Poll: What do you think about prices at Whanganui's waste transfer station?
Whanganui councillor Rob Vinsen says charging $59 for a trailer load of rubbish - regardless of what's in it - is "outrageous". "They are getting away with it because they are the only place in town that can do it."
For the last few months, there has only been one waste transfer station in town. It's owned by Waste Management and it put its prices up in March this year. Waste Management's national manager customer first, Marsha Cadman, could not give a reason for the price hike. Read more here
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80.4% It's outrageous!
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7.1% It's okay - they're taking my rubbish!
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3.6% I've never used the waste transfer station
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8.9% Other (comment below)
Poll: Are our Kiwi summer holidays helping us recharge, or holding the economy back? ☀️🥝
There’s growing debate about whether New Zealand’s extended Christmas break (and the slowdown that comes with it) affects productivity.
Tracy Watkins has weighed in ... now it’s your turn. What’s your take? 🤔
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72.5% We work hard, we deserve a break!
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16.9% Hmm, maybe?
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10.6% Yes!
Brain Teaser of the Day 🧠✨ Can You Solve It? 🤔💬
How many balls of string does it take to reach the moon?
(Peter from Carterton kindly provided this head-scratcher ... thanks, Peter!)
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Some Choice News!
Many New Zealand gardens aren’t seeing as many monarch butterflies fluttering around their swan plants and flower beds these days — the hungry Asian paper wasp has been taking its toll.
Thanks to people like Alan Baldick, who’s made it his mission to protect the monarch, his neighbours still get to enjoy these beautiful butterflies in their own backyards.
Thinking about planting something to invite more butterflies, bees, and birds into your garden?
Thanks for your mahi, Alan! We hope this brings a smile!
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