Are you ready for Sunday's Repair Café in Ōtaki at the Memorial Hall
Our Repair Volunteers are ready and waiting for you
• Sewing repairs – remember if you need a zip, please bring it
• Fashion Jewellery repairs – get those broken items fixed
• Mechanical & Wood repairs
• Electrical repairs – if we can’t fix it we will point you in the right
direction what to do next
• Bicycle maintenance
• Swap Table - bring along some seeds, garden magazines, books
and other small items to exchange or take something-leave a koha. • Kids "workshop" – build a bean pole tepe or make paper bunting
• Knife & Tool sharpening
• Special Workshops:
* design your own face mask
* create bunting for your summer garden
* Learn how to sharpen your knifes at home @ 12.00pm
* How things work - pulling apart sewing machines,
laptops, etc - @ 1pm
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.
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.
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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52.8% Human-centred experience and communication
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14.8% Critical thinking
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29.6% Resilience and adaptability
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2.8% Other - I will share below!
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