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NatalieMoonmovedintothefitnessindustrya fewyearsagoafterhavingtheurgetoapplyfor ajobshesawonline,eventhoughasastay-athomemum,shewasn’tactuallylookingforajob atthetime.
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SarahCouttshadasimilaropportunityto changecareersacoupleofyearsagotobecome abarber,andgrabbeditwithbothhands.
“Barberingwassomethingthathadalways interestedmebutImadethedecisiontogo foritattheendof2020whenIwasofferedan apprenticeshipatBrothersBarber,”Sarahsays.
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10yearswhenshemadetheleaptosomething shehadmorepassionfor.“Iwantedtodo somethingmorepractical.MyMumandNana werehairdresserssoIthoughtitwouldbeacool wayofcarryingthaton,”Sarahsays.
Sarah’sapprenticeshiplastedtwoyears.It wastoughthroughthecovidpandemic,which sawthebarbershopclosingduringthemultiple lockdowns,butshesaysthehardworkwasall worthitandnowenjoysthechallengesherjob bringshereveryday
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Elleewasn’tbroughtuponafarm butbecameinterestedinafarming careerthroughaCareersRoadshow whichwasencouragedbyfamily, friendsandhercareersadvisor
Whatisyourfavouritethingaboutlivingand workingonfarm?
Ireallyenjoyworkingwithanimalseventhough sometimestheycanbedifficult.Also,every dayifdifferentandthere’ssomuchvarietyin farming.AllthetasksIgettodoareinteresting. Ithasbeenreallycoollearningmoreabout themaintenanceofmachinerylikequadbikes andtr to .Ih el rntalotaboutthispartof
farmingfromthecourse.I’vealsolearnedhow torideaquadbikesafelyandI’mreallykeento domoreofthisandmoresheepshearing.
Howhaveyoufoundyourworkplacement? Ireallyenjoyedmyfarmplacement.Abig shoutouttoMack,myFarmManagerwhois reallygood.Healwaysasksmequestionsabout whatIamdoingandwhy.Becauseofhimand hisfarmIfeelIamaheadoftheotherinterns.He tellsmeabouttheanimalhealthproblemsand theirwellbeing.Iamlookingforwardtolearning moreaboutthisinfuturecourses.I’vefoundI reallyenjoythecalfrearingsideoffarming. I reared1,000calveslastyearandI’mlooking forwardtodoingitagainthisyear Mack’sfarmwasexcellentasafirstfarm andI’mgratefulforwhathe’staughtme.But tobroadenmyexperienceandimprovein adifferentway,I’mmovingtoafarmwhere therewillbemorehands-onworkwithregards toeverydaystockmanagement.Oneofthe skillsIneededtoimproveduringtheyearwas usingadogonfarm. ThroughtheFarmIntern
Programme,Igotsomehelpwithdogtraining fromlocaldogtrialistShaunHaynes,whichwas reallyhelpful.
Andfinally,tellusaboutyourfavourite animal?
Ilikealltheanimalsonthefarm.Ifindthedeer interesting;theyareverydifferenttothesheep andcattle.ButIhavetosaymyfavouriteanimal ismyhorse,Chester.
WouldyourecommendtheFarmIntern Programmetoothers?
Yesabsolutely,Ihavealreadytoldothersabout it.Ithasbeengreatbeingabletoputmytheory intopracticestraightawayon-farm. Iwas awardedtheWhangareiA&PSociety
“RisingtotheChallengeAward”atgraduation inDecember.Theawardisfor‘thestudentwho hasmadesignificantprogressionintheirchosen fieldandalwaysrisestothechallenge’.Iwas prettystokedwiththat!
MoreabouttheWhangāreiA&PFarmIntern programme
Theprogrammetakesaflexibleapproach.Some internsarelivingandworkingonfarm,while othersarecommuting.Somestartoutona trainingwage,whileothersarebeingemployed fulltimeatfullpayfromdayone.
Youcanlearnmoreabouttheintern programmeandviewtheprogramme’s prospectuswww.gumboots.kiwi.Anyfarmers interestedinhostinganintern,contactSteve 094383109.
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AbouttheWhangāreiA&PSociety WhangareiAgricultural&PastoralSocietyisanotforprofit,charitableorganisationwho ispassionateaboutlinkingruralandurban.Itisawell-establishedandrespectedlocal businesswithover200members. MostwidelyknownfortheannualA&PshowinWhangareiwhichhasbeenheld sincethelate1860’s,theSocietyhasakeeninterestinsupportingthetrainingand developmentofyoungpeopleintheagriculturalindustry.For17yearsanannual scholarshiphadbeenawardedtoyoungpeoplestudyingintheindustryandlastyear theSocietyofferedtwoscholarshiptoNorthlandersfortheKelloggRuralLeadership Programme. • Live, learn and earn on farm –4daysper week, one day a week in class • Fees free applies (if you are eligible) • No exams –just practicallearning & theory with other young farmers to be! • At the end of year one you will havethe NZ Certificate in Agriculture Level3 Farm Intern programme 42 Week (Febuary -December) ENROLLING NOWFOR 2023 LImItEd spacEs Download our prospectus at www.gumboots.kiwi Or contactSteve at (09)438 3109 • farm@wap.org.nz Have we gotan offerfor you... HOLY Earn while youlearn no FeeS! Alifechanging course where youlivein, get qualified and get paid
Whanga¯rei is workingwithLabour
AsaGovernment,ourresponsetothe globaleconomicshockshasbeentofocus oncreatingjobs,upskillingNewZealanders andsupportingmorepeopleintowork–and thelatestfiguresshowthatit’spayingoff. AlltheindicatorsarethatNewZealandand Whangāreicanfeelconfidentthatwecan weatherthechallenges.
Wearestartinginaprettystrongplace economically:Whileitisn’talwaysreported, productivitycontinuestobegood.Our unemploymentrateisatanear-recordlowand people’sincomesaregrowingatthehighestrate recorded.Therearenowlessthan99,000New ZealandersreceivingJobseekerWorkReady –thefirsttimenumbershavedippedbelow 100,000sincethepandemicbegan.We’vealso seenthenumberofpeoplereceivingamain benefitcontinuetofallyear-on-year.
Whilewe’reallworriedbypriceincreases, againwhatisn’talwaysreportedismedian weeklyearningsfromwagesandsalarieshave alsoincreased8.8%intheyeartoJune2022 –thelargestannualincreasesincerecords began,andaheadofinflationat7.3%-and women’smedianweeklyearningsactually increasedby9.9%.Thisisarealstrengthin oureconomyandkeepsbothfamiliesand businessstrong.
Theworkthatpeopledomatterstoo.We wantaskilled,high-wageworkforce,soour Governmenthasdeliberatelysupported morepeopleintoeducationandtraining.I’m reallyproudthat2,015Northlandershave beenhelpedintoapprenticeshipsthrough ourApprenticeBoostprogramme. We’vealso
reinstatedtheTrainingIncentiveAllowanceto helpparentsgetqualifiedwhileraisingkids.
Withtheglobaleconomicuncertainty,we knowthatinvestinginprogrammeslikethe ApprenticeshipBoost,whichsupportsemployers totakeonandkeepapprentices,hasbeenreally important.Withoutthatinvestment,werisked losingourapprenticesandfacingamassive skillsshortage,ashappenedafterthe2008 GlobalFinancialCrisis.Instead,apprenticeships aremorethan50%higherthanwhenwecame intoGovernment,andwehave20,000more constructionworkersthanayearago.
Recentlyalocalemployersharedthat theirfirstapprenticehadqualifiedthrough theprogramme.Theywereproudtosay “Hisqualifyingwageis$33ph,plus$1phtool
allowanceandtimeandahalfovertime.Doing 45to50hoursperweekheisdoingokayfora youngladstraightfromschool.”
Askilledworkforcemeanswe’reableto continuedeliveringbetterinfrastructure andmorehomesaroundthecountry.That’s particularlyimportantforWhangareiwhere Governmentinvestmentininfrastructureand home-buildingmeansthatthereisgoingtobe abigdemandforconstructionworkersforyears tocome.
Ournear-billiondollarcommitmenttothe hospitalre-buildmeanswe’llbeneedingabout 500workers.MeanwhileKaingaOrahasamajor socialhousingprogrammeunderwaywith hundredsofnewbuildsinthepipeline.
OntopoftrainingmoreNewZealanders withtheskillsbusinessesneed,we’vealso rebalancedourimmigrationtomakeiteasierfor localbusinessestofillgapsbyhiringhighlyskilledpeoplefromoverseas.
Alotofmyyearthisyearwillbeabout coordinatingwiththeGovernmentagencies, localconstructioncompaniesandtraining providerstoensureWhangareigetsthebest outofthemassivework-streamcomingour way.Whatevertheworldthrowsatus,we’ve gotaclearplanandalltheparts–training andinfrastructureinvestment-areworking together.Nowwekeepgoing.
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