A PledgeMe campaign by Laura Welsby (above) to launch Whangārei's first plastic-free wholefoods store has raised almost a third of its $30,000 goal. Photo / John Stone
Plastic-free store
A PledgeMe campaign to launch Whangārei's first plastic-free wholefoods store has raised almost a third of its $30,000 goal with only a couple a days to go. The store will be based online and out of a container in a carpark on Woods Rd. It will stock seeds,
grains, pasta, oils, vinegar as well as shampoo and conditioner. As of yesterday afternoon, $9085 had been raised. The campaign, run by Whangārei woman Laura Welsby, closes at 9pm on Thursday. If you can help go to: https://www.pledgeme.co.nz/projects/5868-forward-refillery-whangarei-s-first-plastic-free-wholefoods-store
Lock your doors
Kaitaia residents are being reminded to take their keys out of their cars and lock their doors at night. Senior Sergeant Russell Richards said there had been several incidents where people were wandering Kaitaia's streets at night, breaking into cars in driveways. "While I acknowledge we live in a lovely part of the country, people still need to lock their doors." People also need to report such incidents when they occur, he said.
Road closure
