191 days ago

Boomer Shed Open Day

Louise Beuvink from Beautification Trust

Keen to connect, create and contribute to your community?

If you're over 50 and looking for a space to meet good people and do meaningful mahi, come along to the Beautification Trust’s Boomer Shed Open Day. Join us on Tuesday 2 September, 10am-12pm at 38 Holmes Road Manurewa.

We're opening our doors to get more people involved. Whether you're confident on the tools or just getting started, the shed is all about community building, shared skills, and laughs. Since 2015, Boomer Shed members have put in more than 22,000 volunteer hours and helped deliver over 500 community projects across South and East Auckland.

Come check out the shed, meet the crew, have a cuppa, and see how you can get involved. If you've ever thought about joining a community shed, this is a great chance to see what it's all about.

About the Boomer Shed:
☕ Free morning tea and good company
? Make friends and meet others in your neighbourhood
?️ Get hands-on with art, crafts, woodwork, metalwork and more
? Help with projects that give back to the community

See you there!

No RSVP needed, just come along on the day.

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3 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?
  • 52.8% Human-centred experience and communication
    52.8% Complete
  • 14.7% Critical thinking
    14.7% Complete
  • 29.6% Resilience and adaptability
    29.6% Complete
  • 2.9% Other - I will share below!
    2.9% Complete
443 votes
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17 hours ago

QUEEN Gem update

Derek from Papatoetoe

Hi all my lovely human bought a new plate. I gave him some purr felt cat advice and told him that plate needs to be used by a Queen. So he wisely gave it to me

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18 hours ago

Weekend laugh

Derek from Papatoetoe

Hi all. I'm feeling okay. Here is a weekend laugh

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