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One person’s yoga retreat is another person’s DIY project – we’ve all got our own ways to wellbeing. That’s why we’ve created Your Choice, one of our new ASB employee benefits that lets our people choose the thing that’ll make the biggest difference to them.   As part of Your Choice, our people can choose from the following benefits, which they can review and change each year: 💻 A work from home allowance. 🏡 A top-up to their KiwiSaver account, to help support their future money goals. 💳 A preloaded Your Benefits card in partnership with Kiwi startup Extraordinary, to spend in a way that enhances their wellbeing.   Your Choice is just one of the ways we help our people #StepForward.

The food and fibre sector is one of Aotearoa’s most vital industries, and it’s important to empower the many farmers and businesses involved in driving Kiwi innovation, resilience and excellence. The New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards is all about championing this, and we’re excited to be backing them as one of their national sponsors. Every year, the New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards run a programme of over 60 events, 11 awards regions and a national awards final. Dairy farmers at all levels are encouraged to enter the award categories to benefit from the learning experience, grow their careers and connect with others in the industry. More information can be found at the awards’ website which we’ve linked in the comments 👇

🪔 💛 “For me, Diwali is not just a festival of lights, it’s also an emotion. It’s a feeling of returning home and feeling at home, celebrating with friends and family together,” says Megs, who’s part of our customer service team, and co-chairs ASB’s Indian Network Group.   Growing up, Diwali has been significant to Megs and her loved ones, who would get together in their best clothes to perform early morning poojas (prayers), light diyas (oil lamps), decorate the home with rangolis and have a feast. “Bringing this same positive vibe to my work whānau at ASB and my community gives me a lot of joy as I can experience a part of my childhood again,” Megs says.   To everyone celebrating Diwali, whether they have always done so or are joining in for the first time, Megs says, “Let’s embrace the light within ourselves. And like the diyas that burn bright in Diwali, let your spirit remain unshaken by life’s storms.”   Deepawali Ki Hardik Shubh Kamnaye 🪔 💛 Best wishes for Diwali.

💛💙 We're thrilled to support Youthline Leadership Connect, a pilot programme tackling Aotearoa’s youth mental health crisis. Huge congratulations to the young leaders from the schools that took part, and a big shoutout to the incredible teachers and facilitators who supported them. These students have received training and support to become wellbeing leaders in their schools, ready to lend a listening ear and connect their peers to the support services they need. 🌟

We believe it's important to have a collaborative and coordinated effort to tackle cyber concerns, so we're equipping Team ASB with the latest insights and resources to get them one step ahead this Cyber Smart Week and beyond 🛡🔒   This week we held an ASB Cyber Day for our people to level up on their understanding of ways to keep themselves and our customers stay safe online, especially in the world of complex and sophisticated fraud and scams and AI.    Need more info on how to be #CyberSmart? Check out our ASB Scam Hub (link in the comments) and handy guides by CERT NZ. #CSW24 #OwnYourOnline 

💛🚑 To celebrate Shocktober and Restart a Heart Day we turned our North Wharf office into a Hato Hone St John 3 Steps for Life training station, where our team got hands-on to learn vital CPR and AED skills. 👏 A huge shoutout to the incredible Hato Hone St John volunteers spreading life-saving knowledge across Aotearoa New Zealand this October. It couldn’t be done without you! Find a 3 Steps for Life event near you 👉 https://lnkd.in/gAzn_hJK

Our ASB whānau is still beaming with pride 🏳️🌈💛 It truly is an honour to be recognised at this year's New Zealand Rainbow Excellence Awards with the Pride Pledge🏳️🌈 Certified Innovation Award.   The Innovation Award commends a programme, policy or practice within an organisation that shows willingness to try something new and bold. This win is all thanks to the collective efforts of our ASB Unity Network Group to put into action our Rainbow Inclusion principles by creating safe and welcoming spaces for both our people and customers.   We'd also like to congratulate all the winners and finalists 👏 It's inspiring to see how organisations across Aotearoa are continuing to make a positive impact on our rainbow communities within the workplace and beyond.

💪💛 Introducing ASB Visa Flex, our new fluro credit card that helps give you a little flex for unexpected opportunities, life’s surprises and managing your money. With ASB Visa Flex you get: 👉 Extra flex with your money with a credit limit of between $500 - $4,000. 👉 Zero fees - that includes no account fee or foreign currency conversion charges. 👉 Up to 55 days interest free on purchases. After that you get our lowest credit card interest rate. Find out more: https://lnkd.in/ggv4UcWf ASB’s lending criteria and terms apply. Interest rate on cash advances currently 9.95% p.a applies. Interest rates may change.

Celebrating Macawa ni Vosa Vakaviti - Fiji Language Week 🇫🇯✨   Va, who’s part of our ASB vuvale (family) talks to us about why it’s important to celebrate this week. “Our language is a core part of Fijian identity, it helps us stay connected – even if we are far away from home. This week brings Fijians together to celebrate our heritage and I’m really happy to see our workplaces get behind us to make us and our culture feel seen.” says Va.   Va is on a continuous learning journey with the Fijian culture and language and is really proud to be an advocate for her heritage. Her favourite phrase is “Me da veilomani ka cakacaka vata ena duavata”, meaning “Let us love one another and work together in unity.” 💛   Tell us about your connection to the Fijian language in the comments below.   #FijiLanguageWeek

💛 Our thoughts are with those affected by the severe weather in Dunedin. To help support our customers through this tough time, we're offering tailored emergency relief packages. Find out more here: https://lnkd.in/gQq7Jhnh 👉 ASB Home, Contents and Motor Insurance customers can lodge a claim online: https://lnkd.in/gAmhP-dV or by calling 0800 200 242 for urgent assistance. 👉 The IAG Disasters Claims hub https://lnkd.in/g86Q73Ku has useful information about what to do for severe weather.