New Zealand Remembrance Army
This is copied from a Facebook post:
Can you help us find this soldiers family?
In Napier there lies an unmarked grave of a WW1 veteran.
We are looking to get a headstone for this former serviceman.
11304 Pte William Lee Otago Infantry Regiment, NZEF. His NOK was Henry Lee, a butcher in Whangarei.
He was with the 12th reinforcements.
He was born 22 July 1870 in Ireland.
He was 45 when he enlisted and was injured in Egypt. He was then discharged via a medical board and sent to NZ.
He served from Dec 1915 to May 1918.
He was trapped by the Napier floods in 1938 in a landslide and died a few days later.
He lived in Wellington at 149 Willis Street (where his medafter the war yet is buried in Napier, dying the 4th August 1938
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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59.4% Yes, supporting people is important!
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26.4% No, individuals should take responsibility
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14.2% ... It is complicated
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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50% Human-centred experience and communication
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18.8% Critical thinking
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31.3% Resilience and adaptability
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0% Other - I will share below!
Emma’s wedding dress reveal tells a different love story
A Valentine’s-inspired wedding dress show at Ryman Healthcare’s Logan Campbell Village is providing the perfect opportunity for residents to share memories of their romantic day.
But for Emma Muller, it has also turned into an opportunity to celebrate her late daughter Nicola, who died 19 years ago at the age of 37.
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