113 days ago

Poll: ๐ŸŽƒ Which furry fiend deserves the Spooktober crown? ๐Ÿ‘‘

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

Itโ€™s time to cast your vote for Neighbourlyโ€™s Fang-tastic Pet! ๐Ÿพ๐Ÿ‘ป

Our top 4 frightfully fabulous finalists are:
๐Ÿ•ท Nevado from Saint Johns โ€“ a spooky spider with serious style
๐Ÿ‘ป Munchkin from New Lynn โ€“ rocking his chillingly cute getup
๐Ÿฆด Bruce from New Brighton โ€“ give this ghoul a hand!
๐Ÿฆ‡ Wednesday from Trentham โ€“ representing the family in true spooky fashion

Vote for your favourite and help crown this yearโ€™s Fang-tastic Pet Champion! ๐Ÿ†
The winning costume will take home a $200 Prezzy Card! ๐Ÿ’ธ

๐Ÿ•ธ๏ธ Donโ€™t ghost us โ€” vote now!

๐ŸŽƒ Which furry fiend deserves the Spooktober crown? ๐Ÿ‘‘
  • 9.6% Nevado โ€“ a spooky spider with serious style
    9.6% Complete
  • 38.1% Munchkin โ€“ rocking his chillingly cute getup
    38.1% Complete
  • 37.9% Bruce โ€“ give this ghoul a hand!
    37.9% Complete
  • 14.5% Wednesday โ€“ representing the family
    14.5% Complete
544 votes
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1 day ago

Poll: ๐Ÿค– 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: thereโ€™s no such thing as a โ€œsafeโ€ job anymore ๐Ÿ›Ÿ๐Ÿ˜‘

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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๐Ÿค– What skills do you think give a CV the ultimate edge in a robot-filled workplace?
  • 58.5% Human-centred experience and communication
    58.5% Complete
  • 13.1% Critical thinking
    13.1% Complete
  • 25.7% Resilience and adaptability
    25.7% Complete
  • 2.7% Other - I will share below!
    2.7% Complete
183 votes
4 days ago

Poll: Should complete designs be shared with the public, or should the community help shape the designs from the start?

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

The Post recently shared an opinion piece on the Harbour Crossing and why a more democratic approach might be needed ๐Ÿš—๐Ÿšฒ๐Ÿ‘Ÿ

While most decisions sit within the political arena, many organisationsโ€”like NZTAโ€”manage long-term projects that go beyond party lines. Politics can sometimes disrupt progress, and the next Harbour Crossing is a big decision that will affect all Aucklanders.

Weโ€™d love your thoughts: Should near-complete, shovel-ready designs be shared with the public, or should the community have a hand in shaping the designs from the start?

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Should complete designs be shared with the public, or should the community help shape the designs from the start?
  • 77.1% Community feedback and transparency is needed.
    77.1% Complete
  • 22.9% No. This would be impossible in practice.
    22.9% Complete
96 votes
16 days ago

Even Australians get it - so why not Kiwis???

Markus from Green Bay

โ€œTen years ago, if a heatwave as intense as last weekโ€™s record-breaker had hit the east coast, Australiaโ€™s power supply may well have buckled. But this time, the system largely operated as we needed, despite some outages.

On Australiaโ€™s main grid last quarter, renewables and energy storage contributed more than 50% of supplied electricity for the first time, while wholesale power prices were more than 40% lower than a year earlier.

[โ€ฆ] shifting demand from gas and coal for power and petrol for cars is likely to deliver significantly lower energy bills for households.

Last quarter, wind generation was up almost 30%, grid solar 15% and grid-scale batteries almost tripled their output. Gas generation fell 27% to its lowest level for a quarter century, while coal fell 4.6% to its lowest quarterly level ever.

Gas has long been the most expensive way to produce power. Gas peaking plants tend to fire up only when supply struggles to meet demand and power prices soar. Less demand for gas has flowed through to lower wholesale prices.โ€

Full article: www.theguardian.com...


If even Australians see the benefit of solar - then why is NZ actively boycotting solar uptake? The increased line rental for electricity was done to make solar less competitive and prevent cost per kWh to rise even more than it did - and electricity costs are expected to rise even more. Especially as National favours gas - which is the most expensive form of generating electricity. Which in turn will accelerate Climate Change, as if New Zealand didnโ€™t have enough problems with droughts, floods, slips, etc. already.