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715 days ago

WHAT's ON: Meditation Month - Citywide FREE classes

Durba from Avondale

In response to growing urban problems of stress and declining mental health, Hour of Peace Meetup organisers and Auckland’s Sri Chinmoy Meditation Centre are offering a citywide free program throughout March which will share basic meditation skills with anyone keen to learn.

Meditation Month will introduce the key steps in getting started, and cover a variety of techniques in calming the mind and coping with the often complex challenges of living in today’s world.

This is an admission-free initiative simply dedicated to a more peaceful world and to the quest for happiness that we all share.

Albany

Tues 19 Mar; 7.00pm - 8.00pm
Albany Community Hub, 575a Albany Highway

Auckland CDB

Mon 18 Mar; 12.30noon - 1.30pm
Auckland Central City Library, Te Mārama Room, 44-46 Lorne St

Birkenhead

Tues 12 Mar; 7.00pm - 8.00pm
Birkenhead Library, 204 Hinemoa Street

Botany

Fri 15 Mar; 5.30pm - 6.30pm
Botany Library, Botany Town Centre

Green Bay

Every Thurs for 3 weeks from 14 Mar; 6.30pm - 7.30pm

Green Bay Community House, 1 Barron Drive

Grey Lynn

Thurs 7 Mar and 14 Mar; 6.00pm - 7.30pm
Grey Lynn Community Centre, 510 Richmond Road

Highland Park

Sat Mar 16; 2.00pm - 4.00pm
Highland Park Community House, 47 Aviemore Drive

Meadowbank

Mon 25 Mar; 6.00pm - 7.00pm
Meadowbank Community Centre, 29 St Johns Road

Course details can be found on our website: www.meditationauckland.co.nz...
All classes are free of charge. Registration is not necessary. Simply turn up at the venue. For further inquiries please contact Jogyata: 0221887432

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5 days ago

Poll: 🤖 What skills do you think give a CV the ultimate edge in a robot-filled workplace?

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

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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🤖 What skills do you think give a CV the ultimate edge in a robot-filled workplace?
  • 52.7% Human-centred experience and communication
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  • 14.6% Critical thinking
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  • 30% Resilience and adaptability
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  • 2.7% Other - I will share below!
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554 votes
1 day ago

Share your favourite main crop potato recipe and win a copy of our mag!

William Hansby Reporter from NZ Gardener & Get Growing

Love potatoes? We will give away free copies of the May 2026 issue to readers whose potato recipes are used in our magazine. To be in the running, make sure you email your family's favourite way to enjoy potatoes: mailbox@nzgardener.co.nz, by March 1, 2026.

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9 hours ago

Some Choice News!

Kia pai from Sharing the Good Stuff

DOC is rolling out a new tool to help figure out what to tackle first when it comes to protecting our threatened species and the things putting them at risk.

Why does this matter? As Nikki Macdonald from The Post points out, we’re a country with around 4,400 threatened species. With limited time and funding, conservation has always meant making tough calls about what gets attention first.

For the first time, DOC has put real numbers around what it would take to do everything needed to properly safeguard our unique natural environment. The new BioInvest tool shows the scale of the challenge: 310,177 actions across 28,007 sites.

Now that we can see the full picture, it brings the big question into focus: how much do we, as Kiwis, truly value protecting nature — and what are we prepared to invest to make it happen?

We hope this brings a smile!

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