Petition started to protect Tairua pohutukawa
12 May, 2021 09:02 PM
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In February 2020 residents of Tairua rallied to ensure a pohutukawa tree did not get the chop. Photo / HC Post
In February 2020 residents of Tairua rallied to ensure a pohutukawa tree did not get the chop. Photo / HC Post
Bay of Plenty Times
By: Alison Smith
A social media campaign and the voices of tangata whenua have joined to put a halt to any cutting of a culturally significant pohutukawa tree.
Lyn Dallison has started a petition to prevent the mature Tairua tree that s deemed as historically significant, and known as Tangimanawa, from being cut to allow for a footpath extension.
Dawn Picken: Why I believe multi-level marketing schemes are like cults
5 May, 2021 10:00 PM
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Experts say MLMs are similar to pyramid schemes, writes Dawn Picken. Photo / Getty
Rotorua Daily Post
I think several of my friends have joined cults. These are not hippy types who wear robes and renounce material pleasures. Among my cult-indoctrinated peers are medical professionals, an accountant, several stay-at-home mums and an artist. They belong to different groups with a common theme: many members fail.
Multi-level marketing schemes, or MLMs, are using Covid to grow, according to a variety of publications, including The New York Times, Time Magazine and The Atlantic.