Posts by Eastern Courier
1652 days ago

Poll: Do you support a sugar tax?

Brittany Keogh Reporter from Eastern Courier

Hi neighbours, an international report has ranked NZ's child obesity rate second-worst in the OECD with 39 per cent of Kiwi kids overweight or obese. Unicef is now calling for the Government to introduce a sugar tax to curb the problem. Would you support this? What do you think needs to be done about child obesity? Read the full story here: www.stuff.co.nz...

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Do you support a sugar tax?
  • 29.8% Yes
    29.8% Complete
  • 20.6% No, the Government shouldn't police what people eat
    20.6% Complete
  • 48.1% No, education would be more effective than a tax
    48.1% Complete
  • 1.5% Other (I'll tell you in the comments)
    1.5% Complete
131 votes
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3 hours ago

What's On: East Auckland Table Tennis Club

Shane from Epsom

Table tennis club meets every Tuesday night at 7.15p.m. All welcome. $12 per player per night. For more information contact Ebi ph. (021) 083 09994.
East Auckland Table Tennis Club
  • Pakuranga Community Hall
3 days ago

Poll: Does the building consent process need to change?

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

We definitely need homes that are fit to live in but there are often frustrations when it comes to getting consent to modify your own home.
Do you think changes need made to the current process for building consent? 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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Does the building consent process need to change?
  • 91.4% Yes
    91.4% Complete
  • 8.3% No
    8.3% Complete
  • 0.3% Other - I'll share below!
    0.3% Complete
1012 votes
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2 days ago

Cleaner needed

Fiona from Botany Downs

Could anyone recommend a cleaner for a house in Botany please.It may need to be variable days as I am a shift worker.
Looking at 2 weekly.
Thanks in advance:)