Are you dealing with loss or grief?
Are you or children in your care dealing with some significant loss, grief or change in your life? Maybe we at Pukekohe Community Action can help you -- or maybe you can help us.
Pukekohe Community Action is about to start new Seasons for Growth programmes for both adults and children in the next couple of weeks.
Our Seasons programme this term will be running in two local primary schools and two local high schools and we also offer an after-school programme for children. Parents are welcome to attend a programme that runs at the same time as the after-school programme which helps resource them to support the children.
An evening adult programme will also be held.
Feedback from one parent:
“My son was reluctant at first and sat outside the room but now he really enjoys coming. He is now opening up and has been able to talk and express how he feels at times. My daughter has been excited to come each week.
Both of the children have learned so much including who their safe people are to talk to. I have already recommended this programme to three other people. Personally I will miss the same place to come to for the parent programme where I can talk with no judgment or expectation. It is nice to be reminded that doing your best is good enough.”
Of course we cannot run these programmes without a good team of volunteers. If you have a couple of spare hours in your week and would like to join a team of people who like to support others we would love to hear from you and have you as part of our Pukekohe Community Action (PCA) team, which has more than 30 people already assisting with programmes as volunteers.
Last year alone PCA had more than 450 people directly participating in programmes.
Full training will be provided.
If you would like to know more about these programmes, either to be a participant or to help facilitate, please email pukekohecommunityaction@xtra.co.nz or phone or text Jan on 0274521366.
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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52.6% Human-centred experience and communication
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14.7% Critical thinking
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29.9% 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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