HIGHLIGHTS FROM THIS WEEKEND'S PROGRAMME SCHEDULE
* Saturday 7am: "Stories by Simon" - It's back, at a NEW TIME! Great for the kids and grandies...
* Sat 9am: "Conversations" - This weekend Todd Zaner talks with John Hanlon; NZ singer/songwriter about his life and times and his new book and CD...
* Sat 9.30am: "Age Friendly Cities" - Jill Stansfield is back in the studio to have an insighful chat with Todd Zaner.
* Sat 12noon: "Health Happenings" - Todd Zaner talks with Elise Whitson, a supervisor for "0800 What's Up" - Elise lets us know what 0800 What's Up has done for children during Mental Health Awareness week....they found that, '44% of children and teens who get in touch with 0800 What's Up talk about mental health issues' - and that's a good start! Listen in, or to the podcast on our website, to learn more!
* Saturday/Sunday/Monday 3pm: "NZ Retro weekly top 40" - With Rob Walker, this weekend featuring music from October 1989...
* Sunday 6.30am: NEW TIME - "Factum Agri Show" - Bridging the urban/rural divide...now 30minutes earlier...
* NEW * NEW * NEW *. Sunday 7am: "Suzy and Friends" - YAAAAAY! We're pleased to have Suzy Cato and the team on board with songs, poems, stories, requests, shoutouts, fun and MORE!!!!!
* Sun 9am: "Children's Story" - with author Vivienne Bailey, who's continuing on with the adventures of Jack, Peta, Amy...in David Hill's book, "Comes Naturally" - from Books & Co. Main Street, Otaki.
* Sun 12.30pm: To round off Fiji language week - Domo ni Bati - Voice of a warrior - An interview with a Fijian doctor about Covid 19 from Plains FM.
* Sun 4pm: "Kapiti Brass" - presented by our brand-new Octogenarian, Norm Stewart!
Have a great weekend and for more information about your local radio station for Horowhenua and Kapiti, check us out online! coastaccessradio.org.nz...
Quote for the Day
"Economic forecasters fall into two groups: those who don't know - and those who don't know they don't know."
Kenneth Galbraith - eminent Canadian economist and diplomat
Cheers Mike
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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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51.9% Human-centred experience and communication
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15.3% Critical thinking
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29.9% Resilience and adaptability
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2.9% Other - I will share below!
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