Len Lye costs - for concerned ratepayers
See write-up in Daily News this morning. Despite the Council's CEO saying they had missed the boat with monitoring the LLC they are still espousing the virtues of the LLC. Not that it is all about money but a return of $2.73 for each dollar spent by ratepayers is not very good. Even 20 - 30 years ago a return of $4 was the norm. From the visitor figures they keep quoting we appear to have a viable gallery so I continue to question the overheads. Only my opinion; but I have made a point of visiting the centre (9 times to date) but must say 50% of those times I came away disappointed (I wonder what paying visitors think). At worst it was as though it was closed. we may have had just over 17000 paying customers over last year but surely they are entitled to a decent display. I went as recently as yesterday and came away only partly satisfied. There was no Len Lye exhibit that I could see and minimal use is still only being made of the wonderful first gallery (I was able to sit on one of those great decorative wooden seats and listen to the music but that is not normally the case). The second gallery was closed but due to open Saturday so I hope to go again soon. For the rest it was good to see the many weaving exhibits but a bit more variety would be good. Come on Council we can do better.
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?
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