The Weekend Sun
Friday 8 November 2019
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Choose locally-made, better indoor blinds They’ve been working in the Bay of Plenty for more than 20 years; and Betta Blinds is owned and operated by Tauranga Local, Kane Burton-Brown. “Our blinds are custom made in our Bay of Plenty factory,” he says. “We specialise in indoor blinds and shutters. We believe that to be a master, you need to focus on your core products,” says Kane. “Whether you are looking to achieve privacy, shade or make a luxurious fashion statement, we have a huge range of materials, textures and colours to choose from. “Our best option guarantee means our customers are always left happy. Our blinds and shutters come with five and 10-year warranties, which people
really seem to love. “We can offer service and repairs – our team are skilled, so we know what we are doing.” Kane says he and Whakatane local owner Mark Somerville believe in the power of people. “We really believe in our people and the importance of providing our customers with exceptional service alongside our quality products,” he says. “We’ve done some pretty special projects
locally and one of them is the Mount Maunganui Surf lifesaving Club. We can help people whether they need one blind or 100 blinds.”
Whakatane business owner Mark Somerville and Tauranga business owner Kane Burton-Brown.
Put an emergency plan on your weekend to-do list A weekend is a great chance to catch up on all those things you’ve been meaning to do around the house, from cleaning out the guttering to making an emergency plan. The Ministry of Civil Defence and Emergency Management says the latest annual disaster preparedness survey, an independent survey undertaken by Colmar Brunton, shows that emergency preparedness is falling off many Kiwis’ to-do-list. Only four in ten New Zealanders took steps to get prepared over the last
12 months, compared to five in ten last year. “Emergencies can happen anytime, anywhere and getting prepared is surprisingly easy,” says executive director Sarah Stuart-Black. Sarah says emergency preparedness has been slipping over the last two years, after a spike in the wake of the 2016 Kaikoura earthquake. This trend mirrors what happened after the Canterbury earthquakes of 2010 and 2011, which saw preparedness rise sharply and then dwindle as complacency crept in. “Let’s swap ‘She’ll be right’ for ‘Getting ready is easy as’,”
says Sarah. “All you need to do is ask some simple questions – what do we need? Where do we go? “It’s important to talk about what our plans are if we’re stuck at home or have to leave home in a hurry, and what we’ll do if the roads are closed or the internet and phone lines are down.” Sarah says a plan can be tailored for your household and take into account pets, people with special health requirements, babies and young children. Visit the new Get Ready website to make a plan and to get simple tips on how to get ready for an emergency.
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