The Mount Aubrey track and Reotahi Coastal Track will be closed for repair work and resurfacing from November 13 to November 17. A Whangārei District Council post said the track had seen better days, and a helicopter would be operating to deliver gravel over the period, then it will be spread to where required and compacted to improve the tracks.
Wrestling wildfires
Three firefighters from Northland have been deployed to help fight the raging wildfires burning across Queensland, Australia. They are part of the 22 New Zealand firefighters who will be working in arduous conditions alongside Queensland Fire and Emergency Services, who have responded to more than 1000 vegetation fires since late October and are currently attending to 52 active wildfires across the region. The recent deployment marks Fire and Emergency New Zealand’s 70th deployment overseas.
Pet parents pursued
The SPCA is urgently seeking summer foster volunteers as many centres across the country reach capacity due to the kitten season. The SPCA has seen approximately 47 per cent more kittens in its care in September compared to the same month last year, despite an increase in free desexing clinics across the motu. Foster homes mean the most vulnerable animals have somewhere to go. Fostering has all the benefits of having a pet in your home, but without the financial commitment, as the SPCA pays for everything. You can sign up via SPCA’s website to turn your house into a foster home for animals: spca.nz.
