Are you going out on the water to see the Southern Right Whale?
A reminder of the rules around marine mammal encounters from the Department of Conservation:
General
Do not disturb, harass or make loud noises near marine mammals.
Contact should be ceased should marine mammals show any signs of becoming disturbed or alarmed.
Do not feed or throw any rubbish near marine mammals.
Avoid sudden or repeated changes in speed or direction of any vessel or aircraft near a marine mammal.
There should be no more than 3 vessels and/or aircraft within 300 m of any marine mammal.
At sea
Ensure that you travel no faster than idle or ‘no wake’ speed within 300 m of any marine mammal.
Approach whales and dolphins from behind and to the side.
Do not circle them, obstruct their path or cut through any group.
Keep at least 50 m from whales (or 200 m from any large whale mother and calf or calves).
Swimming with whales is not permitted.
You may swim with seals and dolphins but not with dolphin pods with very young calves.
Avoid approaching closer than 20 m to seals and sea lions hauled out on shore.
Idle slowly away. Speed may be gradually increased to out-distance dolphins and should not exceed 10 knots within 300 m of any dolphin.
If you notice a marine mammal being harassed, severely injured or entangled, contact DOC immediately on 0800 DOC HOT (0800 362 468) (Or Project Jonah - 0800 4WHALE) .
Poll: 🤖 What skills do you think give a CV the ultimate edge in a robot-filled workplace?
The Reserve Bank has shared some pretty blunt advice: there’s no such thing as a “safe” job anymore 🛟😑
Robots are stepping into repetitive roles in factories, plants and warehouses. AI is taking care of the admin tasks that once filled many mid-level office jobs.
We want to know: As the world evolves, what skills do you think give a CV the ultimate edge in a robot-filled workplace?
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Belmont Scouts' Mudslide Day is back!
Bring the family! Sunday the 22nd of February 10am-2pm at the Belmont domain, all ages welcome.
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Brain Teaser of the Day 🧠✨ Can You Solve It? 🤔💬
Make a hearty dish. Take just half a minute. Add four parts of kestrel. Then just add one. What have you made?
(Trev from Silverdale kindly provided this head-scratcher ... thanks, Trev!)
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