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Get some sun on your bum this Nude Gardening Day “Getting out in the garden with your This Saturday is National Nude Gardening gear off is a wonderful feeling. day and those brave enough will be stripping “This National Gardening Week the off to get some sun on their bums. call is out to plant flowers and we’ll The NZ Naturist Federation moved the national day to fall within National Gardening Week last year as an October outing was more attractive than chilly May, which is when the day is marked in the Northern Hemisphere. President of the NZ Naturist Federation, Wendy Lowe, says its members all round New Zealand are looking forward to enjoying nature in an au natural state.
be in the garden tending our blooms and planting lots of colourful, bee and butterfly friendly flowers. Som of our clubs have expansive, park like gardens and gardening is a big part of communing with nature.” Fiona Arthur from Yates says choose your activities carefully on National Nude Gardening Day. “Perhaps don’t plant roses or re-pot your cacti, be careful with power tools and don’t forget to protect your delicate bits with sunscreen,” says Fiona. “Other than that, your garden is your glory and we hope people
will take the opportunity to splash around some colour and plant lots of flowers. They’re good for the bees and butterflies, some are great to eat and of course, they’re wonderful to pick and enjoy indoors. Clothing is optional.” NZ Naturist Federation clubs around the country will be celebrating National Gardening Week and Nude Gardening Day and many clubs are having open days with all visitors welcome. NZ Naturist Federation recently celebrated 60 years and has around 1600 members. The most Southern naturist club in the world is in Invercargill and the oldest club in New Zealand is in Auckland, celebrating more than 70 years.
Where’s all the extra police they promised? The Government has overseen a rapid increase in the number of people joining gangs since it took office, but it’s no closer to achieving its promise of 1800 extra police on the beat. The Prime Minister promised New Zealanders her Government would deliver 1800 additional police officers to the force. That is additional recruitment, accounting for police officers who leave each year. The Government has been clear on this promise and it has been repeated numerous times by Police Minister Stuart Nash as well. With gang membership on the rise and serious crime increasing, having these extra cops in our community is
incredibly important. But after two years, the Government has only managed to add 716. There’s no way it can somehow add a further 1000 cops in less than a year. Now Stuart Nash is simply counting every person who has been through the Police college and ignoring the many hundreds of experienced police officers who have resigned over the past two years. It doesn’t matter what the Government says, what new excuse it comes up with. The Prime Minister promised the New Zealand public 1800 additional police officers and she will fail to deliver on that promise. It doesn’t have a plan when it
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