Plastic - Kim Hill Hot Topic 2024
Join Kim Hill and panellists in a stimulating discussion
PLASTIC - How do we live with it?
Panellists:
Rob Wilson | Operations Manager, EcoCentral
Rachel Barker | CEO, Plastics New Zealand
Prof. Ian Shaw | Professor Canterbury University
Prof. Gavin Lear | Professor Auckland University
Event Details:
Thursday 28th March, doors open 6.30 pm, event starts 7.30 pm. Booking is not required.
The discussion will be held in the Stewart Building at Lincoln University.
$5 koha on the door with refreshments and nibbles provided. Alcoholic beverages will be available from a cash bar.
Lincoln Envirotown Sponsors
A big thank you to our wonderful sponsors!
We extend our sincere appreciation to all our sponsors Rata Foundation, Selwyn District Council, COGS, Lottery Community, Lincoln University, Plant & Food Research, Environment Canterbury, AgResearch, Manaaki Whenua - Landcare Research, Resycl Ltd, Without Waste, ESR.
Poll: Would you want an unconventional funeral?
Funerals can cost as much as $22,000 and the planning can be stressful especially at a time when loved ones are grieving. Some New Zealanders are re-imagining funerals by making their own coffin or having a relaxed ceremony at home. Would you want a less traditional funeral? Share your thoughts below.
Type 'Not For Print' if you wish your comments to be excluded from the Conversations column of your local paper.
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84.6% Yes
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13.4% No
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2% Other - I'll share below!
Covid update - National figures
Another encouraging result as another drop puts it into the low 2300 zone,
Canterbury continues to be slower to drop and is now at 17%. This does verify my personal reports of people still contracting it. Our figures have risen slightly 396 -399
Stay safe folks.
New - Deaths - Cant new cases % of National
2343 -11............................17.0%
2383 - 21...........................16.6%
2618 - 8.............................16.6%
3385 - 13 ..........................16.0%
3399 - 7.............................15.4%
4042 - 14...........................15.9%
4666 - 24 ..........................15.0%
4803 - 24 ..........................15.0%
5545 - 21
6084 - 20
6312 - 14
5878 - 15
5555 - 20
5757 - 20
Celebrating Our Resident Authors On World Book Day
It was World Book Day on the 23rd of April, so what better time to celebrate some of our talented residents who have published books.
They range from children’s books, to poems, from non-fiction to a first novel - and all are proof that there is no age limit when it comes to creativity!
Click read more for the full story.
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