We Are All Different But The Same

You may have heard about the cliche, well it would be boring if everyone in the world were the same.

So it was the one year anniversary of the Christchurch Mosque shooting on 11 of March 2020. With the time that has passed, this awful event might have slipped your mine, but we must make an effort to remember what a lesson it taught us, that we should treat everyone equally, respect everyone's culture and learn about them.

Where we come from isn't what makes us New Zealanders, it's what we show. We show our kindness and our kiwi attitudes. So respect each other and learn about other cultures.

Where are your ancestors or family from?

The Department of Conservation is set to use a new drone to help with pest control. The drones will cost $790,000 and is a key step in making New Zealand predator-free by 2050.

Drones have the potential to remove pests from remote offshore islands, respond to pest numbers and suppress predators on mainland New Zealand. Drones have not previously been used in New Zealand.

The new drones will be conditioned with a new light-weight bait spreader to apply non-toxic cereal baits over areas between 600 to 2000-ha.

I think this is a good idea but a very long time. So what do you think about this? 

New Zealand announces measures against Covid-19

New Zealand Prime Minister has announced a number of measures to counter Covid-19. As of midnight tomorrow, every person arriving in New Zealand (apart from those coming from the Pacific islands) will have to self- isolate for 14 days. 

All cruise ships are also being asked to not come to New Zealand until June 30. However, this does not apply to cargo ships. At her press conference in the weekend, Ardern said “we have two choices as a nation. One is to let Covid-19 roll on, the other is to go hard on measures to stamp it out. It is in our power to slow it down,”

New Zealanders’ public health comes first and this constitutes an unprecedented time. These decisions mean New Zealand will have some of the toughest border restrictions of any country in the world. 

Over the weekend large scale events such as the Christchurch memorial, Pasifika Festival and Poly fest were also cancelled. 

So just a reminder to wash your hands and stay clean.

Allowing More Crocodiles In New Zealand

New rules will allow more crocodiles in New Zealand zoos. Under the new rules, live crocodiles and eggs will be able to be imported from Asia and the Pacific.

Unfortunately we can only get crocodiles from Australia. The move coincides with Auckland Zoo building a new $50 million southeast Asian attraction which will open this year.

A wider range of crocodile species will also be allowed in New Zealand zoo. The crocodiles and eggs must come from animals hatched and raised in captivity.

So what do you think about this new rule?

A Whale Shark Spotted In Tauranga

A rare 10-metre long whale shark has been spotted off the Tauranga coast. The whale shark was spotted about 11km off Mauao. The whale shark was spotted by the skipper of the bay explorer. There were 16 people on board when they saw the whale shark. 

Here are some shark facts that you can learn. 

Fact 1. Whale sharks are the largest fish on the planet.

Fact 2. Whale sharks are in no way related to whales. Although they are sharks they are not threats to humans.

Fact 3. Whale sharks can reach up to 14 to 46m in length.

Hope you enjoyed and learnt something.

The Coronavirus In New Zealand

The Coronavirus has now hit New Zealand. Jacinda Adern the Prime Minister confirmed New Zealand's first case of the CONVID-19 Coronavirus.

New Zealand is now the 48th country to be confirmed that we have the CONVID-19 Coronavirus and it's spreading everywhere around the world.

The first case was in Auckland and the patient was 60 years old. The patient is now being treated at Auckland's hospital.

So just stay clean wash your hands for 20 to 30 seconds, if your getting the flu stay inside until you get better.