Celebrate Matariki at WestCity!
Join the WestCity Explorers as we celebrate Matariki the Maori New Year!
Enjoy Kapa Haka performances by:
Henderson Primary school on Wednesday 13th June at 2pm
Western Heights Primary school on Friday 15th June at 2pm
Experience a highly interactive musical puppet show on Saturday 16th June at 11am:
Toro Pikopiko Puppet’s ‘Te Rerenga - The Flight’ features 80 ‘Flatsie’ puppets inspired from ancient cave drawings around the Timaru district. The show re-tells a Ngai Tahu legend about a Birdwoman called Pourangahua and her epic flight to Aotearoa, with the aid of Matariki stars and migrating whales. She flies from cave to cave, valley to valley, meeting a host of colourful characters including bats, creepy crawlies, Moa & Pouakai Eagles, all the while pursued by a bevy of bird hunters.
The hour-long show is performed in English, with some te reo maori waiata. It takes its audience back in time a thousand years, where they help animate a multitude of rock art characters. Children will learn about our amazing rock-art heritage while interacting with rock-art puppets throughout the show.
Spaces are limited and will be allocated on a first come first served basis.
Entertainment on Sunday 17th June from 11am -2pm includes:
Face painting
Matariki craft centre
Where: WestCity Waitakere, Level 1, Centre Court, 7 Catherine Street, Henderson, Auckland
Phone: (09) 978 6700
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Even Australians get it - so why not Kiwis???
“Ten years ago, if a heatwave as intense as last week’s record-breaker had hit the east coast, Australia’s power supply may well have buckled. But this time, the system largely operated as we needed, despite some outages.
On Australia’s main grid last quarter, renewables and energy storage contributed more than 50% of supplied electricity for the first time, while wholesale power prices were more than 40% lower than a year earlier.
[…] shifting demand from gas and coal for power and petrol for cars is likely to deliver significantly lower energy bills for households.
Last quarter, wind generation was up almost 30%, grid solar 15% and grid-scale batteries almost tripled their output. Gas generation fell 27% to its lowest level for a quarter century, while coal fell 4.6% to its lowest quarterly level ever.
Gas has long been the most expensive way to produce power. Gas peaking plants tend to fire up only when supply struggles to meet demand and power prices soar. Less demand for gas has flowed through to lower wholesale prices.”
Full article: www.theguardian.com...
If even Australians see the benefit of solar - then why is NZ actively boycotting solar uptake? The increased line rental for electricity was done to make solar less competitive and prevent cost per kWh to rise even more than it did - and electricity costs are expected to rise even more. Especially as National favours gas - which is the most expensive form of generating electricity. Which in turn will accelerate Climate Change, as if New Zealand didn’t have enough problems with droughts, floods, slips, etc. already.
Poll: Should the government levy industries that contribute to financial hardship?
As reported in the Post, there’s a $30 million funding gap in financial mentoring. This has led to services closing and mentors stepping in unpaid just to keep helping people in need 🪙💰🪙
One proposed solution? Small levies on industries that profit from financial hardship — like banks, casinos, and similar companies.
So we want to hear what you think:
Should the government ask these industries to contribute?
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59% Yes, supporting people is important!
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26% No, individuals should take responsibility
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15% ... It is complicated
A Neighbourly Riddle! Don’t Overthink It… Or Do?😜
Do you think you know the answer? Simply 'Like' this post if you know the answer and the big reveal will be posted in the comments at 2pm on the day!
If you multiply this number by any other number, the answer will always be the same. What number is this?
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