Christmas Community Pop-Up - Gift Wrapping, Performances & Kindness in Action Station
🌟🎄 Christmas cheer is taking over the CBD! 🎄✨
When: Saturday 16 - Thursday 21, 10am - 2pm
Where: Whangārei City Centre, Corner Cameron/John Street
🎀🎁The Christmas Community Pop-Up from 16 – 21 December offers gift wrapping services for anyone buying presents in the CBD in the month of December. 🎁🎀
🏆🎭🎼Enjoy music, theatre and dance performances and workshops every day, as well as a Christmas Carol Competition on Thursday 21st, 12 - 1pm. 🎼🎭🏆
🎄💝And if you want to do something good for your community, give our our 5-minute-volunteering crafts at the Kindness in Action Station a go, or beautify our Community Christmas Tree!💝🎄
🎼 Sign up for our HIGH NOON CHRISTMAS CAROL COMPETITION on the 21st, Thursday, 12pm - 1pm: Sign up as a group by writing a email to verena@volunteeringnorthland.nz. Include your group name and prepare 2 holiday songs in any language! to bring on the day! 🎼
🎠🎻STAGE PROGRAM WILL BE RELEASED CLOSER TO THE DATE! 🎻🎠
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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15.1% Critical thinking
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29.9% Resilience and adaptability
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2.8% Other - I will share below!
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