Keen Sports Persons thoughts
I have been a keen and active sports person, abeit at a much lower level than today's top rugby players, since I was a kid and still am as I get into my 70's. Starting with rugby from about Standard 3 through high school, motor racing from 14, yachting in adulthood and a general interest in all sports plus activities to keep my bones from seizing up I am disappointed in the recent Taranaki Regional Council decision on Rugby Park. All councils should be concentrating on providing encouragement, activities and reasonable facilities for the wellbeing of the majority not the minority. This is even more so in the professional era we now find ourselves in. Even the professional era goes far beyond rugby as everyday there seems to be some new sport that is heading in the same direction. Most of this as you would expect is aimed at the elite level which have plenty of other sources of funding. With todays increasingly sedentary population and its inherent problems with obesity, mobility and general well-being not to mention our limited dollars a re-think is needed on this issue.
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?
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Healthy Active Ageing Forum & Expo 2026
The Healthy Active Ageing Forum & Expo are back in New Plymouth May 2026, we look forward to seeing you there
Have you got New Zealand's best shed? Show us and win!
Once again, Resene and NZ Gardener are on the hunt for New Zealand’s best shed! Send in the photos and the stories behind your man caves, she sheds, clever upcycled spaces, potty potting sheds and colourful chicken coops. The Resene Shed of the Year 2026 winner receives $1000 Resene ColorShop voucher, a $908 large Vegepod Starter Pack and a one-year subscription to NZ Gardener. To enter, tell us in writing (no more than 500 words) why your garden shed is New Zealand’s best, and send up to five high-quality photos by email to mailbox@nzgardener.co.nz. Entries close February 23, 2026.
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