News – Make Lemonade NZ https://makelemonade.nz Positive New Zealand news Mon, 15 Feb 2021 16:40:02 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.8.15 https://makelemonade.nz/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/cropped-Make-Lemonade-ID1-32x32.jpg News – Make Lemonade NZ https://makelemonade.nz 32 32 10 years since the ground ruptured right under Christchurch https://makelemonade.nz/2021/02/15/10-years-since-the-ground-ruptured-right-under-christchurch/ Sun, 14 Feb 2021 15:08:56 +0000 https://makelemonade.nz/?p=3919 Christchurch – On February 22, 2011, a magnitude 6.3 shallow earthquake ruptured with devastating results, right under Christchurch. Next Monday is the 10th anniversary of the devastation when 185 people died and 6659 people suffered major injuries – just in the first 24 hours after 12.51pm shake. For most, life has moved on; others still...

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]]> Globally award-winning Les Mills offering free access to Kiwis https://makelemonade.nz/2021/02/12/globally-award-winning-les-mills-offering-free-access-to-kiwis/ Fri, 12 Feb 2021 00:10:56 +0000 https://makelemonade.nz/?p=3916 Auckland – Internationally-award winning Kiwi exercise company Les Mills is offering free access to the world’s best group fitness workouts to New Zealanders next month, ExerciseNZ chief executive Richard Beddie says. From March 1, TVNZ OnDemand will offer five weeks of Les Mills workouts. TVNZ 2 will follow, airing one Les Mills workout every weekday for...

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]]> Only small number of Kiwi students progress to tertiary tech education https://makelemonade.nz/2021/02/10/only-small-number-of-kiwi-students-progress-to-tertiary-tech-education/ Tue, 09 Feb 2021 16:12:53 +0000 https://makelemonade.nz/?p=3912 Auckland – Technology is New Zealand’s fastest growing and second biggest export sector, but a new national survey has found only a small number of students progress from secondary to tertiary technology education. There has been a disappointing decline in participation in NCEA technology and maths standards, the core feeder subjects for technology degrees, however it...

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]]> Digital apprenticeships and more internships needed for NZ tech sector https://makelemonade.nz/2021/02/09/digital-apprenticeships-and-more-internships-needed-for-nz-tech-sector/ Mon, 08 Feb 2021 16:30:15 +0000 https://makelemonade.nz/?p=3907 Auckland – A major new national digital skills survey of New Zealand’s tech leaders back the creation of a nationwide digital apprenticeship programme. The scheme would benefit employers and workers and provide a clear pathway for those returning to work or looking to change careers and enter digital roles. The Digital Skills Forum survey says not...

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]]> Covid accelerates need for entire NZ population to upskill – report    https://makelemonade.nz/2021/02/08/covid-accelerates-need-for-entire-nz-population-to-upskill-report/ Sun, 07 Feb 2021 17:38:33 +0000 https://makelemonade.nz/?p=3904 Auckland – The covid pandemic has accelerated digitalisation globally and in New Zealand, necessitating a mass upskilling of digital skills by the entire population, a major new survey report says. More now than ever before, digital skills are essential for everyday life and ever-growing work opportunities. The Digital Skills Aotearoa survey, says digital technology impacts almost every...

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