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Auckland Softball have taken the initiative to set a restart date for the season in early 2022, Covid-19 and Ministry of Health requirements permitting.
The organisation which looks after 5000 members and 16 clubs felt that over the challenging past few weeks there had been much uncertainty over the 2021/22 Auckland Softball season.
The board of Auckland Softball said they were keen to move on and give the Auckland Softball whanau more definitive dates to work with.
The start of the Auckland Softball season is now set for Saturday 8 January 2022 with finals day Saturday 9 April for all grades from U12 through to Divison 1 Senior competition.
“It’s been tough for everyone, but hopefully all Softball Auckland friends and whanau have stayed safe and are looking forward to softball. The decision to re-start the season early in January is to give all softball enthusiast something definite to plan around.
“We believe it works in the best interests of everyone involved in the game and were keen to take a positive step forward, “ said Softball Auckland CEO, Gareth Teahan.
“We are expecting another good turnout of teams despite the delay to the season. We feel that there are a many people who just want to get out and play softball.”
If any softball is able to be played prior to Christmas, then Auckland Softball will put together some club based friendlies with details to be announced.
Even with Covid-19 causing issues over the past 18 months Softball Auckland has seen a 10 percent increase in team numbers from 2020 which was in turn 5 percent up on the previous year.
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SOFTBALL
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Auckland Softball have taken the initiative to set a restart date for the season in early 2022, Covid-19 and Ministry of Health requirements permitting.
The organisation which looks after 5000 members and 16 clubs felt that over the challenging past few weeks there had been much uncertainty over the 2021/22 Auckland Softball season.
The board of Auckland Softball said they were keen to move on and give the Auckland Softball whanau more definitive dates to work with.
The start of the Auckland Softball season is now set for Saturday 8 January 2022 with finals day Saturday 9 April for all grades from U12 through to Divison 1 Senior competition.
“It’s been tough for everyone, but hopefully all Softball Auckland friends and whanau have stayed safe and are looking forward to softball. The decision to re-start the season early in January is to give all softball enthusiast something definite to plan around.
“We believe it works in the best interests of everyone involved in the game and were keen to take a positive step forward, “ said Softball Auckland CEO, Gareth Teahan.
“We are expecting another good turnout of teams despite the delay to the season. We feel that there are a many people who just want to get out and play softball.”
If any softball is able to be played prior to Christmas, then Auckland Softball will put together some club based friendlies with details to be announced.
Even with Covid-19 causing issues over the past 18 months Softball Auckland has seen a 10 percent increase in team numbers from 2020 which was in turn 5 percent up on the previous year.
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Business owners face the daily challenge of how to keep their business profitable and competitive as technology advances. One way to overcome that obstacle is by employing automation says Registered chartered accounting firm Drumm Nevatt & Associates.
Automated accounting is the use of software to complete traditional accounting tasks. Finance automation can make life easier for your business, saving you time and effort.
“All businesses look should implement automated accounting and bookkeeping into their business strategy if they haven’t already,” says Craig Nevatt, Director at DNA.
Fortunately, automation has reached a level of sophistication where it’s affordable and practical for small businesses as well as large corporations. Here are some ways automating various business processes can help your small business remove some of the grunt work and enjoy greater profitability.
“Automation is important in being able to successfully manage all aspects of your business regardless of its size. Invoices, receipts and transactions can quickly take over your day if you are not prepared,” comments Craig.
Without a doubt, one of the biggest benefits of automation in your business is that it saves you time! As a business owner, a lot of your time will be spent selling your products or services, so the last thing you want to be doing is processing paperwork.
With automation, you can remove repetitive tasks and drastically reduce error-prone spreadsheet work. Tedious activities like faxing, copying, and the physical storing of documents can be eliminated with automation.
Automation helps avoid the pain of gathering and compiling data. With automation, you have access to detailed and easy to read reports of your financial situation. “Having a sound understanding of your business financial situation is vital to better decision making and long-term stability,” adds Craig.
Automation can also help protect your confidential data from breaches, cyberattacks, and other types of unauthorized access.
Another surprising benefit of automation in accounting is that it can improve other areas of the business. With automation most of the labour-intensive finance processes are automated, which means that the human resources used for such tasks can now be put to better use, for instance, to give better customer service or dedicate more time to sell your product or service.
Are you are looking to add some automation to your business but not sure where to start? Then contact the friendly experts at Drumm Nevatt & Associates. Drumm Nevatt & Associates is a registered chartered accounting firm that provides a wide selection of services with a depth of knowledge and experience that will benefit any business.
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There should be a consumer warning label on the “Impossible burger” to alert customers to the novel GMO ingredients.
The Impossible Foods Company is spending thousands of dollars to promote its recently launched imitation GM meat in New Zealand. The imitation patties contain a range of GM ingredients.[1] The most controversial is soy leghemoglobin “blood” manufactured from GMO yeast, which comes along with 46 contaminating yeast proteins, all of which are new to the food supply and never before consumed by humans.
Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) have relied on the industry’s evaluation of their tests, which was limited to two short term rat feeding studies, of 14 days and 28 days. An independent analysis of these feeding studies by molecular geneticist Michael Antoniou, (PhD) and Claire Robinson (MPhil), found unexplained changes in weight gain and signs of potential toxicity in the 28-day rodent study. [2]
Reports overseas from consumers’ adverse effects related to stomach and digestive problems after eating the impossible burger, have been recorded. It is important for New Zealand customers to be aware of and report these unexpected problems. [3]
New Zealand has been serving non-GM foods for vegetarian and vegan for many years.[4]
“There are already safer, delicious New Zealand vegetarian and vegan alternatives that do not use untested GE sourced ingredients in their products,” said Jon Carapiet, GE Free NZ spokesperson
FSANZ ignored concerns that ingredients new to human food should be independently safety tested. They are now in consultation with the public to further exempt certain GE ingredients.[5]
Consumers may think they are being healthy or supporting ethical and sustainable production, but highly processed GE soy-based ingredients are often heavily sprayed with pesticide. [6]
References:
[1] https://faq.impossiblefoods.com/hc/en-us/articles/360018937494-What-are-the-ingredients-in-Impossible-Burger-
[2] https://gmoscience.org/2019/06/25/rat-feeding-studies-suggest-the-impossible-burger-may-not-be-safe-to-eat/?fbclid=IwAR0ULKA2Qo8a-zs3LsKSN31J94Cxc9NddaqzuutyicT0qg3ne_Uq8YGfKE8
[3] Reports from consumers in the USA also raise safety concerns because of some experiences of unpleasant digestive reactions like nausea, diarrhea, bloating, and large releases of intestinal gas. https://www.reddit.com/r/vegetarian/comments/8jfdhw/has_anyone_else_gotten_stomach_pain_after_eating/
[4] https://letseatplantbased.co.nz
[5] https://www.foodstandards.gov.au/media/Pages/FSANZ-calls-for-comment-on-changing-the-definitions-for-genetically-modified-food.aspx
[6] https://eluxemagazine.com/culture/articles/why-ill-never-eat-an-impossible-burger/
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