Caution around driveways
Police are asking people to pay extra attention to driveway safety, after a number of incidents recently involving children being harmed.
Driveways can be extremely dangerous, and people need to do everything they can to ensure they keep themselves and others safe, especially where children are present.
Children move around quickly, and often won’t be seen as you are reversing down your driveway.
Always check your driveway before driving in or out, and make sure you know the whereabouts of any children.
Please use your reversing camera if your vehicle has one installed.
Alternatively, ensure all children not in the vehicle with you are accounted for.
If another adult is at the property, make them responsible for ensuring children are well clear of any moving vehicles.
If there are no other adults present, have a ‘safe spot’ for children to stand and wait for the vehicle to stop moving.
This should be somewhere in view of the driver.
Check your blind spots often, and if you can no longer see a child, stop your vehicle and move them somewhere safe before you continue driving.
If your driveway is close to the children’s play area, consider a fence or gates to separate the play area from the driveway.
You should also take the time to speak to your children about the dangers of moving vehicles and remind them that just because they can see the driver, doesn’t mean the driver can always see them.
Taking those extra few seconds to make sure our tamariki are in a safe space when you drive in and out of your driveway can help prevent so much heartache and trauma.
Remember they don’t understand the potential consequences.
Poll: 🗑️ Would you be keen to switch to a fortnightly rubbish collection, or do you prefer things as they are?
Aucklanders, our weekly rubbish collections are staying after councillors voted to scrap a proposed trial of fortnightly pick-ups.
We want to hear from you: would you be keen to switch to a fortnightly rubbish collection, or do you prefer things as they are?
Keen for the details? Read up about the scrapped collection trial here.
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85% Same!
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15% Would have liked to try something different
Poll: Is it ok to regift something that you have been given?
🎁 Holiday Gift Chat!
Do you ever regift?
What’s your take on asking for a receipt if a gift doesn’t fit?
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78.7% Yes! It's better to regift what I don't need
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21.3% No. It's the thought and effort that matters
HELP ME FIND PARKER
HELP ME FIND PARKER
$1000 reward for his safe return
My cat is missing from Ladies Mile, Manly, Whangaparaoa
LAST SEEN MONDAY 22 DECEMBER 6.00pm
At 68A LADIES MILE - which backs on to ONEPU LANE - where he often goes, over the back fence.
Seal Point Cornish Rex Looks similar to Siamese. Large upright ears, Blue eyes, Short wavy fur, long tail, long slim build. Distinctive Siamese type meow.
Male, 6 year old, neutred. Microchipped, no collar.
Please check your garage, shed, and vehicles. Or he maybe disorientated and lost, or injured and lying low.
? Did your neighbours lock up and go away around that time
? Have you heard a cat calling
? Did he jump out of your car and get lost
? Did he get a fright and bolt
? Did a dog attack him
PHONE MICHELLE: 027 488 2279
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