1233 days ago

UNDERSTANDING GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE

todd from EarthDiverse

Interested in Global Climate Change? Take one of EarthDiverse's newest courses, offered as an in-person course based in Hamilton, New Zealand, or via Zoom from anywhere in the world!

Eight consecutive weekly sessions.

In New Zealand:
• Thursdays 12:00-1:30pm, beginning 4 August

In the US this course begins:
• Honolulu, Hawai’i: Wed 3 Aug 2022, 2:00-3:30pm
• US Pacific: Wed 3 Aug 2022, 5:00-6:30pm
• US Central: Wed 3 Aug 2022, 7:00-8:30pm
• US Eastern: Wed 3 Aug 2022, 8:00-9:30pm

Other Time Zones:
• Bangkok, Thailand: Thurs 7:00-8:30am beginning 4 August
• Singapore: Thurs 8:00-9:00am beginning 4 August
• Sydney Australia: Thurs 10:00-11:30am beginning 4 August

Most of our current courses begin the week starting Monday 1 August 2022.

Check out this course, and all of our other language, culture and environmental courses on our website.

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1 hour ago

Poll: Are Kiwis allergic to “exuberance”? 🥝

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

In The Post’s opinion piece on the developments set to open across Aotearoa in 2026, John Coop suggests that, as a nation, we’re “allergic to exuberance.”

We want to know: Are we really allergic to showing our excitement?

Is it time to lean into a more optimistic view of the place we call home? As big projects take shape and new opportunities emerge, perhaps it’s worth asking whether a little more confidence (and enthusiasm!) could do us some good.

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Are Kiwis allergic to “exuberance”? 🥝
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4 days ago

Principal defends $17k overseas trip as research

Libby Totton Reporter from Waikato Times

A Hamilton principal whose $17,000 trip to Hawaii and Alaska was highlighted in an report on questionable school spending says he was doing doctoral work on how streaming affects students.

Fairfield College principal Richard Crawford is defending the trip, saying it was his first sabbatical in his 19-year career as a principal and contributed to learning he’d be applying to both his school, and potentially others, through his research.

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3 days ago

Festive cheer, fiscal fear - and questions about growth

Libby Totton Reporter from Waikato Times

Hamilton’s boom-town status has been called into question as Hamilton City Council grapples with the need to bring rates within Government mandated limits.

Councillor Andrew Bydder said assumptions about relentless population growth may be “out of date”, and called for a review of the issue early next year.

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