News

February 2024

Food Security – growing and preparing kai

Wed, 2024-02-07 08:02

Waitara, a small community of about 7,000 people in north Taranaki, is home to a growing movement focussed on food security and resilience, partially delivered through education about growing kai and then preparing and cooking that produce.

A Food Security and Resilience Research Report completed by Waitara Foodbank – Pātaka Kai and Sustainable Taranaki, resulted in the development of a Food Secure Communities Plan for Taranaki, raising awareness about food security and food resilience.

A Learning Mission

Wed, 2024-02-14 11:08

As tutors and teachers, we know there are many reasons why adult learners start their journey. For some it can be pursuit of career opportunities, for others it might be about filling time and learning new skills, and for others the start of a learning journey can evolve for a host of other reasons. The Christchurch City Mission Learning Hub combines members of their Men’s and Women’s’ Day programme with up to ten people attending courses each day. Harriet English is the Client Education Team Leader at the Mission and has worked there for just over a year.

ESOL – Changing Lives

Wed, 2024-02-14 12:43

Stats NZ’s provisional estimates for 2023 show a net migration gain of 110,200 people, with annual migrant arrivals reaching an all-time high of 225,400 in the 12 months to August 2023. Auckland is New Zealand’s most culturally diverse city, with over 100 ethnicities and more than 150 languages spoken daily. Thirty-nine percent of Auckland residents were born outside New Zealand and 51 percent of Auckland’s population are multi-lingual.

Digital Literacy

Wed, 2024-02-28 13:07

The use of digital technology is all pervasive. The term covers the use and application of all the digital tools, devices, processes and systems that have become part of our daily way of doing business. During the COVID pandemic, the use of digital tools became even more of a necessity as we were forced to work from home, shop online, meet via teams, access government services, undertake banking from our kitchen table and carry out a myriad of other daily functions from home.