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11 Jan, 2021 04:00 PM
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Automation, technology, and expert skills are the keys to improving New Zealand lot, says one writer. Photo / 123rf
Automation, technology, and expert skills are the keys to improving New Zealand lot, says one writer. Photo / 123rf
NZ Herald
Stable population
It is time to re-think the notion that we can improve our well being as a nation by aggressively growing our population. The evidence is everywhere that this strategy is simply not working.
If we want to increase our well-being, we need to learn to do more with fewer hands by investing in automation, technology, and expert skills. Using our scarce resources to build more infrastructure and another million houses over the next 30 years is going to get us nowhere.
HEATHER ZIEGLER Life Editor From attics and basements, closets and under beds, here they come. Treasured Christmas ornaments are being placed lovingly on trees everywhere. More than ever this holiday season, area residents are making a special effort to create lasting holiday memories despite the COVID-19 pandemic. And what better way to do that than by bringing out and displaying Christmas ornaments that hold treasured memories. Many of my readers have shared photos and comments regarding their ornaments. Here are some of their thoughts on making Christmas 2020 memorable in a good way. Jerry and Barbara Kulpa said they have many favorite ornaments. “Each year my husband and I get together with our kids and grandkids. We take their individual pictures in front of the tree and then they decorate their ornament and add their picture. Each year is a different style. I enjoy looking at the tree and seeing how they have grown.The kids and grandkids love to find their ornamen