The future is electric!

Yesterday morning Kaiwaka got a glimpse of the future when over 15 electric cars converged at the newly opened Kaiwaka charging station.

 A large group of the community came along for the ribbon cutting.  Of course a huge thanks for the team from Kaiwaka Primary for the delicious food!

And it wasn't just the children that were excited to see the gorgeous new electric cars.  The adults were just as keen to go for a ride in one of the cars to get a feel for what driving in an electric car would be like.

In fact there is still time to get a 'feel' of the electric cars.

Go for a free ride in an electric car and get all your questions answered over the next few days.

Check out a car and see what it's all about:

Saturday 31/10 - 12pm-2pm
Sunday 1/11 - 12pm-2pm
Monday 2/11 - 12pm-2pm

For more information or appointments contact volunteer Andre van den Berg on #0210585279.

So get on down to Jaques and see what the future looks like!

For more information visit Charge.net.nz.

Community Social Space - Drop-In Centre Opening!

The elves have been busy getting the drop-in centre ready to open.  It has been wonderful the support from the community that we have been able to get things ready for opening.

We can't wait to show you the space. Below is a sneak preview of the room.  It's scrubbed up really well and I'm looking forward to it being put to good use!

The grand opening is on Monday 20 July 2015 at 10am.  If you can't make it down to see us on Monday don't worry you won't miss out.  The centre will be open every Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 10am to 2pm.

Look forward to seeing you soon!

     

Do you want free wifi in town?

Spark currently operates a payphone in outside the telephone exchange (next to the library and church). Wouldn't it be nice if they upgraded this to a free wifi hotspot.

Locals, and visitors, would be able to get up to 1GB free data usage each a day.  This is what Spark says about who is eligible for free wifi.

Spark WiFi is free for Spark mobile customers on:

• Any pay-monthly plan (including Smart One Bill)

• The $19 or $29 prepaid packs

• Mobile Broadband Postpaid

• Spark Digital mobile plans

If you don't fall into one of these groups you can try the service on a week's free trial. After that, you can purchase a WiFi pack for $9.95. The WiFi pack will give you access to 1GB of usage each day for 30 days on Spark WiFi hotspots across the country.
You will need a New Zealand or Australian mobile phone number when registering. If you do not have a valid number, you can purchase a Spark SIM card for $5 from any Spark Retail Store

Some of our neighbouring communities, Maungaturoto and Mangawhai, have access to this at hotspots where their payphones are.  Wouldn't it be great if we could get this too!

It would be really handy to have free wifi available to pay bills, look things up online, or even just to stay connected to our friends and family.

I have asked that they consider a hotspot for our town.  It may help to get more people to request it, then they will know we want it.

Do you think this is something that Kaiwaka needs?