FREE Family History Training
FREE Beginners Family History Course
Want to know what happened to Great Aunt Maude?
Who inherited all her money $$$$$ ?
This course will give you all the tools to do family History research at home in your own time, and quite likely solve this and other mysteries!
And it can help you to connect with lost part relatives.
This course takes 4 sessions to complete and is held at Whangaparaoa Library. The course details are:
Mon 13 June
Wed 15 June
Mon 20 June
Wed 22 June
Time 10.00am – 12.00 pm each day in the library Pohutukawa Room.
Numbers are strictly limited for this popular course. Registration details can be sent to the Course Tutor, Garry Phillips
Email to: genealogy.training.nz@gmail.com or phone (021 902715) for a Course Outline and questions.
The course is run by the Hibiscus Coast Branch of NZ Society of Genealogists.
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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53.3% Human-centred experience and communication
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14.3% Critical thinking
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29.5% Resilience and adaptability
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2.9% Other - I will share below!
Have you got New Zealand's best shed? Show us and win!
Once again, Resene and NZ Gardener are on the hunt for New Zealand’s best shed! Send in the photos and the stories behind your man caves, she sheds, clever upcycled spaces, potty potting sheds and colourful chicken coops. The Resene Shed of the Year 2026 winner receives $1000 Resene ColorShop voucher, a $908 large Vegepod Starter Pack and a one-year subscription to NZ Gardener. To enter, tell us in writing (no more than 500 words) why your garden shed is New Zealand’s best, and send up to five high-quality photos by email to mailbox@nzgardener.co.nz. Entries close February 23, 2026.
🐾 Volunteers needed – Silverdale SPCA Op Shop 🐾
We’re looking for friendly, reliable volunteers aged 15+ to join our team at our Silverdale Op Shop!
If you can help on weekdays between 9am–5pm, with a 3-hour shift (or longer) and commit to at least one shift per fortnight, we’d love to hear from you.
Volunteering is a great way to:
• Meet a welcoming, supportive team
• Gain retail experience, and a reference for your CV
• Keep busy while the kids are at school
• Help raise vital funds for animals in need 💙
📍 8 Silverdale Street
🔗 Apply here: www.spca.nz...
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