By Cherie Howe and Valmoana Tapaleao
Five people are dead and three are missing (click here) after a fishing charter trip turned to tragedy on the Kaipara Harbour. A search for the missing resumes this morning, weather permitting.
Three others on board the fishing charter Francie were rescued and taken to North Shore Hospital.
The former owner of the Francie said last night the boat should not have been operating or attempting to cross the bar in the rough conditions yesterday - reported swells of more than 1.5m and heavy winds.
Police confirmed the death toll last night after launching a search and rescue operation.
Inspector Duncan Hall said the five bodies were recovered from outside Kaipara Harbour.
The three survivors had been rescued by the Auckland Westpac Rescue Helicopter, whose crew winched them to safety from the water....
So, if you don't pay attention to the destructive forces of the world and waht moral people do to combat them, then don't read the blog.
The unsettling aspect of the rough seas is that it is a fishing charter boat with seasoned personnel. A tragedy like this with seamen and seawomen that understand the water is significant. It is more than significant, it is a worry to a greater danger. I have recently posted the turbulence of the southern ocean and the danger to southeast Asia. This is all connected as far as I am concerned and the satellite prove it out. There is significant turbulence coming off Antarctica with the progression of the seasons. When the climate was normal the seasons were far less homogonous.
One of the aspects of climate I looked for from the beginning of this blog and before I began this blog was the degree of difference in temperature between day and night. Then I looked to find where there were sincere seasonal change as opposed to arbitrary calendar "Sharpie" lines. The seasons are overlapping and there is little to no residucal coolness when the sunlight hits an object no Earth.
The issue with the Kakapo species in New Zealand is the notable difference in it's increasing population WITHOUT the assistance of human beings. It was provided a protected habitat and it is coming back slowly on it's own. THAT is the basis of the USA's ESA (Endangered Species Act) and it is proven to work time and again.
Kakapo numbers (click here) have increased 20 per cent after the most successful breeding season in 25 years.
Just 126 of the critically endangered birds were left in July last year but the population has been boosted to 154.
in the mid-1990s fewer than 60 of the floor-dwelling birds remained and conservationists feared New Zealand's vulnerable flightless parrot might join the dodo in the ranks of extinction.
Department of Conservation (DoC) experts are still working towards the first artificial insemination of a kakapo from frozen sperm in an attempt to guarantee their long-term survival....
I don't blog here for anyone's entertainment. It is a blog that has sought the public record of the effects of the climate crisis. I have records beyond this as well and long before I started to blog here. As I have stated before, one man asked me to begin a blog post about my insights in 2004 and I began such. Oddly, I began that only days before the Christmas Tsunami that changed the axis tilt of Earth.
I smile on no particular political group, except, I find morality and the appreciation of life an important part of any government. Ideology for the sake of ideology is nonsense, such as the Neocons, now the Tea Party, of the USA. They bend a knee supposedly to Christ while they hide their scared atheism behind war.
November 27, 2016
I don't blog here for anyone's entertainment. It is a blog that has sought the public record of the effects of the climate crisis. I have records beyond this as well and long before I started to blog here. As I have stated before, one man asked me to begin a blog post about my insights in 2004 and I began such. Oddly, I began that only days before the Christmas Tsunami that changed the axis tilt of Earth.
I smile on no particular political group, except, I find morality and the appreciation of life an important part of any government. Ideology for the sake of ideology is nonsense, such as the Neocons, now the Tea Party, of the USA. They bend a knee supposedly to Christ while they hide their scared atheism behind war.
November 27, 2016
The family of a Lower Hutt man (click here) found his decomposing body under a bookcase when they went to check on him after the recent earthquakes.
James Loo, 49, was found by a relative at his house on Hutt Rd on Thursday night, Fairfax reported.
The Wellington region has experienced several significant aftershocks since the whopping 7.8 shake which rattled the country on November 14.
A source close to the family told Fairfax the level of decomposition suggested Loo may have died weeks or months ago....
Now, cyberbullying is codified in a way that violates privacy to an extreme no government should have control of. It may very well lead to human rights violations if it hasn't already.
November 27, 2016
By Simon Plumb
The new hotline to report cyber hate (click here) and online "trolls" has seen 300 Kiwis make complaints in the first five days of the service going live.
Revenge porn, defamation and harassment have all been reported to New Zealand's online watchdog NetSafe since the organisation launched its new anti-cyberbully service on Monday.
The move is a push to enforce the Harmful Digital Communications Act, passed by lawmakers last year to make cyberbullying a criminal offence. That includes any abusive text message, writing, photograph, picture, recording, or other material communicated electronically.
NetSafe executive director Martin Cocker is pleased victims of online abuse are stepping forward, with an average of 50 calls a day being made to his watchdog.
Now, cyberbullying is codified in a way that violates privacy to an extreme no government should have control of. It may very well lead to human rights violations if it hasn't already.
November 27, 2016
By Simon Plumb
The new hotline to report cyber hate (click here) and online "trolls" has seen 300 Kiwis make complaints in the first five days of the service going live.
Revenge porn, defamation and harassment have all been reported to New Zealand's online watchdog NetSafe since the organisation launched its new anti-cyberbully service on Monday.
The move is a push to enforce the Harmful Digital Communications Act, passed by lawmakers last year to make cyberbullying a criminal offence. That includes any abusive text message, writing, photograph, picture, recording, or other material communicated electronically.
NetSafe executive director Martin Cocker is pleased victims of online abuse are stepping forward, with an average of 50 calls a day being made to his watchdog.
"About 40 per cent of our work appears to be related to what the law defines as Harmful Digital Communications."...
...Anti-cyberbullying legislation means police can be engaged where necessary and court action can also be triggered. Cocker says more than 80 people have been charged under the act but no cases were referred to police in the first week of the hotline.
"What's reassuring is watching the team work through complaints with people and start to put resolutions in place. We're only into the first few day
Something Neocons never appreciated was morality in all aspects of life, including business. It does exist, just not in the back pockets of USA Republican corruption, ie: Donald Trump's so called stimulus that doesn't stimulate anything except Wall Street greed.
November 27, 2016
Something Neocons never appreciated was morality in all aspects of life, including business. It does exist, just not in the back pockets of USA Republican corruption, ie: Donald Trump's so called stimulus that doesn't stimulate anything except Wall Street greed.
November 27, 2016
It's difficult for a business (click here) to take any decision that isn't directly related to the bottom line. In today's competitive environment, balancing the books is paramount - and for many it's not even about revenue but survival.
Allied Concrete this week put that aside in favour of a moral position. We should take note, and applaud.
The company was contracted to supply concrete to permanently seal the Pike River mine with the remains of 29 men inside. Faced at the scene with two women who lost men in the horrific 2010 tragedy, Allied - owned by HW Richardson - pulled out of the contract.
Chief executive Brent Esler said he did not want to inflame the "emotional trauma" the West Coast families were suffering. "As a family-owned business, [we are] very sympathetic to the families and the tragedy they've been through."...
Chief executive Brent Esler said he did not want to inflame the "emotional trauma" the West Coast families were suffering. "As a family-owned business, [we are] very sympathetic to the families and the tragedy they've been through."...
