Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori - Māori Language Week 2025
We’re celebrating 50 years of Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori next week at Whangārei District Libraries — and you’re invited to be part of it!
This year’s theme is all about collaboration and community:
Tau rourou, taku rourou, ka ora ai te iwi.
- With your basket and mine, the people will thrive.
Join us at Wānanga Whakatupu Mātauranga, Whangārei Central Library for a week full of vibrant events and cultural connection:
✨ Flax Weaving Workshops
📅 Monday 15 & Thursday 18 Sept | 10am–1pm
🔗 Spaces are limited — register online!
🎶 Kapa Haka Performance by Whangārei Intermediate School
📅 Tuesday 16 Sept | 12pm
🗣️ Kōrero Kōtuitui – Mahuru Māori Celebration
📅 Wednesday 17 Sept
☕ Practise your te reo at Café Reo: 5pm–6pm
🎤 be inspired by guest speakers: 6.30pm–7.30pm (Te Puawānanga upstairs)
🏆 Te Reo Competition – All Week Long!
Enter and be in to win awesome prizes!
Check our website for full event details.
Let’s celebrate the beauty and strength of te reo Māori — together.
Kia kaha te reo Māori! 💬
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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52.9% Human-centred experience and communication
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15% Critical thinking
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29.6% Resilience and adaptability
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2.5% Other - I will share below!
Brain Teaser of the Day 🧠✨ Can You Solve It? 🤔💬
Make a hearty dish. Take just half a minute. Add four parts of kestrel. Then just add one. What have you made?
(Trev from Silverdale kindly provided this head-scratcher ... thanks, Trev!)
Do you think you know the answer? Simply 'Like' this post and we'll post the answer in the comments below at 2pm on the day!
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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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