Alert level 2
At 12 noon today (Wednesday 12 August) Tauranga moved to Alert Level 2.
Council services and facilities will remain open with measures in place to protect the health and safety of our community and staff. Here’s what you need to know:
🌿 The transfer station is open
🏔️ Mauao is open
📚 Libraries are open
☎️ Although the Customer Service Centre is open, save time and pay online
Please practice safe physical distancing, stay home if you are sick, wash your hands, and call your doctor or Healthline if you have cold or flu-like symptoms.
- For a full update on Council services and facilities, visit: tauranga.govt.nz/covid19
- For updates on COVID-19 visit: covid19.govt.nz
- Download the NZ COVID tracer app at: health.govt.nz
- If you need to talk to someone, ring or TXT 1737 to speak to a mental health professional for free.
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?
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14.8% Critical thinking
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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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