I don't know about you but Daniel Bedingfield's "Gotta get thru this" has been on loop at our place since yesterday morning. People have been wandering aimlessly around, occasionally crying "No! No! It can't be true" and generally being in a bit of a funk. Apparently this is because the All Blacks are a 'surrogate tribe' - even for those of you who thought you didn't care.
Coincidentally, this week is Mental Health Awareness Week. This year's theme is "Who we are and where we stand. Ko Papatūānuku tōku tūrangawaewae." The Mental Health Foundation says "Discrimination and social exclusion can have a profound negative effect on our wellbeing and more specifically our mental health. The way we treat each other has a powerful impact on the health of individuals and communities. We want to see the social inclusion of people with experience of mental illness as well as a culture of celebrating diversity."
Saturday morning felt like a bit of a disaster but what if it was a real one? Would you be ready?
This week is also Disaster Awareness Week. New Zealand can be an unpredictable country what with lahars, floods, earthquakes etc. The Get Thru website has a number of resources to help you prepare. Alternatively, you can look on the Rodney District Council website in 'Our Services' for the 'Civil Defence' page. There are resources to look at including how to sign up to the free text-based Civil Defence notification scheme. At this stage the messaging service will be activated only in the event of a tsunami, an impending localised emergency such as a cyclone, or when a Civil Defence Emergency is likely to be declared.
Most of the All Blacks and support staff get back into the country on Wednesday at midday. Kia kaha boys, you're still my #1 team.
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It wasn't all bad over the weekend though, as Ford cleaned up in the only motor sport event I pay much attention to each year. Go the Ford's at Bathurst.
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