Scoop has an Ethical Paywall
Last chance to make a big change with small change
MEDIA RELEASE
24 October 2006
Last chance to make a
big change with your small change
This time next week, our old silver coins will be gone for good. So make sure you have emptied your pockets and purses, checked down the back of the couch, and raided the piggybank.
If you’re feeling generous, remember that charities around the country are collecting the old coins, and will happily save you a trip to the bank. Wellington’s Karori Wildlife Sanctuary has raised $8,250 so far in old silver coins. And it’s not too late to donate. With your help, they can reach $10,000! The Sanctuary’s Visitor Centre will be accepting donated coins until Friday 10 November.
“I am delighted with the response we’ve had so far, and would like to thank everybody who has given us their old coins. Every cent we receive will go towards the continued ecological restoration of the Sanctuary. The tuatara and kiwi may be disappearing from our silver coins, but they are thriving here in Wellington” says Sanctuary chief executive Nancy McIntosh-Ward.
ENDS
Gordon Campbell: On unemployment, Winston Peters’ low boiling point and music criticism
Labour Party: National Gaslights Women Fighting For Equal Pay
The Treasury: New Treasury Paper On The Productivity Slowdown
NZ Government: Government Recommits To Equal Pay
Emily Ireland - Local Democracy Reporter: Deputy Mayor ‘disgusted’ By Response To Georgina Beyer Sculpture
Te Pāti Māori: Māori Unemployment Rate Increases By More Than Four-Times National Rates
Government: Streamlining Building Consent Changes
