The Migrant Times, Issue 16, February 8 - February 21, 2017
The Migrant Times Issue 16 is out!
*Little talks tough: The so called leader of the free world announces the most racist, prejudiced and discriminatory policy, and our PM does nothing - Andrew Little
*PM meets demands: Extra police and more parliamentary private secretaries from ethnic communities to allay concerns of migrants
* Opera: Lansdown Narropera to feature German opera singers
Personal liability means no escape from paying staff, says Labour Inspectorate
* Race relations: Stand up to hatred - Dame Susan Devoy
* Education: India tops the offshore students visa rejection numbers with 8818 in 2016
* Community radio: Toranj in Farsi
* Indian clothing retailers ordered to pay $60,000 for intimidating ex-employees
* Migrants: New Zealand is benefitting from immigration, says New Zealand Initiative
* Book on Rewi Alley available from April 1
* Colours: Chch's Holi will be a free event this time
* ISKON's Hare Krishna Centre to reopen after 2011
* Platform launched for South Asian women
* Chinese New Year celebrations
*Food: "Learn from what we eat" in Korean style
* Culture and sports: Christchurch to host the largest gathering of Filipinos in NZ during the Labour Day weekend this year
* Multiculturalism: Chch City Council to adopt the Multicultural Strategy on Feb
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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52.5% Human-centred experience and communication
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14.7% Critical thinking
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30.1% Resilience and adaptability
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2.7% Other - I will share below!
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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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