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Juvenile is brownish gray, with duller skin colors; head and neck also may be feathered. Plumage progressively whiter with age. May be seen as singles or pairs on banks of large rivers, but perhaps most often detected when soaring high overhead. Co, E, Br, Bo 4 JAMESS FLAMINGO 4 Phoenicoparrus jamesi 90 cm (35 in) Nonbreeding visitor to south, congregating at Salinas (4300 m); very rare vagrant to coast and to Amazonia. Smallest flamingo, with least amount of black on bill. Tarsi of adult entirely red. Quality of all vocalizations brings to mind a police whistle. E, Br, Bo 34 & ( BLACK-CAPPED TINAMOU & ( BRAZILIAN TINAMOU & GRAY-LEGGED TINAMOU ( BARRED TINAMOU PALE-BROWED TINAMOU & ( TATAUPA TINAMOU SMALL-BILLED TINAMOU P L AT E 4 1 2 3 O P E N - H A B I TAT T I N A M O U S These all are tinamous of grasslands and other open habitats. Bills decurved and relatively long (Rhynchotus, Nothoprocta) or relatively stubby (Nothura, Tinamotis). 1 DARWINS NOTHURA Nothura darwinii * 26 cm (101⁄4 in) ...

Other articles where Great tinamou is discussed: tinamou: General features: …larger species, such as the great tinamou (Tinamus major). The head is small and the bill medium-sized, relatively thin, and slightly downcurved. The short, rounded wings are inconspicuous on the standing bird, and the primary flight feathers are hidden by the full plumage of the flanks. The bare legs are…

John Davies Enys (1837-1912) and Charles Enys (1840-1891) both left their family estate in Penryn, Cornwall to farm in New Zealand. In October 1864 they purchased Castle Hill Station in Canterbury. John was very knowledgeable in the fields of botany, zoology and entomology and several New Zealand plants and animals have been named in his honour. John was a member of the original board of trustees of Canterbury Museum and was great friends with Julius von Haast from whom RAMM also has a collection of moa bones. This moa bone was donated along with several others in May 1868. It is probable that John brought these bones home with him in 1867 but it is likely to have been his father or older brother who actually made the donation as John returned to New Zealand in January 1868. Although Johns first find of moa bones was at Forest Creek Hut in 1863, it is most likely that RAMMs bones were found on the Castle Hill Estate. Both brothers returned to Cornwall when Charles became ill in 1891. The Enys estate

Baker, A. J., C. H. Daugherty, R. Colbourne, and J. L. McLennan. 1995. Flightless brown kiwi of New Zealand possess extremely subdivided population structure and cryptic species like small mammals. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 92: 8254 8258.. Burbidge, M. L., R. M. Colbourne, H. A. Robertson, and A. J. Baker. 2003. Molecular and other biological evidence supports the recognition of at least three species of brown kiwi. Conservation Genetics 4: 167-177.. Calder, W. A. 1979. Kiwi and egg design - evolution as a package deal. Bioscience 29: 461-467.. Davies, S. J. J. F. 2002. Ratites and Tinamous. Oxford University Press, New York.. Gill, F. and M. Wright. 2006. Birds of the World: Recommended English Names. Princeton NJ: Princeton University Press.. Potter, M., and J. McLennan. 1992. Kiwis egg size and moa. Nature 358: 548.. Sales, J. 2005. The endangered kiwi: a review. Folia Zoologica 54: 1-20.. ...

Map North Island , New Zealand. Look through our Map of North Island New Zealand. Use our Map North Island to find out the names of the North Island cities and towns that you will be driving through. Many of the place names are Maori. Have fun getting your tongue around the words, then talk to the locals to find out how they pronounce the town .... Get Price ...

December 18, 2013-With its tiny wings and fur-like feathers, the North Island brown kiwi looks more like a mammal. Scientists at the Smithsonian Conservation and Biology Institute in Virginia are studying this odd bird-considered vulnerable in the wild-to improve zoo habitat and better care for kiwi chicks and adults.

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How could the Flying Spaghetti Monster (FSM) threaten our national icon, the New Zealand Kiwi (Apteryx) ? This submission to a well recognised Government Conservation Agency explains it all:...

Current evolutionary consensus, based on both molecular and morphological data, suggests that there are two broad subdivisions at the base of living birds (Neornithes), the neognaths (Neognathae) and palaeognathous birds (Palaeognathae)

Background: Bird mitogenomes differ from other vertebrates in gene rearrangement. The most common avian gene order, identified first in Gallus gallus, is considered ancestral for all Aves. However, other rearrangements including a duplicated control region and neighboring genes have been reported in many representatives of avian orders. The repeated regions can be easily overlooked due to inappropriate DNA amplification or genome sequencing. This raises a question about the actual prevalence of mitogenomic duplications and the validity of the current view on the avian mitogenome evolution. In this context, Palaeognathae is especially interesting because is sister to all other living birds, i.e. Neognathae. So far, a unique duplicated region has been found in one palaeognath mitogenome, that of Eudromia elegans. Results: Therefore, we applied an appropriate PCR strategy to look for omitted duplications in other palaeognaths. The analyses revealed the duplicated control regions with adjacent genes in

David Marjanovic ,[email protected], wrote: , Of course, somebody sit down with the matrix by Dyke & van Tuinen and , actually test this speculation. And they should add a lot more fossils. Agreed. Despite the intuitive attraction of the idea that ratites are united (to the exclusion of tinamous) by a suite of postcranial characters associated with independent loss of flight, this hypothesis has yet to be tested. ,, By and large, paleo workers believe the molecular-based relationship ,, (Whippomorpha) is wrong. , , Really? Just to clarify, I didnt mean to give the impression that all (or even most) paleontologists dismissing the hypothesis of any kind of hippo-whale clade (Cetancodonta or Whippomorpha). Sorry about that. What I was saying is that those phylogenies based purely on morphological/fossil data have not always upheld the derived position of the Whippomorpha clade as recovered by molecular-based phylogenies. As noted by Tom, the morphological/fossil phylogenies usually recover ...

The moa were large flightless birds. They lived only in New Zealand, and are now all extinct.. There were eleven species (in six genera) of Moa.[1] The largest and best known were the genus Dinornis, which grew up to 3.6 meters (12 feet) tall, and weighed as much as 230 kilograms (510 pounds).. The group of birds to which the moa belong had been in existence since the Cretaceous period. The Māori people arrived in New Zealand from Oceania about a thousand years ago. Then, moas lived in large numbers, especially on South Island. Archaeological sites with evidence of moa hunting are all over New Zealand. The moas became extinct about five hundred years ago.[2] The moas had survived being hunted by Haasts eagle. However, they could not survive being hunted for food by the Maoris.. Recent extinctions (also mostly birds) have been caused by habitat change and introduced species.. ...

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South Island showcases New Zealands wilder side. Sophia Wilson explores its charms as she concludes her two-part tour of the country.

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South Island (サウスアイランド, Sausu Airando?) - wyspa pojawiająca się w grach z serii Sonic the Hedgehog. Pierwszy raz wystąpiła w Sonic the Hedgehog (1991), jako główne miejsce akcji gry. Później pojawiała się w kilku innych, głównie wczesnych grach z serii. W grze Sonic the Hedgehog (1991) South...

Dr. Jeff Bishop has been recognized by the UBC Residents with the 2020-21 Off-Service Teaching Award - Congratulations, Jeff!. Jeff has been a key member of the team developing a toxidrome protocol for agitated youth, and is now leading some work around pediatric trauma simulations, both supported by South Island FEI project grants.. We are grateful to have you as a part of the Victoria medical community, Jeff - thank you for everything that you do! ...

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The role of pigments in generating the colour and maculation of birds eggs is well characterized, whereas the effects of the eggshells nanostructure on the visual appearance of eggs are little studied. Here, we examined the nanostructural basis of glossiness of tinamou eggs. Tinamou eggs are well known for their glossy appearance, but the underlying mechanism responsible for this optical effect is unclear. Using experimental manipulations in conjunction with angle-resolved spectrophotometry, scanning electron microscopy, atomic force microscopy and chemical analyses, we show that the glossy appearance of tinamou eggshells is produced by an extremely smooth cuticle, composed of calcium carbonate, calcium phosphate and, potentially, organic compounds such as proteins and pigments. Optical calculations corroborate surface smoothness as the main factor producing gloss. Furthermore, we reveal the presence of weak iridescence on eggs of the great tinamou (Tinamus major), an optical effect never ...

Background: Boccia is a Paralympic sport played by athletes with severe neurological impairments affecting all four limbs. Impaired manual dexterity (MD) and intralimb coordination (ILC) may limit individuals ability to perform certain activities such as grasping, releasing, or manipulating objects, which are essential tasks for daily life or to participate in Para sports such as boccia. However, there are currently no specific instruments available to assess hand-arm coordination in boccia players with severe cerebral palsy (CP).Purpose: To design new sport-specific coordination tests to assess impaired manual dexterity and intra-limb coordination in boccia players; afterwards, quantify to what extent their coordination is impaired compared to a control group without neurological impairments.Methods: Seventy-three recreational boccia players with severe CP (BC1: age = 34.01 ± 16.43 yr; BC2: age = 33.97 ± 14.29 yr), and 19 healthy adults (age = 27.89 ± 7.08 yr) completed the test battery. The Box &

Nutrient arteries enter limb bones through discrete foramina on the shafts. They are required for bone remodelling in response to mechanical loading and dynamic forces imposed by locomotion. The cross-sectional area of the nutrient foramen of the femur represents an index of blood flow rate to the shaft and thus provides insight into the animals level of activity. Morphometric data on femoral length, mass and foramen size from 100 extant bird species and eight extinct moa species were analysed allometrically and phylogenetically. The nutrient foramen blood flow index (Qi) and femur mass (Mf) increase with body mass (Mb). At 1 kg body mass, cursorial species have approximately 2.1 times higher Qi and 1.9 times heavier Mf than volant species. The scaling of Qi on Mf is independent of the primary mode of locomotion, but the ratio Qi/Mf decreases significantly in larger birds, although absolute Qi increases. The overall avian equation for Qi on Mb is not significantly different from previous data ...

The longstanding story of ratite evolution was that they share a common flightless ancestor that lived in Gondwana, whose descendants were carried by continental drift to their present locations. Supporting this idea, some studies based on morphology, immunology and DNA sequencing reported that ratites are monophyletic.[10] Cracrafts (1974) biogeographic vicariance hypothesis suggested that ancestral flightless paleognaths, the ancestors of ratites, were present and widespread in Gondwana during the Late Cretaceous. As the supercontinent fragmented due to plate tectonics, they were carried by plate movements to their current positions and evolved into the species present today.[17] The earliest known ratite fossils date to the Paleocene epoch about 56 million years ago (e.g. Diogenornis, a possible early relative of the rhea).[18] However, more primitive paleognaths are known from several million years earlier,[19] and the classification and membership of the Ratitae itself is uncertain. Some ...

Alexander, R. M. 1983. Allometry of the leg bones of moas (Dinornithes) and other birds. Journal of Zoology, London 200: 215-231.. Amadon, D. 1947. An estimated weight of the largest known bird. Condor 49: 159-164.. Anderson, A. 1983a. When all the moa-ovens grew cold. Nine centuries of changing fortune for the southern maori. Otago Heritage Books, Dunedin.. Anderson, A. 1983b. Habitat preferences of moa in central Otago, A. D. 1000-1500, according to paleobotanical and archaeological evidence. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand 12: 321-336.. Anderson, A. 1984. The extinction of moa in southern New Zealand. Pp 728-740 in Martin, P. S., and R. G. Klein (eds.), Quaternary Extinctions. A Prehistoric Revolution. University of Arizona Press, Tucson.. Anderson, A. J. 1989. Prodigious Birds: Moas and Moa-Hunting in Prehistoric New Zealand. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.. Archey, G. 1941. The moa: a study of the Dinornithiformes. Bulletin of the Auckland Institute and Museum ...

For over eight hundred years people also have lived on this island, and their history survives today through the stories and legends told by their ancestors, and through historical sites and artefacts.. Whether youre a local or visiting from overseas, seeing Kiwi in their natural habitat is an experience not to be missed. Kapiti Island is home to over 1,200 Little Spotted Kiwi (LSK), making it the most prolific population of LS Kiwi to be found, and one of the most reliable opportunities to see them in the wild. ...

Modern Kapiti Island is best known as a sanctuary for wildlife. It is one of New Zealands longest and most exciting conservation stories, beginning in 1897. Projects here to eradicate possums and rats, and to increase or establish populations of endangered birds such as the little spotted kiwi, have put the country on the world map for conservation management and provided models to follow in other parts of the country. Animal pests are eradicated, weeds controlled, and the forests are returning.

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Thursday 20 December - Wednesday 26 December Waikanae to Picton Day: 65 - 71 Kms: 76km Cumulative kms: 1,688km / 3,000km This instalment of the blog brings us to our final week on the North Island! Seriously, how did that happen? The last two and bit months have absolutely flown by in the blink of…

A community favourite black bear that lived at the North Island Wildlife Recovery Centre in Errington died on Tuesday surrounded by people who loved him, the centre announced Wednesday.

Hundreds of North Island school children were invited into the Big House Monday to watch drumming and dancing held as part of the welcoming ceremonies for the communitys Aboriginal Day celebration.

A single bullet from a .30-06 rifle ended the life of a cougar believed to be responsible for the death of at least one North Island pet.. ...

Explore the volcanic marvels and forested beauty of the North Island Highlights Hike into the remote Urewera National Park to the beautiful Lake Waikaremoana Admire the steaming mud pools and spouting geysers at the amazing Wai-O-Tapu Thermal Reserve Visit the mighty Huka Falls at Taupo Complete the famous Tongariro Crossing, a spectacular day hike across … Continue reading →

Sporting a sideways turning bill, the endemic wrybill (Anarhynchus frontalis) or ngutuparore is one of New Zealands bird oddities - the only bird in the world with such a feature. It uses the bill like a hook to gather insect larvae and eggs from beneath stones, or as a spoon to scoop crustaceans from mud.. The small wrybill has a pale grey back and wings and a white front, with a black chest band during breeding. It measures 20 centimetres and weighs just 55 grams. It breeds in inland areas of the South Island during in spring and summer, then flies to North Island harbours until the end of winter. Its main stop-off is the Firth of Thames, winter home to 50-60% of the wrybill population. As the time of departure approaches, wrybills gather in large flocks and perform elaborate aerial ballets.. Wrybills frequent the inland shingle riverbeds of the eastern South Island. They nest from August to January, laying two camouflaged grey-blue speckled eggs among the river stones. They often lay a ...

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Arnold Products Ltd is proudly 100% New Zealand owned. We are a service based company - our mission is to make cleaning understandable. We specialize in the manufacture and distribution of all aspects of cleaning and sanitary solutions, from Hospitality and the Food Service Industry, to Dog groomers, Laundries and Engineering & Construction firms throughout New Zealand. We are based in Greymouth on the West Coast of the South Island, New Zealand, where our goods are manufactured & distributed. We have sales representatives throughout the South Island and distribute to the North Island. As well as servicing businesses for over 30 years we are also open to the public, providing all your domestic cleaning supplies ...

South Islanders may be more susceptible to deadly melanomas because they have a different gene mutation to people living in the North Island, NZ research shows.

High pressure is building over the South Island and will grow into the North Island across the weekend. Expect frosts across the South Island and maybe into

紐西蘭在世界動物地理分區上屬於澳洲區。由和澳大利亞大陸一樣在早期與其他大陸分離，因此特有種 (67種)。約有340種鳥類被紀錄。. 紐西蘭有3個特有鳥科 - 刺鷯科（Acanthiittidae）、垂耳鴉科（allaeidae）和無翼鳥科（Apterygidae）。. 除了三種蝙蝠 (現存兩種) 以外，紐西蘭沒任何原生哺乳動物，因此紐西蘭的鳥類極端特化，並占據了生態系統的所有位置；如恐鳥扮了鹿或牛的角色，紐西蘭鷹 (哈斯特鷹，有史以來最大的猛禽) ...

A first order retardation plate5 attachment enhances the presence of the light-bending agent found within this Permian bone, assigned a secular age of about 280 million years. Figure 2 shows the same spot as Figure 1 within the Diadectes bone but with the first order red plate that phase-shifts some of the gold light into other colors. As long as collagen remains embedded in the bone matrix, blues turn gold and vice versa while a microscopist rotates the sample. Watch the video at the top of this page to see light shifting through partly collagenated fossil bone.. XPOL light microscopy is just one more tool-alongside a few dozen others-that scientists use to help describe collagen in fossil bone. As with the other 100-plus soft tissue discoveries, these bones look thousands, not millions, of years old. A burial of these animals in Noahs Flood among the vast red beds only thousands of years ago could account for the presence of collagen despite the Texas heat.. References. ...

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In school age children, kiwi fruit causes about 10% of all the food allergic reactions. Kiwi is indeed a tasty fruit and has several health benefits, but also causes an allergic reaction. I like to eat the skin of kiwi with meat paste for brefix. Even after administering adrenaline injection, it is always advisable to visit the hospital for a complete follow-up and to monitor the emergence of any secondary reaction. These include the following: Kiwi allergy can also cause symptoms related to respiratory system and digestive system. Surprising is the fact that acting as an allergen, kiwi helps to transfer allergies to plants easier. That is, some allergic substances completely overlap the effects of others. I AM ALLERY TO MANGO. Read More. As a response to the attack, antibodies are produced in large numbers. One must consult ones physician in case one reacts to Kiwi fruit. Collins recommends that anytime someone suspects an allergyâ ¦ Do you know why? Kiwi allergy can be quite complicated in ...

New Zealand: A Wildlife Extinction Hot Spot. Like the fauna and flora of the Galapagos, Hawaii and Madagascar, many of the animals and plants of New Zealand are unique. Some 85 million years ago these islands separated from the great southern continent of Gondwanaland and evolution took an independent path. In the absence of land mammals, birds and reptiles dominated the terrestrial fauna, filling ecological niches occupied elsewhere by our hairy cousins. A cooler climate and lack of mammalian predators enabled some species to become huge and flightless allowing them to exploit a wide range of climatic zones, habitats and food sources (McGlone 2009). Some, like the moas (Dinorthidae) and Haasts eagle (Harpagornis moorei) have become extinct, while others like kiwi (Apteryx spp.) and the kakapo (Strigops habroptila) are struggling to survive in the face of enormous pressure from habitat loss and a host of introduced mammalian predators. Since the arrival of humans some 750-1000 years ago, nearly ...

Arnon Amit from Israel arrived in Karamea at the top of the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand on January 2, 2015, after successfully negotiating the Heaphy Track in a wheelchair.. The Heaphy Track is one of New Zealands nine Great Walks and the only one on which mountain biking is permitted (from May 1 to September 30). The track is approximately 80 kilometers long and traverses the Kahurangi National Park at the top of the South Island. Most people walk, ride or now roll, the Heaphy Track from Collingwood in Golden Bay through to Karamea on the West Coast.. ...

The ferry ride arrived in Picton at 11:45am and cost $61NZ/$48US. Then we got a TA hiker deal with the water taxi to Ship Cove. Its a $50NZ/$37US one that leaves at 1:30pm and takes about an hour longer than the $75NZ/$56US one because it delivers the mail. We wanted to save the money and figured saving $25NZ/$19 for an hour difference was worth it. During the 1.5hr layover of the two boats, we went to the Picton iSite and bought our $18NZ/$13US passes for the Queen Charlotte Track. Then I inquired about the logistics for doing the Abel Tasman walk, which is one of New Zealands Great Walks, but not part of the TA. There are additional side trips Ive had my eye on to do along the way, and the Abel Tasman (37mi/60km) was a major one. Since its one of New Zealands 9 Great Walks, it is quite popular, and the campsites tend to be booked solid because it is the beginning of summer tourist season. Well, I got super lucky and was able to find a way to make it happen! The dates worked out to fit it ...

The new Zealand Paragliding open 2018 just came to an end. The competition attracted 100 international pilots and and was based in Wanaka, South Island, using the Treble Cone take off site. Meet director, Mark Hardman ran a well organised fun event with tasks up to 96km. Weather was mixed but four challenging tasks were completed. A mix of mountain flying with associated valley winds to contend with and flat land conditions gave pilots varied flying.. The overall winner was Tony Sheperd (from Scotland) flying his Zeno followed by Zhenjun Zhao (from China) in second, and local pilot Louis Tapper in third.. In the sport class, the winner was Abe Laguna flying the new Alpina 3. Abe finished fifth in the overall category.. For full results click here Congrats and cheers from all the Ozone team.. ...

Animals can show different responses to fear for example by playing dead when there is no possibility to escape. This response is called tonic immobility (TI) and is a well-established test of fear to evaluate fearfulness. Long durations of TI are generally considered as high levels of fearfulness. Physiological changes observed during tonic immobility suggest that there are changes in the autonomic nervous system (ANS) strongly involved in this process. The main objective for this study was to analyse duration of tonic immobility and heart and ventilation rate during tonic immobility in three different species; domesticated High Andean chickens (Gallus gallus), wild-caught Ornate Tinamous (Nothoprocta ornata) and Chilean Tinamous born in captivity (Nothoprocta perdicaria). In this study needle electrodes were used to measure heart and ventilation rate. The time following induction of tonic immobility (i.e. after holding the bird on its back for 15 s) was characterized by a large increase in ...

My last post contained some of my favorite experiences of the South Island of New Zealand. Ive also had great times on the North Island, which is where the majority of the New Zealand population lives. It enjoys the same contrasts in geography as the South Island with a tropical feel at the top, mountain…

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Bending zones are clearly recognisable in both the dorsal and ventral bars of the upper bill in Calidris species, which are neognathous rhynchokinetic birds. The position of these bending zones coincides with the bending point determined from behavioural analyses (Gerritsen, 1988). The bending zones in the palaeognathous species are not clear, although the bars are relatively more slender than in Calidris. All the palaeognathous species analysed in this study have the thinnest zones in the dorsal bar near the caudal or rostral part of the dorsal bar, outside the effective bending limits of the upper bill. This indicates that no clear bending zone is present in the dorsal bar of the Palaeognathae. Although the thickness curve of the ostrich shows some resemblance to that of the Calidris species, note that the slender part is directly behind the rostrum maxillae. This rostrum is very thick and semicircular, which makes this region very rigid and difficult to bend. The ventral bar of the ...

Ornithologists variously described the New Zealand falcon as an aberrant hobby or as allied to three South American species (F. deiroleucus, F. rufigularis, and F. femoralis); however molecular phylogenetic studies show that it is most closely related to the South American Aplomado falcon[4] Two forms are apparent from their significantly different sizes with the larger race in the South Island and the smaller in the North Island. Although neutral genetic markers show a recent history of these two forms, the substantial size difference is likely to be driven by ecological adaptation. Conservation management had already avoided mixing of the North Island (Falco novaeseelandiae ferox) and South Island (Falco novaeseelandiae novaeseelandiae) populations.[5] ...

Wellington is a showcase of conservation projects. An example is Matiu (Somes Island) in Wellington Harbour. Until 1995 it was used as an animal quarantine station. Today it is a sanctuary for endangered species. The ancient native reptile, tuatara, has been released there, along with several bird species including kākāriki (parrots).. Further north, off the west coast, Mana Island is being restored. A range of seabirds and plant species have been successfully reintroduced. Both Matiu and Mana are open sanctuaries, which the public are free to visit. They complement the long established closed sanctuary on Kāpiti Island (permits are required for a visit), where native birds, including the rare kōkako and takahē, thrive.. In Wellington city Zealandia (formerly Karori Sanctuary) is a mainland island protected by a predator-proof fence. The little spotted kiwi has been reintroduced there after more than a centurys absence from the mainland.. Possum eradication has had a marked effect on ...

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In that desolate place called grief, youll not only find bereaved people but lonely people. A different kind of grief but just as real. After years of gradually losing the security of close relationships, my energy and enthusiasm, and my identity, I reached my lowest point.. How different life had looked twelve years earlier when we moved to New Zealand. I was filled with optimism by the exciting life glimpsed on a campervan holiday the year before.. In a whistle-stop tour of North and South Island, we took in the best of New Zealand. On North Island we were charmed by Aucklands Sky Tower views; Bay of Islands magical dolphins, Coromandels hot water beach, and Rotoruas Maori culture and volcanic lakes.. A trip across the Cook Strait on the interisland ferry took us to South Island. We soothed our minds with Marlborough Sounds serenity and Tasmans cobalt bays. We drove down the wild West Coast with mile upon mile of breakers and driftwood calling us to nature. Hokitikas jade carvings, so ...

Kiwis are generally available in most supermarkets all year round. The most common kiwi is the Hayward which has green flesh and is covered with brown fuzz. Gold kiwis have smooth bronze-colored skin and are pointy at one end. The flesh is mustard colored and quite flavorful. The gold kiwi is also higher in both vitamins C, E and lutein/zeaxanthin. New hybrids include the baby kiwis which are green, smooth, about the size of table grapes, and eaten much like them. When you shop for kiwi, choose plump ones that yield slightly to the touch. Avoid those that are shriveled, moldy or have soft spots. You can easily ripen kiwifruit by leaving it at room temperature for a few days or to speed up the process, put the kiwifruit in a dry paper bag along with an apple or banana.. Most people dont realize that you can eat the kiwi skin after rubbing off the fuzz. The skin is actually quite nutritious. If you want to skip the skin, the easiest way to prepare a kiwi is to simply slice it in half and scoop ...

Christchurch is one of the prime tourist spots in New Zealand. In spite of the way that four monstrous seismic tremors between the period 2010 and 2011 had totally left the city in ruins, it has still figured out how to spring back to life. You can observe the resurrection of the city all over. Beginning from new structures to shopping centers everything has been reproduced once more. The fundamental attractions of the city incorporate the excellent Botanic Gardens where you can appreciate the exquisite strolling tracks, centers, and agriculture shows. The nursery is likewise home to the absolute most seasoned, tallest, and biggest trees in New Zealand. Investigate both the new and old Christchurch on the gondola. You can appreciate a picturesque ride of Mt. Cavendish on the link vehicle.. ...

Lake Wanaka - South Island. Universities. University of Auckland:. -Located in the heart of downtown Auckland.. - Offers programs in Biomedical, Chemical and Materials Science, Civil and Environmental, Electrical, Mechanical and Software Engineering.. University of Auckland Engineering Department University of Canterbury: - Offers programs in Mechanical, Electrical, Computer, Chemical, Civil, Environmental Engineering and Computer Science.. - Located just outside the heart of downtown Christchurch on New Zealands South Island. - Downtown Christchurch - 15 minutes by bus. - Sumner Beach - 25 minutes by bus. - Methven / Mt. Hutt Ski Village - 1.5 hours by bus/car. Click here to see a list of course equivalencies.. Otago University: - Offers programs in science, math and health related degrees.. - Located in downtown Dunedin.. - Less than one mile from the steepest street in the world.. - Widely regarded by students as the best college town in New Zealand.. How to Set-Up a Study Abroad Semester or ...

Significant numbers of Scottish people also settled in New Zealand. Approximately 20 percent of the original European settler population of New Zealand came from Scotland, and Scottish influence is still visible around the country. The South Island city of Dunedin, in particular, is known for its Scottish heritage and was named as a tribute to Edinburgh by the citys Scottish founders.. The majority of Scottish immigrants settled in the South Island. All over New Zealand, the Scots developed different means to bridge the old homeland and the new. Many Caledonian societies were formed, well over 100 by the early twentieth century, who helped maintain Scottish culture and traditions. From the 1860s, these societies organised annual Caledonian Games throughout New Zealand. The Games were sports meets that brought together Scottish settlers and the wider New Zealand public. In so doing, the Games gave Scots a path to cultural integration as Scottish New Zealanders. In the 1961 census there were ...

New Zealand adventure activities, adrenalin tours, bungy jumping, skydiving, jet boat, heli ski, white water rafting, go karting, mountain biking, volcano tours and more!

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The Research Group for Ancient DNA Analysis at the Institute of Clinical Molecular Biology, Kiel University and University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein (UKSH), Kiel, Germany invites applications for two PhD positions in Ancient DNA Analysis.. In the framework of the Collaborative Research Centre (CRC) 1266 Scales of Transformation - Human-Environmental Interaction in Prehistoric and Archaic Societies (http://www.sfb1266.uni-kiel.de/en), we are seeking highly motivated individuals to conduct ancient DNA research in prehistoric human populations using next generation sequencing (NGS). The focus is on the investigation of pathogen and human genomes. Both candidates will be involved in handling human skeletal remains, wet lab work (DNA extraction, NGS library preparation) and data analysis.. PhD position in pathogen evolution and human immunogenetics. The successful candidate will analyse metagenomic data to detect pathogens, to reconstruct their genomes and to trace the (evolutionary) history of ...

The Mainland Eagles Academy and logo is inspired by a specie of eagle that once lived in New Zealand, called the Haasts Eagle. The Haasts Eagle only lived on the South Island and were considered to be the equivalent of a lion in New Zealand.. The Haasts Eagle was the biggest, baddest most magnificent eagle ever to have existed in the world. It is known in Maori legend as Pouakai and there is little doubt that early settlers would have fallen victim to this most terrifying of aerial predators! In Māori mythology, the pouakai or poukai is a monstrous bird, and are even depicted in early rock-shelter paintings in South Canterbury.. The Mainland Eagles Academy logo represents the Academy being a South Island Regional Academy with the power, strength and majesty of the Haasts Eagle representing how our athletes train, play and approach life in general.. ...

Central Otago is home to three of NZs Great Rides, award-winning wineries, gold rush history and dramatic landscapes. Dont miss these top 8 experiences.

People Alarm may approach panic. Steering of motorcars greatly affected. Structures : Low standard buildings heavily damaged, some collapse. ordinary workmanship buildings damaged, some with partial collapse. Reinforced masonry or concrete buildings damaged in some cases. A few instances of damage to buildings and bridges designed and built to resist earthquakes. Monuments and pre-1976 elevated tanks and factory stacks twisted or brought down. Some pre-1965 infill masonry panels damaged. A few post-1980 brick veneers damaged. Decayed timber piles of houses damaged. Houses not secured to foundations may move. Most unreinforced domestic chimneys damaged, some below roof-line, many brought down. Environment : Cracks appear on steep slopes and in wet ground. Small to moderate slides in roadside cuttings and unsupported excavations. Small water and sand ejections and localized lateral spreading adjacent to streams, canals, lakes, etc ...

The front was expected to move east over New Zealand over the weekend, bringing heavy rain to some western areas, severe gales for many places, and snow to low levels in parts of the South Island.. Rain could approach warning levels in Fiordland and the Otago and Canterbury headwaters, while winds could be severe in parts of Otago.. On Monday and Tuesday, snow was forecast to low levels in the far south, possibly down to sea level, and heavy falls were possible above 200 metres in Clutha and Southland.. Severe gale southwesterlies were also possible for Clutha and Southland, and the associated cold air was likely to cause stress to livestock.. Many higher roads and passes across the South Island were likely to be affected by the snow.. ...

Posted on 11/22/2010 10:44:48 PM PST by John W. (Reuters) - North Korea on Tuesday fired dozens of artillery shells at a South Korean island, setting buildings on fire and prompting a return fire by the South, Seouls military and media reports said ...

Do you have to play tennis to develop tennis elbow? Tennis elbow, which is a relatively common condition, occurs when a tear develops in the tendons attached to the outside … ...

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I dont see anything different here than what happens in morphological analyses. Adding genes is better even if it causes more homoplasy, because all that means is that the topology isnt as well supported as we thought, and the non-random noise may be a signal of the true phylogeny. The morphological equivalent is a Sereno analysis, where he purposefully excludes homoplasic characters so that his clades appear better supported. I dont think most people agree with this tactic, so I dont think youd agree to it in molecular analyses either. And again, I agree its important to get the algorithms right, and indeed more important than adding more data to crappy algorithms. Just as Id say it doesnt matter how much data you throw into a supertree or an Adams consensus tree, the trees still crap. But I dont see how adding more data to a bad algorithm will necessarily cause greater node support and thus make the results of a larger bad analysis more misleading than those of a smaller bad ...

Australia & the Pacific - New Zealand with an 18 month old - Hi, I am planning a three week trip to New Zealand with a toddler in tow for December. We are renting a motorhome so that we have maximum flexibility. We are planning to spend 1 week on the North Island and 2 on the South Island. Does anyone have...

Kiwi or kiwifruit are small fuzzy brown fruits with a soft green pulp on the inside. They are grown on vines that require lots of pruning, similar to grape vines. They grow in warm temperate climates and are often found seasonally in grocery stores all over the U.S. These super foods are packed with phytonutrients that are associated with increased health and reduction of developing diseases. Kiwis are popular in fruit salads, smoothies or as a sweet topping for pastries.. Nutritional Value of Kiwi. 1 Kiwi fruit, without skin (although the skin is edible and good source of vitamins and minerals!). Calories: 46. Fat: 0g. Carbohydrates: 11g / 4% DV. Protein: 1g. Fiber: 2g / 9% DV. Vitamin K: 30.6mcg / 38% DV. Vitamin C: 70.5mg / 117% DV. Health Benefits of Kiwi. ...

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The idea of being in one location for such a long time is strange to many of us yachties, whove spent years traveling from place to place. Strange, but not necessarily bad. In some ways, I find it a refreshing change, a different sort of adventure. As we yachties tend to be an adaptable bunch (a useful quality for our way of life), many of us have embraced our unexpected bonus time in New Zealand as an opportunity to do more exploring here, and help the local economy in the meantime. This year, instead of having a tropical adventure, well have a sub-tropical, temperate, or an alpine adventure - maybe even all three! - as we set off to get to know this land that has taken us in during the pandemic. Eric and I, for example, recently returned from a fun two-week driving trip with a couple of our friends, around the central part of the North Island. More on that in another blog post. This week, about a dozen cruisers are embarking on a ski trip to the South Island. Others are currently scattered ...

If you are staying with us at the Picton Yacht Club Hotel before making your way south towards Christchurch and beyond, there are a few things you need to know following the powerful magnitude-7.8 earthquake that hit the South Island and lower North Island in November. Since the earthquake hit, the road heading south down ...

Also At Our NZ time between 9.30pm to 10pm date 11th Feb there was seen a huge streaking flash and heard a big boom & a what look like a Meter Ball of fire, it broke into 3 parts went through our Southern Hemisphere zipped over Auckland city in North Island went far as to Christchurch in the South Island. Following the east coasts of NZ and disappear into the Tasman sea. Funny it seem to coincide with the timing of the Space X Launch.. Cheers glad all went great with launch look forward to more up dates of data reports ...

Cloudy Bay is a real place, and it really is cloudy. I imagined it was marketing propaganda, but oh, no. I tried flying over it in January while circumnavigating the South Island for last weeks

Together with Hiringa Energy, were working to develop New Zealands first nationwide hydrogen refueling stations network. Our partnership brings together the entrepreneurial spirit, complementary skills and strengths of our two innovative, future-focused Kiwi companies to provide leadership in the development of hydrogen as a viable alternative commercial fuel source for New Zealand.. Detailed engineering requirements and consenting for a network of hydrogen refuelling sites - some of which will be on our existing Waitomo Fuel Stops - are already under way. Initial locations have been selected, with plans for a further 20 stations to be developed across both the North and South Islands by 2025.. Read more here.. ...

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