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πππ¦π¦ WINNERS πππ¦π¦
Thank you to everyone who entered the school holiday colouring in competition.
There were so many amazing pictures that came in. And it certainly made our job a lot harder to pick 5 winners.
But we have picked 5 outstanding pictures from different age groups that really stood out to us.
Congratulations to the following children:
Emiliana
Emily
Lydia
Mahydia
Jonah
You each win a big bag of apples and a real fruit ice-cream.
One of the staff will be in contact with the parents shortly.
We also would like to let you all know that Gardenfresh Greengrocers Bishopdale will be closed on Monday 22 October for Labour Day. We will re open on Tuesday at 8am.
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.
Poll: π€ 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: thereβs no such thing as a βsafeβ job anymore ππ
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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52.8% Human-centred experience and communication
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14.8% Critical thinking
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29.7% Resilience and adaptability
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2.8% Other - I will share below!
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, weβre 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 β and what are we prepared to invest to make it happen?
We hope this brings a smile!
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