Council services on ANZAC Day
The following changes to Council services and facilities apply for ANZAC Day (Wednesday 25 April):
Council Service Centres/Libraries and Rolleston HQ are closed.
Rubbish, recycling, organics collections normally collected on Wednesday 25 April (ANZAC Day) will be collected on Saturday 28 April.
Pines Resource Recovery Park is open from 1–4pm.
The Selwyn Aquatic Centre is open from 1–8pm.
Rolleston Community Centre is closed for ANZAC Day commemorations.
Lincoln Event Centre is open from 10am–5pm, with an ANZAC Service taking place at 2pm.
The Council's phone helpline will continue to operate 24 hours a day for urgent matters. Please phone 347 2800 or Darfield 318 8338.
Poll: 🤖 What skills do you think give a CV the ultimate edge in a robot-filled workplace?
The Reserve Bank has shared some pretty blunt advice: there’s no such thing as a “safe” job anymore 🛟😑
Robots are stepping into repetitive roles in factories, plants and warehouses. AI is taking care of the admin tasks that once filled many mid-level office jobs.
We want to know: As the world evolves, what skills do you think give a CV the ultimate edge in a robot-filled workplace?
Want to read more? The Press has you covered!
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57.1% Human-centred experience and communication
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14.3% Critical thinking
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24.8% Resilience and adaptability
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3.8% Other - I will share below!
Brain Teaser of the Day 🧠✨ Can You Solve It? 🤔💬
Make a hearty dish. Take just half a minute. Add four parts of kestrel. Then just add one. What have you made?
(Trev from Silverdale kindly provided this head-scratcher ... thanks, Trev!)
Do you think you know the answer? Simply 'Like' this post and we'll post the answer in the comments below at 2pm on the day!
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Poll: Should the government levy industries that contribute to financial hardship?
As reported in the Post, there’s a $30 million funding gap in financial mentoring. This has led to services closing and mentors stepping in unpaid just to keep helping people in need 🪙💰🪙
One proposed solution? Small levies on industries that profit from financial hardship — like banks, casinos, and similar companies.
So we want to hear what you think:
Should the government ask these industries to contribute?
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59.7% Yes, supporting people is important!
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26.2% No, individuals should take responsibility
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14.1% ... It is complicated
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