It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas at Rolleston Library
With upcoming special Christmas storytime events, Summer Reading BINGO, and the opportunity to donate to help others in need.
Christmas Storytimes with stories, songs and lots of fun. The storytime evenings are aimed at children aged 2–7 but families of all ages are welcome.
· Rolleston Library, Monday 18 December, 6–7pm
Want to be rewarded for your summer reading? Play Summer Reading BINGO, fill in the bingo card with the title and author of your summer reading and be in to win some great prizes at exciting prize night events, including books, vouchers, book packs, an iPad and more. A children’s bingo card is available for children 12 years and under, as well as a separate one for adults and young adults. For every BINGO line completed, bring your card in and receive a free Hot Pick/DVD voucher. The BINGO cards can be picked up from Friday 1 December or downloaded from selwynlibraries.co.nz.
Adults’ prize night:
· Rolleston Library, Thursday 1 February, 6–7pm
Children’s prize night:
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!
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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52.7% Human-centred experience and communication
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14.7% Critical thinking
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29.8% Resilience and adaptability
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2.7% Other - I will share below!
Share your favourite main crop potato recipe and win a copy of our mag!
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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