EarthDiverse Term 1 courses beginning the week of Monday 14 February 2022
EarthDiverse is pleased to announce it's upcoming Term 1 courses beginning the week of Monday 14 February 2022:
• ENVIRONMENT & BIODIVERSITY: "ENV101:The Origins of Life," "ENV120: Understanding Global Climate Change" and "ENV210: Ecological Restoration: Wetlands"
• WORLD CINEMA: "FLM210: What's So Funny? Humour in World Cinema"
• HISTORY: "HIS103: A Hitchhikers Guide to the History of the Aotearoa New Zealand," "HIS209: Incas, Spaniards & Dictators: A Brief History of Argentina from Empire to Nationhood," "HIS320: The Historical Jesus"
• HEALTH & WELLBEING: "HWB240: 'Yes you can run fast!' Realising the potential of athletes with intellectual impairments"
• LANGUAGES: Arabic, Farsi/Persan, German, Hebrew, Hindi, Japanese, Portuguese, Spanish, Tamil, Thai, Urdu
• LINGUISTICS: "LIN201: Lets talk about words: A trans linguistics seminar on word anatomy, etymology and creativity"
• WORLD LITERATURE: "LIT215: Being Literate: Seven Books and One Poet," "LIT240: Banned Literature: Fiction that Frightens Governmentsʻ
• PHILOSOPHY: "PHL200: The Big Questions," "PHL210: Being Good: A History of Morality from Babylon to Bioethics," "PH310: Robots, Cloning, Artificial Life: The Ethics of Emerging Technologies"
RELIGIOUS DIVERSITY: "RD103: Contemporary Beliefs and Practices," "RD201: Religious Fundamentalism, Extremism and Terrorism, Part 1," "RD301: Understanding Judaism"
Please visit our website for more details on each of these courses.
Hamilton woman’s $50 flax roses are helping her family get by
Marama Wade sits outside her River Rd home selling harakeke roses for $50, trying to keep food on the table and the rent paid.
The 54-year-old said the reason she’s out there is simple, especially with Valentine’s Day approaching.
“We’re broke. The reality is life is hard.”
Poll: Should the government levy industries that contribute to financial hardship?
As reported in the Post, there’s a $30 million funding gap in financial mentoring. This has led to services closing and mentors stepping in unpaid just to keep helping people in need 🪙💰🪙
One proposed solution? Small levies on industries that profit from financial hardship — like banks, casinos, and similar companies.
So we want to hear what you think:
Should the government ask these industries to contribute?
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60.6% Yes, supporting people is important!
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23.5% No, individuals should take responsibility
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15.9% ... It is complicated
Derelict Tokanui Hospital site in line for a clean-up
Derelict Tokanui Hospital buildings will be demolished and contaminated land cleaned up so the site can be offered back to iwi.
The former psychiatric hospital, southeast of Te Awamutu, sits on land taken from Ngāti Maniapoto under the Public Works Act in 1910.
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