✨🌙 Matariki Night Library and Café 🌙✨
📆 Rāpare 29 Haratua | Thursday 29 May, 6:30pm to 9:00pm.
📍 Wānanga Whakatupu Mātauranga | Whangārei Central Library
🎟 Free entry.
The Night Café Whangārei's Night Library is back with a special Puanga Matariki edition.
Spend the evening at the library exploring He Puawānanga and the new He Kākano collection of things. Listen to Puanga Matariki stories and waiata about rest, remembrance, transformation and the power of community.
There will be lots of fun and engaging activities for all ages, such as lantern and kite making, library tours, hot drinks from No.7 Espresso Café, cosy reading nooks, board games and more.
Bonus points to whoever shows up in their jammies!
❗️ Only limited library services will be available (no public computers).
This event is part of the Puanga Matariki Festival Whangārei.
Sponsored by Whangarei District Council.
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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52.8% Human-centred experience and communication
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14.7% Critical thinking
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29.6% Resilience and adaptability
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2.9% 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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