Te Arawa Lakes Trust leads Jobs for Nature Rotorua training programme
5 May, 2021 12:16 AM
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Drivezone Training s John James discusses Scrubcutter Maintenance. Photo / Supplied
Rotorua Daily Post
A pilot training programme aims to educate and upskill participants to meet growing workforce demands in the environment sector.
Te Arawa Lakes Trust facilitates the programme hoping, ultimately, to create more kaitiaki for the rohe.
Nine recruits will enter the intensive 10-week programme, which is funded through the Department of Conservation Jobs for Nature programme and the Ministry of Social Development.
Through the Taiao Pilot Training Programme, participants achieve unit standards, certificates and gain practical skills for employment in the environmental sector.
Palmerston North artist Philip Holmes gifts Ereni Te Awe Awe portrait to city
3 May, 2021 11:22 PM
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Palmerston North professional artist Philip Holmes with his portrait of Rangitane wahine Ereni Te Awe Awe.
Palmerston North professional artist Philip Holmes with his portrait of Rangitane wahine Ereni Te Awe Awe.
Judith Lacy is editor of the Manawatū Guardian
Growing up in Hāwera in the 1950s offered Philip Holmes paltry cultural experiences. But it also was a source of inspiration for his lengthy, prolific and successful professional art career. From the age of 6, he knew he wanted to be an artist and he drew constantly. He would search for paintings, drawings and sculptures in his home town.
Ethereum price rockets past $4534 as founder Vitalik Buterin becomes a billionaire
5 May, 2021 02:28 AM
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Vitalik Buterin. Photo / Getty Images
news.com.au
By: Andrew Backhouse
The price of Ethereum is skyrocketing, pushed by the growing NFT craze and as it gains recognition from major financial institutions.
The price of Ethereum has rocketed past $4534 for the first time as momentum for the cryptocurrency grows.
Often seen as the little brother of the more famous bitcoin, the NFT craze has put Ethereum back on the map.
It is now worth more than Disney, PayPal and Nestle.
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The surge in value has made Ethereum s creator, 27-year-old Russian-Canadian programmer Vitalik Buterin, a billionaire.
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