNA testing of dogs, employing "barking advisers" and giving staff body cameras to combat nuisance dogs. The council's annual animal management report shows a 4% reduction in dog attacks and an 18% reduction in roaming dogs over the past financial year.
This followed new council initiatives including creating a team of barking advisors, giving animal management officers body cameras and using DNA analysis to resolve dog attack cases. With the DNA testing, animal management could scientifically link a dog to an attack. The unit is the first in New Zealand to use this technology.
The bark advisers team was created to deal with nuisance barking complaints, of which there were 7149 in the past year. According to the report, the new approach has seen a 13.5 per cent reduction in barking complaints, and fewer repeat calls to noisy dogs.
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15 per cent of tickets issued on Albany's T2 lane are reviewed or contested but only a quarter are let off. Have you got a ticket on Albany Highway's T2? What did you do?
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At Bear Park it starts by encouraging young children to celebrate difference, and see beyond their own perspective.
Seeing the world not as a single story, race or colour, but as a place of variety, woven with perspectives and languages. Tomorrow’s world holds no place for narrow thinking. It… View moreAt Bear Park it starts by encouraging young children to celebrate difference, and see beyond their own perspective.
Seeing the world not as a single story, race or colour, but as a place of variety, woven with perspectives and languages. Tomorrow’s world holds no place for narrow thinking. It celebrates an open, accepting mind instead.
To arrange a time to visit us, please contact Bridget, our Centre Owner, on 09 415 9837 or 09 415 9833.
Visit us at www.bearpark.co.nz
Northpoint Medical Centre and Library Lane Pharmacy are your local friendly community practice located in the heart of Albany Village.
Visit us for our latest offers for our valued patients. At Northpoint Medical Centre we are offering 25% off your first GP consult until the 20th of December … View moreNorthpoint Medical Centre and Library Lane Pharmacy are your local friendly community practice located in the heart of Albany Village.
Visit us for our latest offers for our valued patients. At Northpoint Medical Centre we are offering 25% off your first GP consult until the 20th of December 2018 (T&Cs apply) and opening sale at Library Lane Pharmacy today!
- affordable care
- fresh and friendly doctors and pharmacist
- top-notch medical and customer service
- no rushed appointments
- we take our time to listen to our patients' needs
- latest offers for our valued patients
- patient/visitor basement parking on Level 1 (below Tenor Apartments)
- we're a New Zealand Post agent!
Our new hours:
Monday to Friday 8.00 am to 8.00 pm
Saturdays 8.00 am to 1.00 pm
Sundays & Public Holidays – Closed
Talk to us today!
Medical Centre - 09 320 4759
Pharmacy - 09 415 1530
Visit our websites www.northpointmedical.co.nz and www.librarylanepharmacy.co.nz
We all love taking our dogs for a hike through the forest, but we also love taking care of those forests for future generations and their dogs.
You may have left fresh fruit and vege at one of the free community stands in your neighbourhood? You may have helped yourself too. Mark Dennis, who founded the movement, is a finalist in the Gardener of the Year competition. Read his amazing story, then vote!
You may have left fresh fruit and vege at one of the free community stands in your neighbourhood? You may have helped yourself too. Mark Dennis, who founded the movement, is a finalist in the Gardener of the Year competition. Read his amazing story, then vote!
Join our dietitians for a tour around Pak'n SAVE Albany and learn how to shop to manage diabetes well.
Date: Monday 29 October
Time: 10.00am - 11.00am
Venue: Pak'n Save Albany, Don McKinnon Drive
Registrations are essential. Phone Comprehensive Care on 09 415 1091 or email … View moreJoin our dietitians for a tour around Pak'n SAVE Albany and learn how to shop to manage diabetes well.
Date: Monday 29 October
Time: 10.00am - 11.00am
Venue: Pak'n Save Albany, Don McKinnon Drive
Registrations are essential. Phone Comprehensive Care on 09 415 1091 or email DSME@comprehensivecare.co.nz
This tour is free for people with type 2 diabetes.
With the constantly rising costs of raw materials, petrol and minimum wage rates it is more important than ever before for business owners to monitor and review expenses. In our latest article we share our top tips for reviewing business expenses and how to make savings.
Our Monarch Butterfly is under threat and this National Gardening Week Kiwis are being called upon to plant butterfly friendly plants to help save the caterpillars when they hatch in Spring and Summer.
Last year saw a national shortage of Swan plants, the main diet of Monarch caterpillars, … View moreOur Monarch Butterfly is under threat and this National Gardening Week Kiwis are being called upon to plant butterfly friendly plants to help save the caterpillars when they hatch in Spring and Summer.
Last year saw a national shortage of Swan plants, the main diet of Monarch caterpillars, causing a large number of the population to be wiped out.
Yates is getting behind the drive to avert a similar crisis this year by giving away various free butterfly friendly seeds including Yates new Butterfly Field Mix seeds between 1st and 14th October. Just register here during this time to receive your packet of seeds.
A national planting day will be held on 20th October. Plant a Swan plant or other butterfly friendly plants in your garden, in your neighbour’s garden, at school, in your local community garden – and let’s help Monarch butterflies flourish.
National Gardening Week aims to foster a love of gardening with a focus on growing not only plants but friendships, good health, strong communities and closer connections with nature.
Fletcher Living are opening a new showhome in Red Beach this Saturday 6 October!
Come along and walk through our new showhome and see for yourself the beautiful design and workmanship of these stunning family homes. Pop in between 11am – 1pm this Saturday and you can even enjoy a muffin and … View moreFletcher Living are opening a new showhome in Red Beach this Saturday 6 October!
Come along and walk through our new showhome and see for yourself the beautiful design and workmanship of these stunning family homes. Pop in between 11am – 1pm this Saturday and you can even enjoy a muffin and coffee on us! We hope to see you there.
Showhome located at 1 Kukuwai Avenue, Red Beach | open from 10am – 4pm
For more information please contact our sales team.
Email: redbeach@frl.co.nz
Rowena Pearce - 027 586 8472
Garry Adams – 021 904 588
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Did you know each minute without CPR reduces survival by 10%? The Goodsam app aims to get help to you faster by alerting good samaritans nearby who are trained in first aid.
If you are CPR certified and know how to use an AED, register as a responder today. Let's give those undergoing cardiac… View moreDid you know each minute without CPR reduces survival by 10%? The Goodsam app aims to get help to you faster by alerting good samaritans nearby who are trained in first aid.
If you are CPR certified and know how to use an AED, register as a responder today. Let's give those undergoing cardiac arrest the best chance of survival!
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