Taupo council calls on Govt to stop 1080

nzherald.co.nz - Environment
October 1, 2009 4:43 PM
by newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz

Taupo council calls on Govt to stop 1080

Taupo District Council has called on the Government to stop aerial drops of 1080 poison used to kill possums, and to find a sustainable alternative."We need to stop the aerial bombardment by helicopters dumping 1080 indiscriminately...

Art Trembanis

CSHEL

Univ of Delaware

Deep water could meet all NZ's energy needs

nzherald.co.nz - Environment
September 27, 2009 12:00 PM
by newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz

Deep water could meet all NZ's energy needs

The drive to run New Zealand on 100 per cent renewable power could get a boost if scientists discover pockets of energy they suspect are buried between 5km and 7km deep.Geologists think there may be enough scalding hot water locked...

Art Trembanis

CSHEL

Univ of Delaware

Beaches still risky, health officials warn

nzherald.co.nz - Environment
September 27, 2009 12:00 PM
by newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz

Beaches still risky, health officials warn

School holidays and the onset of daylight saving are set to tempt Aucklanders back to the beach, however public health officers are warning parents to closely watch children - and look out for toxic sea slugs.Medical Officer of...

Art Trembanis

CSHEL

Univ of Delaware

Samples positive for poison

nzherald.co.nz - Environment
September 26, 2009 1:00 PM
by newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz

Samples positive for poison

A Waiheke Island environmental group says several samples of marine life taken from the Hauraki Gulf have tested positive for the rat poisons brodifacoum and 1080.Sarah Silverstar of Ocean Aware says the samples of marine birds,...

Art Trembanis

CSHEL

Univ of Delaware

Maori Legend of Man Eating Birds

http://science.slashdot.org/story/09/09/14/1718211/Maori-Legend-of-Man-Eating-Birds-is-True?from=rss

Art Trembanis
CSHEL
Univ of Delaware

New Zealand Travel Guides || Jaunted

While watching an episode of "Confessions of a Travel Writer" I was introduced the the travel guide site Jaunted.com

Billed as the "Pop Culture Travel Guide" this site is designed with a younger edgier traveler in mind.

There are a number of entries for New Zealand check 'em out.

http://www.jaunted.com/country/nz

Top five things to do in New Zealand for free

Here is a recent article about neat and inexpensive things to see and do in New Zealand.  We will be doing 4 of the 5 during the W10 program.

Top five things to do in New Zealand for free

Come along for the experience of a lifetime!