Taste of Japan
Hello from the Waiclay Team. We are celebrating a Festival of Clay
with several activities planned for our Waiclay Week. We hope you will
spread the word through your own networks
2nd December - 2pm - Closing Ceremony of Taste of Japan at Artspost -
Meet Kasumi Ueba and Derek Larsen who will give us an insight into their
work.
6th December - 5.30pm - Waikato Musuem 1 Grantham Street - Opening and
Award Ceremony for Waiclay
7th December - 10am to 12 noon - Waikato Musuem - Walk and Talk with
Kasumi Ueba around the selected work
7th December - 3pm - 37 Kairangi Road Rotoorangi - Anagama Kiln opening
- fire master Derek Larsen - Kiln Opening and Car Boot Sale.
Everyone welcome
See you all soon
Waiclay Team
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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