Do you want to make a difference in our community? Would you like to help a new Kiwi feel more at home here?
If you would like to teach English to new migrants and help them settle into our community with the Kiwi way of life, English Language Partners has the answer. We provide a 20 + hour training course and on-going support for your volunteer teaching role. Our tutors mainly work from the learner’s home, but can also use the spacious ELPNZ premises upstairs at 10 Rathbone Street.
The next will be on 18-20th May. On completion of the course and assessment tasks, you will receive a Certificate in Home Tutoring endorsed by the NZQA. The course consists of a 2 1/2 day classroom programme, with a 2 hour one-on-one follow up.
This is a volunteer role. Through your kindness and generosity you could make a real difference to people in your community whilst learning about other cultures and making new friends along the way.
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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52.7% Human-centred experience and communication
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14.6% Critical thinking
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30% Resilience and adaptability
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2.7% Other - I will share below!
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.
Some Choice News!
DOC is rolling out a new tool to help figure out what to tackle first when it comes to protecting our threatened species and the things putting them at risk.
Why does this matter? As Nikki Macdonald from The Post points out, we’re a country with around 4,400 threatened species. With limited time and funding, conservation has always meant making tough calls about what gets attention first.
For the first time, DOC has put real numbers around what it would take to do everything needed to properly safeguard our unique natural environment. The new BioInvest tool shows the scale of the challenge: 310,177 actions across 28,007 sites.
Now that we can see the full picture, it brings the big question into focus: how much do we, as Kiwis, truly value protecting nature — and what are we prepared to invest to make it happen?
We hope this brings a smile!
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