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3050 days ago

Physio practice with a difference launches in Albany

Motion Health Group

Motion Health, your new local physio would like to invite you to their official launch from 4pm to 6pm, Thursday 24 August. Learn more about Motion Health, tour the practice, go into the draw for launch prizes and mingle with special guests including former Black Cap, Dion Nash!

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Motion Health, your new local physio would like to invite you to their official launch from 4pm to 6pm, Thursday 24 August. Learn more about Motion Health, tour the practice, go into the draw for launch prizes and mingle with special guests including former Black Cap, Dion Nash!

Motion Health is New Zealand’s newest health company, with four Auckland locations offering physiotherapy, clinical Pilates, exercise and rehab, and massage as well as other complementary allied health services.

RSVP by 21 August by emailing info@motionhealth.co.nz
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3051 days ago

Ruby the Retriever's forever home

Phil Goff from Phil Goff

Ruby is a 14-year-old Golden Retriever who was handed into Council's animal shelter in Henderson. It can be tough finding a home for older dogs, but within minutes of the Auckland Council Animal Shelters team posting her photo online, they were overwhelmed with adoption offers.

We've … View more
Ruby is a 14-year-old Golden Retriever who was handed into Council's animal shelter in Henderson. It can be tough finding a home for older dogs, but within minutes of the Auckland Council Animal Shelters team posting her photo online, they were overwhelmed with adoption offers.

We've got a bunch of hard working people in our animal shelters. It's work that often goes unnoticed and I want to thank our staff for their efforts.

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3051 days ago

Do you know someone aged between 14 and 18 years?

The Team from Ministry of Education

Would they be interested in being part of our Youth Advisory Group? Registrations of interest have opened for a new youth advisory group and online youth forum for education.

Encourage them to register their interest for this exciting opportunity to have a say in our education system. … View more
Would they be interested in being part of our Youth Advisory Group? Registrations of interest have opened for a new youth advisory group and online youth forum for education.

Encourage them to register their interest for this exciting opportunity to have a say in our education system. Register here today

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3052 days ago

Transport targeted rate gets slim support; local board moves to next stage

Rhonwyn Newson Reporter from Rodney Times

Rodney gave just enough support for the transport targeted rate to go ahead – with 53 per cent of submitters lining up behind the proposal.

The Rodney Local Board's transport targeted rate will move to the next stage of investigation. 

The rate would cost ratepayers between … View more
Rodney gave just enough support for the transport targeted rate to go ahead – with 53 per cent of submitters lining up behind the proposal.

The Rodney Local Board's transport targeted rate will move to the next stage of investigation. 

The rate would cost ratepayers between $114-200 per annum and replace the council's transport levy – which would expire in June 2018.

What do you think? Do you agree with paying a targeted rate?

*Please write DNP (Do Not Print) if you don't want your comment published in print

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3052 days ago

Addressing homelessness in our city

Phil Goff from Phil Goff

Just four months into Auckland's Housing First project we have housed 150 homeless people including 57 children. It's a great start but the challenge of growing homelessness is huge.

Housing First is a joint initiative of NGOs, Council and central government. It works on the principle… View more
Just four months into Auckland's Housing First project we have housed 150 homeless people including 57 children. It's a great start but the challenge of growing homelessness is huge.

Housing First is a joint initiative of NGOs, Council and central government. It works on the principle that we can't solve the problems of people while they are on the streets.

We need first to provide them with stable, permanent healthy homes and then build wrap around social services to deal with the problems which caused them to be homeless. That means tackling problems like mental illness, drug and alcohol addiction and relationship breakdowns.

As elsewhere, this approach is working in Auckland with most people staying in the homes we have helped them into.

At a wider level we are working through the Mayoral Housing Task Force recommendations to try to build housing at a rate that matches demand. That will help contain house price inflation which creates affordability and homelessness.

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