TAUPO LALE TRIP & BOTANICAL GARDENS 10 FEB
The Lake Taupo trip run by Chris Jolly Outdoors, leaves the lakeshore at 10.30. It explores the largest crater lake in the world & the picturesque northern bays of Lake Taupo. Maori rock carvings are viewed from close proximity. It's a wonderfully tranquil way to spend your morning.
We'll set you free to lunch or shop in Taupo's CBD before visiting the Waipahihi Botanical Gardens where you can walk, sit & read in the peaceful surroundings r eat your bought or brought lunch (if you have shopped insread of eating in Taupo.
$85.00pp. details at:
www.smore.com...
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.
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84.2% Yes
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13.7% No
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2.1% Other - I'll share below!
Unelected commissioners recommend they stay in power
Interesting responses to my post. Two in particular piqued my interest. Suzanne Williams and her comments about whinging about everything-Suzanne it is not about whinging. It is more about raising concerns about an undemocratic regime forced on us and then seeing the commissioners wanting to keep their sinecure. Greg Reardon "I vote to keep the commissioners"-Greg the point is that you do not have a vote. Look I get it-democracy is imperfect. Some of our previously elected councillors were rubbish-ego driven and feeding from the trough (not unlike our commissioners). But it is what we have got. It is better to have an imperfect democracy than an unelected and unaccountable cartel of commissioners who say "we know what is good for you".