Storm update, from Counties Power
Our crews are dealing with multiple lines down across the region. This is a large-scale event and resolution times could be long. Please please prepared for a night without power, and potentially into tomorrow as our crews work in these trying conditions. Please log your outage below or call 0800 100 202 if you do not see it on the below map. Our top priority is to make safe - ensuring the lines down, trees on lines etc are made safe for people and animals. Once we have cleared safety issues (of which there are many tonight) faults will start to be repaired. Thank you for your patience as the crews work hard out there. Stay safe.
Many people assume the outages team know when the power is off at their place. Often they don’t. That will change when the smart network is fully complete. Until then, when your power goes out:
If you have mobile internet check the outages map to see if your outage has been reported.
If not, report it while you are there.
If no power means no internet at your place, call 0800 100 202 to report the outage.
If no power means no phone at your place ask a neighbour to report it, or sit tight.
The faster you tell us about an outage the faster we can locate and repair it. Some outages signal safety issues, so please contact us when the power goes out via the outages map or by calling 0800 100 202. Calls are free and you can choose whether or not to accept any service charges.
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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14.6% Critical thinking
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30% 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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