Wellington's Wonderful Statue

Wellington is home to a 5 metre sculpture that was created by artist Ronnie Van Hout, She is known for mixing stuff together like the one shown now.
The sculpture is called Quasi, which shows a man that is well balanced two fingers and has a face on the palm of it.
The original was standing on the top of the Christchurch Art Gallery, however it's new house is located on top of the Wellington City Gallery. 

160 Year Old Flag

A 160 year old flag has been given back to Kingitanga by the Anglican Church.

This flag dates back from the time of the first Maori king,  Pōtatau Te Wherowhero and has been given back to them after the Anglican Church had forgotten that they had it for over 100 years.

The current Maori Kings' son has been given the Taonga on behalf of Kingitanga at a ceremony.

The origin of the flag is unclear as it may have been made for as a pall for the death of Pōtatau.

Kayaking

Today was my first time going kayaking.

First we had to put our swimming clothes then our wet suits with some shoes. We then got our kayaks and paddles then went away like a plane.

We had to go around a little course then come back to shore and get changed in time for the bus to go back home for our lunch break.

I felt nervous at the start but then had a great time, besides tipping over 6 times it was so cold. Hope we could go back again.

Antarctic Blast

Antarctic Blast hitting the Bay Of Plenty, with snow falling from the sky in Mamaku near Rotorua. The pupils of Mamaku woke up to a thick layer of snow out their windows carpeting the landscape.

This comes known as heavy snow warnings and watches are in place for the central North Island. Mt Ngongotaha had some snow dusting as well. 

NZ Loses World's Steepest Street Title

NZ loses it's the worlds steepest street title dew to the fact that Welsh Seaside Town of Harlech stepping forward to take the crown. This street officially has a gradient of 37%.

Baldwin Street of West Dunedin has had this title for years and had been called long neck road. 

To qualify for the record you have to have a street paved all over with houses this also has to have a measurement that is based on the highest gradient over a section of 10m.       

The Tamaki Rubbish Pick Up

On Monday Ruapotaka School went on a school trip to the Dunkirk Reserve and picked up the rubbish along the border line of the water. When we got there the tide was out so we saw a lot of birds. I saw my favorite bird which is a seagull.

We were then told since we are walking towards the park while we pick up the rubbish we could go and play on it. My group and I were too busy walking with Hazel picking up the rubbish we even discovered a jellyfish ashore.

The Jellyfish looked astonishing because of the variety of colours that it had, it was a great day.

Skiing Season Opens For 2019

Mount Ruapehu marks the starting of "Skiing" season for 2019.

Ruapehu is the first main field to open for skiing this year. The exact date for this to happen is unknown.

All they had to do was to leave the decision to "Mother Nature".