243 days ago

✨ Mana Wāhine ✨

Ann-Narie Petty-OShea from Whangarei District Libraries

Ka korerotia e ngā wāhine o rātou kaupapa nui.
A series of 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 3rd speaker is Nicki Wakefield ✨
Raised in Portland, Nicki connects into the north with her whānau of 5, through taiao mahi over generations and supporting our hapū of Whangārei through Te Paparahi o Te Raki Waitangi Tribunal Inquiry. Nicki is keen to return hapū into the future of our whole community and restore our cultural landscapes where we all live.
📆 Thursday 12 June 2025, 12:00pm
📍 Te Puawānanga, Whangārei Central Library.
🎟 Free entry.
No prior booking required. Seating on a first come, first served basis.
Sponsored by Whangarei District Council.
Please visit our website for more details.

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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?