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Auckland Museum is calling on the public submit personal messages they have received in their life about love, loss and longing.
Letters, texts, postcards and even Tinder messages Aucklanders have sent to one another will be compiled into an upcoming exhibition in mid-2021.
Auckland Museum … View moreAuckland Museum is calling on the public submit personal messages they have received in their life about love, loss and longing.
Letters, texts, postcards and even Tinder messages Aucklanders have sent to one another will be compiled into an upcoming exhibition in mid-2021.
Auckland Museum spokesperson Nina Finigan said the exhibition will explore the ways Aucklanders communicate feelings of love, loss, and longing, and how that has changed and stayed the same over time.
“Love, loss and longing – these feelings are universal and reveal something profound about what it means to be human,” she said.
“How we communicate these emotions continues to evolve but our need to tell people we love and miss them is timeless.”
Submissions can be anything from a love letter physically received in the mail, an email from a friend overseas, an affectionate card from a family member or messages from a Tinder profile.
They can focus on love lost in the form of a breakup message, a letter from someone disclosing profound grief, or a letter that takes on new meaning after the sender has passed away.
Family stories where letters or messages played a key part, or letters that have been passed down in your family, are also welcomed for submission.
"We acknowledge that such messages are highly personal. We are committed to ethical use and display of personal stories and will work alongside submitters to ensure their stories are treated with care, sensitivity and respect,” Finigan said.
To submit items for consideration please send a photo, scan or screen grab of the letter, email or message history to submissions@aucklandmuseum.com
Submissions close Sunday 13 September.
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A healthy female baby rhino has been born at Auckland Zoo.
The southern white rhino calf was delivered on August 14, and it marks the first rhino birth at the zoo in 20 years.
Auckland Zoo ungulates team leader Tommy Karlsson witnessed the “exciting and nerve-wracking” birth that has been… View moreA healthy female baby rhino has been born at Auckland Zoo.
The southern white rhino calf was delivered on August 14, and it marks the first rhino birth at the zoo in 20 years.
Auckland Zoo ungulates team leader Tommy Karlsson witnessed the “exciting and nerve-wracking” birth that has been heavily anticipated by staff.
“It was very smooth and very fast, and Jamila did a brilliant job by giving a couple of really good pushes to get her baby here,” he said.
“Her calf was walking within 25 minutes and suckling well by the afternoon. She’s pretty sturdy, her belly is filling out and she’s already getting a lot rounder.”
Karlsson estimates the baby rhino’s weight at 65 kilograms.
The rhino’s mother Jamila went through a 16 month pregnancy and one hour of labour, with her water breaking at 7am and the delivery of her calf occurring at 7.59am.
Regional Facilities Auckland chief executive Chris Brooks said it is a rare and exiting privilege welcoming a new baby rhino.
“Auckland Zoo supports the recovery of rhino populations in Zimbabwe and in Sumatra,” he said.
“Thanks to the Australasian zoos’ breeding programme, we have been able to bring one more southern white rhino into the world.”
Karlsson said it is still early days, and Jamila and her calf are not yet out on the Savannah.
“We take Jamila’s lead to do this at the pace she is comfortable with, and once she’s ready, we can’t wait for visitors to see Jamila’s calf for themselves,” he said.
“Rhino are such an incredible species that are still doing it tough in the wild, both in Africa and Asia. They are so important in helping maintain healthy ecosystems for themselves and many other species where they live, so we need to do all we can to help ensure their future.”
Since 2013, Auckland Zoo has supported the Zimbabwe-based Lowveld Rhino Trust’s (LRT) conservation efforts for both black and white rhino species.
A south Auckland woman is in the running to receive $10,000 for her efforts to promote health and fitness in her community.
Mangere resident Emily Luatua, 24, is the leader of the youth group Do Good Feel Good that was started in 2015.
“We wanted to create change because young people … View moreA south Auckland woman is in the running to receive $10,000 for her efforts to promote health and fitness in her community.
Mangere resident Emily Luatua, 24, is the leader of the youth group Do Good Feel Good that was started in 2015.
“We wanted to create change because young people don’t always see a problem in their health and well-being,” she said.
Luatua has organised tag team rugby tournaments through the group attracting hundreds of participants over the years.
She has been nominated as one of Westfield’s Local Heroes, an annual competition that acknowledges work in local communities by awarding grants.
“I felt overwhelmed to be nominated. I didn’t take up community work to ever be noticed,” she said.
“I was just trying to have a positive impact in south Auckland and New Zealand.”
The voting period for Westfield Local Heroes opens on Tuesday 25 August and closes on Monday 14 September.
To view finalists, visit www.westfield.com.au...
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Roadworks on Puinui Road have blocked the pedestrian entrance to the Manukau Memorial Gardens.
This is the only way to visit the cemetery, as gates are closed to vehicles under alert level 3 rules.
As a result, the cemetery has become completely closed off to the public.
Local resident … View moreRoadworks on Puinui Road have blocked the pedestrian entrance to the Manukau Memorial Gardens.
This is the only way to visit the cemetery, as gates are closed to vehicles under alert level 3 rules.
As a result, the cemetery has become completely closed off to the public.
Local resident Chris Greyling said it was “heart breaking” people are being prevented from visiting their loved ones in the cemetery.
Do you think it is acceptable for the cemetery to be closed off?
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We have three tasty recipes from Jamie … View moreIn this week’s issue we’ve got a spring checklist for vegetables and flowers and, by special request, instructions for making newspaper plant pots for seedlings. Plus it’s time to tidy up hellebores, sow brassica seeds and start a new compost heap.
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