Websites! Websites!

Here is a website to do with Mahinga Kai, meaning food that mother nature provides, to find out more go to http://www.kaihaukai.co.nz/

The Shortest Day of The Year

Today is the shortest day of the year for the Southern Hemisphere.

The shortest day is scheduled to occur at 10.34am today, when the sun’s position in the sky reaches its farthest point north of the Equator. It means today will have the least amount of daylight of any day for the year.

In Auckland, this equates to just nine hours, 37 minutes and 58 seconds, and in Invercargill, just eight hours, 35 minutes and 5 seconds worth of daylight.

Starting tomorrow, the days in the Southern Hemisphere will start to get longer and the moon larger, as the South Pole begins to tilt towards the sun.

However, temperatures around New Zealand are likely to be higher than usual. 

During the Winter Solstice, there is no sunlight at all south of the Antarctic Circle – they have 24 hours of darkness. However, if you want to experience a day with no sunset will have to head to the Arctic Circle where the sun will remain overhead for a full 24 hours!

In the Northern Hemisphere today is extra special as it coincides with a full moon. This is the first time since 1948. This won’t happen again until 2062!

From Kiwi Kids News (Edited)

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The 40 Hour Famine

The 40 Hour Famine is on for 2016 and if you want to help this cause then do this. Look up The 40 Hour Famine webpage 40 Hour Famine Link and search Bradley Mutch into Team Profiles, there you can support me by donating, my goal is to get $50 by the end of the week and I will be giving the money to the children who need it more than anything! For the famine I will be giving up food and technology. So come on help me reach my goal and start donating!

$20 can give a child the tools they need to learn with a complete stationary pack.
$45 can provide nutritious food for a child attending school for a term.
$75 can support children to recover from their traumatic experience through arts, sports and counselling in a safe space.
$100 can give teachers the essential tools and resources they need to help restore critical education for children
$2500 can bring life to an entire classroom with desks, chairs and outdoor play equipment.


If you want to know more about this cause visit www.worldvision.org.nz