Muriwai Gannet Colony The Muriwai gannet colony is one hour drive from central Auckland. Back in the 1980s, a colony was established itself north of Auckland at Muriwai Beach. Two headlands were fenced off to protect the nesting gannets that had arrived from nearby Motutara Island. However, the fences eventually prevented the colony from expanding ..read more

The Story How The Kiwi Lost Its Wings One day, Tane Mahuta, the god of the forest, was walking through the forest.  He looked up at his children reaching for the sky and he noticed that they were starting to sicken, as bugs were eating them. He talked to his brother, Tanehokahoka, who called all ..read more

Muriwai Gannet Colony Muriwai gannet colony is one hour drive from central Auckland.  Back in the 1980s, a colony was established itself north of Auckland at Muriwai Beach. Two headlands were fenced off to protect nesting gannets that had arrived from nearby Motutara Island. However, the fences eventually prevented the colony from expanding. Once they ..read more

5 Steps On How To Make A Maori Hangi A hāngi ( Earth Oven ) is a traditional Māori style of cooking which is still commonly practised throughout New Zealand. The hāngi is a process where steam is cooking the food while in beneath the ground more like a pressure cooker. This kind of style ..read more

The New Threat System To Manage COVID-19 The New Zealand government has now implemented a “Threat System” just like the one we use for fire risks and terror attacks.  The Threat System will manage the threat of the coronavirus or the COVID-19. As the level rises, increasingly severe measures are rolled out to combat the […] The post The New Threat System To Manage COVID-19 appeared first on Life in New Zealand ..read more

How To Make A Maori Hangi A hāngi ( Earth Oven ) is a traditional Māori style of cooking which is still commonly practised throughout New Zealand. The hāngi is a process where steam is cooking the food while in beneath the ground more like a pressure cooker. This kind of style of cooking can […] The post How To Make A Maori Hangi appeared first on Life in New Zealand ..read more

The New Zealand government has now implemented a “Threat System” just like the one we use for fire risks and terror attacks.  The Threat System will manage the threat of the coronavirus or the COVID-19. As the level rises, increasingly severe measures are rolled out to combat the spread of the virus. Those measures are […] The post New Zealand Government New Threat System To Manage COVID-19 appeared first on Life in New Zealand ..read more

It’s 4th February 2020, I was going for my nightly walk and I was walking along Mangere bridge walkway going towards the Old Mangere bridge town centre.  When I looked to my right and up in the sky was a trail of lights.   I thought to myself am I seeing things, So I took another […] The post Strange Lights Seen Over Auckland, New Zealand appeared first on Life in New Zealand ..read more

The Story How The Kiwi Lost Its Wings One day, Tane Mahuta, the god of the forest, was walking through the forest.  He looked up at his children reaching for the sky and he noticed that they were starting to sicken, as bugs were eating them. He talked to his brother, Tanehokahoka, who called all […] The post How The Kiwi Lost Its Wings appeared first on Life in New Zealand ..read more

A hāngi ( Earth Oven ) is a traditional Māori style of cooking which is still commonly practised throughout New Zealand. The hāngi is a process where steam is cooking the food while in beneath the ground more like a pressure cooker. This kind of style of cooking can be found throughout the pacific with […] The post How To Make a Traditional Maori Hangi appeared first on Life in New Zealand ..read more