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257 days ago

✨ Mana Wāhine ✨

Ann-Narie Petty-OShea from Whangarei District Libraries

Ka korerotia e ngā wāhine o rātou kaupapa nui.
To celebrate Puanga Matariki, Whangarei District Libraries are holding another series of weekly talks by four wāhine Māori on their chosen Kaupapa, sharing their experiences of successfully navigating their professions. All have tribal affiliations with hapu and iwi from Te Tai Tokerau.
✨ The first speaker is Geva Ngāpō Downey ✨
An art educator with a music degree from Otago University. She has worked in Aotearoa’s Public Art Gallery sector for over 20 years and is the Kaimānga Mātauranga for Wairau Māori Art Gallery, in Whangārei. She is passionate about contemporary Māori art and loves hearing the stories people share when they are moved by works of art.

📆 Thursday 29 May 2025, 12:00pm
📍 Te Puawānanga, Whangārei Central Library, 5 Rust Avenue, Whangārei.
🎟 Free entry.
No prior booking required. Seating on a first come, first served basis.

This event is part of the Puanga Matariki Festival Whangārei.
Sponsored by Whangarei District Council.

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17 days ago

Time to Tickle Your Thinker 🧠

The Riddler from The Neighbourly Riddler

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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19 days ago

Poll: As a customer, what do you think about automation?

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

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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As a customer, what do you think about automation?
  • 9.5% For. Self-service is less frustrating and convenient.
    9.5% Complete
  • 43.2% I want to be able to choose.
    43.2% Complete
  • 47.2% Against. I want to deal with people.
    47.2% Complete
2304 votes
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1 day ago

WAITANGI WEEKEND MARKET – WHANGĀREI

Kristi from Tikipunga

Support the Onerahi Lions Fundraiser at the Waitangi Weekend Market this Saturday at Reyburn House Town Basin !

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