Welcome to SeniorNet Manawatū
What's on this Week - 7th to the 13th of September
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This Week |
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10am to 12pm
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We are running our Wednesday morning Tech Help from 10 to 12 at the Milson Community Centre,
Please feel free to email - [email protected], or give us a call, to make a booking. Then come along and get those questions or problems sorted. Anything Tech-related is fine with us. When you make a booking can you please describe what sort of assistance you need. It helps with our scheduling. Thanks
Please feel free to email - [email protected], or give us a call, to make a booking. Then come along and get those questions or problems sorted. Anything Tech-related is fine with us. When you make a booking can you please describe what sort of assistance you need. It helps with our scheduling. Thanks
You are welcome to just turn up, but we can't guarantee when we can help you.
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Digital Toolbox
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Wednesday 10am- 11:30am
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listening to Podcasts
This month we will take a look at Podcasts. These are very popular these days and provide entertainment, education, and great discussions and interviews.
All at a great price - free!
All of these morning sessions are stand alone sessions, so please feel free to attend any (or all) of them. Free to members.
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Monthly Members' Meeting
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1:30pm to 3pm
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Password Management
Struggling to keep track of all your passwords?
Having a unique password for every account is vital for online safety, but remembering them all can be overwhelming. Come join our friendly session where we will explore an easy, stress-free password manager. Discover how it automatically secures and fills in your details with almost no effort required on your part. Take control of your digital security with total peace of mind! Everyone is welcome, so why not bring a friend too? As always, there will be plenty of time for a chat and a biscuit with tea or coffee |
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📱 Struggling with your tech? Alan is here to help! 💻
Got a phone that’s acting up or a laptop that just won’t cooperate? Don't stress—come have a chat with Alan! Whether it's a quick fix or a "how-to" question, he's happy to help you get sorted.
See you there. |
Tech Help every Tuesday 10am to 1pm Feilding SeniorHub Make a booking 323 2410
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SeniorHangouts
SeniorHangouts is free to use for SeniorNet Members. If you have any questions then please ask. We hope to see you there. Have a look at the new seniorhangouts.nz If you would like to join then come along to one of our meetings or fill in this Form. |
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SeniorNet
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Help Wanted.
We are looking for a volunteer to take control of our SeniorNet Manawatū Facebook Page. It would be good to see some activity on our page, and to spread the word about what we do. If you have some experience using Facebook and would like to help, please contact us - [email protected]. We can help with any of the technical aspects of Facebook Pages.
We are also looking for more tutors, and for people who would like to join our committee. If you or someone you know is interested please contact us.
We are still looking for volunteers who would like help with greeting and assisting our members on Wednesday morning as they arrive for Tech Help sessions. This would be from just before 10 AM until about 11:45 AM. The tasks are not onerous, they include:
Contact us for more details.- [email protected]
We are looking for a volunteer to take control of our SeniorNet Manawatū Facebook Page. It would be good to see some activity on our page, and to spread the word about what we do. If you have some experience using Facebook and would like to help, please contact us - [email protected]. We can help with any of the technical aspects of Facebook Pages.
We are also looking for more tutors, and for people who would like to join our committee. If you or someone you know is interested please contact us.
We are still looking for volunteers who would like help with greeting and assisting our members on Wednesday morning as they arrive for Tech Help sessions. This would be from just before 10 AM until about 11:45 AM. The tasks are not onerous, they include:
- Welcoming people as they arrive.
- Signing people in (we have a very simple system to do this).
- Taking the cash for the session, and writing a receipt.
- Making sure that people know what’s going on.
- Talking with anyone who want to know more about what we do.
Contact us for more details.- [email protected]
Schedule for September
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Click or tap on the link above to see the schedule for Term Two
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SeniorNet Manawatū News
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New to 2026
There will be two new morning sessions this year Family History and Google tools to replace our photos and Documents Groups (which may return later).
Wednesday mornings at milson will have an opertunity to partisipate in Memoirs, Digital Toolbox, Family History and Google Tools, the sessions will run for 90 minutes once a month
All of these morning sessions are stand alone - so please feel free to attend any (or all) of them.
Free to our members.
There will be two new morning sessions this year Family History and Google tools to replace our photos and Documents Groups (which may return later).
Wednesday mornings at milson will have an opertunity to partisipate in Memoirs, Digital Toolbox, Family History and Google Tools, the sessions will run for 90 minutes once a month
All of these morning sessions are stand alone - so please feel free to attend any (or all) of them.
Free to our members.
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SeniorHangouts
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Using SeniorHangouts.
To Join SeniorHangouts you must be a member of a local SeniorNet Learning Centre. You need to let us know if you want to join up, as we have to indicate to SeniorHangouts that you are a financial member of our SeniorNet Learning Centre.
There are two ways to do this:
Sign in to SeniorHangouts and look at the Calendar entry for the link to sessions, and for more information.
Sign into SeniorHangouts and look at the Calendar entry for the link to this session,
for more information. (Click Here)
Events online to remember:
2nd Monday of the month Genealogy Monday 7pm
3rd Monday of the Month Podcast Swap Meet 7pm
Last Monday of the Month Social and Tech 7pm
Weekly on SeniorHangouts
Q&A on Apple Tuesday, 2pm
Friday at Ron's place, anything from Jeff beck to Alan Turing 1:30pm
See the SeniorHangouts Calendar for more information Seniorhangouts.nz
Want to join in with Seniorhangouts click here
To Join SeniorHangouts you must be a member of a local SeniorNet Learning Centre. You need to let us know if you want to join up, as we have to indicate to SeniorHangouts that you are a financial member of our SeniorNet Learning Centre.
There are two ways to do this:
- Drop us an email with your name, email address and phone number or fill in this Form. Once we have done our bit you will get an email from SeniorHangouts with a link to Register. There you enter your details and a password that you will later use to enter the site.
- Book a Tech Help session and come along with your device. We will then go through the sign-up process with you, and show you the basics of using SeniorHangouts.
Sign in to SeniorHangouts and look at the Calendar entry for the link to sessions, and for more information.
Sign into SeniorHangouts and look at the Calendar entry for the link to this session,
for more information. (Click Here)
Events online to remember:
2nd Monday of the month Genealogy Monday 7pm
3rd Monday of the Month Podcast Swap Meet 7pm
Last Monday of the Month Social and Tech 7pm
Weekly on SeniorHangouts
Q&A on Apple Tuesday, 2pm
Friday at Ron's place, anything from Jeff beck to Alan Turing 1:30pm
See the SeniorHangouts Calendar for more information Seniorhangouts.nz
Want to join in with Seniorhangouts click here
We have some new ideas for 2026. We have a new document with ideas for topics for help sessions and workshops. You can take a look at it on our website - Learning Opportunities.
Advisory.
How to protect yourself
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Use strong passwords on your accounts
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Get help Come and see us at
SeniorNet Manawatu
SeniorNet Manawatu
We have several Workshops and Groups coming up over the next few weeks. Please email us if you are interested in attending any of these, or want to know more about them. We need to know the approximate numbers. The sessions include
Wednesday morning project groups
Wednesday morning project groups
- The memoirs group,
- Family History Search
- Digital Toolbox of goolge tools
- Where did Google put my stuff (Drive)
- Document overview (Docs)
- Spreadsheets using Sheets
- Building personal presentations using Slides
- manageing your photos at Google Photos
- Scams - what to look out for
- Google Search tips and tricks
- Using your mobie device
- Windows tips and tricks
- Using SeniorHangouts
- Streaming - from TVNZ+ through Netflix
