Peter Hooper Biography Book Launch
Take Note Hokitika warmly invites you to the West Coast Book Launch of:
"Notes From The Margin
: The West Coast’s Peter Hooper
by Pat White
Sunday June 25 - 3.00pm, Carnegie Building Hokitika
Pat brings to life a West Coast author, poet and teacher unknown to many today. Come and catch up with Pat, now living in Fairlie but with much time at school and working on the Coast, including a 4 year stint in the Carnegie Library. Meet with Pat and other old friends of Peter: buy his book, and hear him read and talk about a man who was -
“Overlooked but not forgotten. … We should be grateful that a unique ancestor of our writing tribe is now honoured in this overdue telling.” Jeffrey Paparoa Holmanest Coast’s Peter Hooper
Poll: As a customer, what do you think about automation?
The Press investigates the growing reliance on your unpaid labour.
Automation (or the “unpaid shift”) is often described as efficient ... but it tends to benefit employers more than consumers.
We want to know: What do you think about automation?
Are you for, or against?
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9.3% For. Self-service is less frustrating and convenient.
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43.6% I want to be able to choose.
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47.1% Against. I want to deal with people.
Time to Tickle Your Thinker 🧠
If a zookeeper had 100 pairs of animals in her zoo, and two pairs of babies are born for each one of the original animals, then (sadly) 23 animals don’t survive, how many animals do you have left in total?
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