🗳️ ONE WEEK TO SHAPE OUR FUTURE! 🗳️
Kia ora neighbours,
With exactly one week until voting closes on Saturday, 11th October, I wanted to share what this campaign means to me.
This isn't about politics - it's about ensuring our community remains a wonderful place for all of us. When you tick ✅ QURESHI, Rizwan Ahmed for Waitākere Ranges Local Board, you're voting for:
• A dad who understands our local school and community needs
• A neighbour who will always be accessible and listen to your concerns
• A community advocate who believes in practical, common-sense solutions
Having spent these past weeks talking with so many of you, I'm more committed than ever to being a voice that truly represents our community's values and aspirations.
Please post your vote this week - let's work together to keep Waitākere Ranges special!
With warm regards,
Rizwan
📅 Voting closes next Saturday, 11th October
📮 Post your vote this week to ensure it arrives in time
💬 Have questions? I'm always happy to chat!
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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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52.6% Human-centred experience and communication
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14.8% Critical thinking
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29.8% Resilience and adaptability
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2.8% Other - I will share below!
Some Choice News!
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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