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[ad_1] But a lifelong love of swimming and being near water led the retired nurse back into the workforce, and a part-time job working for Christchurch City Council’s Aquatic’s team as a lifeguard. “When I came here from Manganui in the far north, I hadn’t worked for 13 years! I knew hardly anyone and…
[ad_1] One of Christchurch’s iconic bridges is getting some TLC and a fresh coat of paint. The Carlton Mill bridge, at the corner of Harper Avenue and Park Terrace, dates back to 1929 and carries more than 26,000 vehicles a day. “The Carlton Mill bridge is 93-years-old and needs a bit of TLC. It has…
[ad_1] Filled jobs in the December 2020 quarter fell by almost 1 percent or 19,000 jobs, compared with the December 2019 quarter, Stats NZ said today. The national fall is the first year-on-year fall since the PAYE- tax-based series began in June 2011 and it follows slowing growth in filled jobs in the September and…
[ad_1] Staff from the animal rights organisation SAFE are going on strike today and will be marching with School Strike 4 Climate NZ in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch. SAFE CEO Debra Ashton said the strike is especially important to SAFE because farming of animals is a key contributor to climate change. “Students are striking because…
[ad_1] New ChristchurchNZ Chief Executive Ali Adams has worked on four continents, ranging from volunteering in an orphanage in Zimbabwe to leading New Zealand Trade and Enterprise’s European division. Along the way she’s managed NZ Cricket’s domestic competition and run her own tourism business on Banks Peninsula. We sat down with Adams to find out…
[ad_1] In a job where “no two days are the same”, Christchurch City Council Park Ranger Nigel Morritt is looking forward to his busiest time of the year. Nigel has been working as a Park Ranger for 11 years and still thinks he has the “best job in the world”. “We’re very lucky to have…
[ad_1] Breanna Hill is just a few weeks into starting her new role at the Gardens –a three year apprenticeship working as a horticultural trainee. Funded by the Helen Irvine Friends of the Botanic Gardens Scholarship, the role was made possible by the generous bequest from the late Helen Irvine, who worked at the Gardens in…
[ad_1] UC degree first step into dream job as foreign correspondent Studying at the University of Canterbury (UC) opened TV reporter Daniel Faitaua’s mind to the world around him and helped spark his dream of living and working overseas. David Faitaua graduated from UC with a Bachelor of Arts in Japanese and American Studies. “I…
[ad_1] Today over 700 medical laboratory workers at private laboratories around the country issued strike notices for a 24-hour full withdrawal of labour on Friday 4 September. The strike action has resulted from a continued refusal by employers of laboratory workers to offer fair pay rates for this vital workforce. APEX union members who work…
[ad_1] Union members condemn the Department of Internal Affair’s plans to slash jobs in Wellington and Auckland, replacing them with a significantly smaller number of roles in based mostly in Christchurch. The DIA restructure eliminates over a hundred jobs around New Zealand, and creates some others within the organisation. It proposes a net reduction of…
Your goal is to organize your life in such a way that you enjoy a good income, a high standard of living, and that you are the master of your economic destiny rather than a victim of changing economic times. Contribution is the Key Your job is an opportunity to contribute a value to your…
Over the past 6 months I have been working towards a small book looking into the leaders that aren’t leaders in the workplace. This may sound a little weird but what it looks into is the workers who on a daily basis are put into positions of leadership and they don’t necessarily know it….