260 days ago

COMAVOL is nearly here!

Julian Bishop from Volunteer Great Lake Taupō

🎉 Something BIG is happening in Taupō! 🎉
COMAVOL – Community & Volunteer Expo 2025
🗓 Saturday 7 June | 🕙 10 AM – 2 PM | 📍 Great Lake Centre

Taupō, get ready! 🌟 COMAVOL is back — and this year it’s bigger, bolder, and more inspiring than ever. We’ve taken over the entire Great Lake Centre to showcase the heartbeat of our community!

👥 Meet over 60+ amazing local groups
🎤 Hear powerful talks from national and local changemakers
💡 Discover services, clubs, and causes you didn’t know existed
🤝 Find new ways to connect, join in, or give back
🎁 Spot prizes, micro-volunteering activities & more!

🔥 Featuring guest speakers like:
• Michelle Kitney – CEO, Volunteering NZ
• Christine Rankin – CEO, Lake Taupō Hospice
• Megan Thorn – Community Building Expert, Exult

Whether you’re curious about local clubs, want to volunteer, or just looking for a fun and meaningful day out — COMAVOL is for you.

📲 FREE ENTRY – Full details at www.comavol.co.nz...
Let Taupō inspire you. Don’t miss it!

#COMAVOL2025

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22 days ago

Poll: As a customer, what do you think about automation?

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

The Press investigates the growing reliance on your unpaid labour.

Automation (or the “unpaid shift”) is often described as efficient ... but it tends to benefit employers more than consumers.

We want to know: What do you think about automation?
Are you for, or against?

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As a customer, what do you think about automation?
  • 9.5% For. Self-service is less frustrating and convenient.
    9.5% Complete
  • 43.4% I want to be able to choose.
    43.4% Complete
  • 47.1% Against. I want to deal with people.
    47.1% Complete
2518 votes
1 day ago

It's nearly Showtime in Rotorua!

Jade Promotions

2 for 1 ticket offer

Get all those new year jobs sorted with a visit to the Show! It’s all about idea’s, inspiration and exclusive show specials at the Rotorua Home and Garden Show on from the 20th - 22nd of February at Energy Events Centre. Join the fun with our 2 for 1 Adult Ticket Offer

There’ll be a huge variety Home and Garden Exhibitors, featuring everything from Kitchens, Artists, Builders, Landscaping, Heating, Spas, Flooring, Heatlh & Well-being and more! Add to that good food, great coffee and you have the perfect day out. Get your to-do list ready and we'll see you at the Show.

Save the date in your diaries: 20 - 22 February
Fri & Sat 10 – 5, Sun 10 – 4
Energy Events Centre, Rotorua
Adults $6
Gold Card Friday $3
Under 16 free
Find out more

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6 days ago

Have you got New Zealand's best shed? Show us and win!

Mei Leng Wong Reporter from NZ Gardener & Get Growing

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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