Archive for March, 2009
Night sky stars: Southern Cross Constellation
Crux Australis, the ‘famous’ Southern Hemisphere star constellation. In New Zealand, this group of stars are visible during all the seasons (i.e. year round). They are not visible in the Northern Hemisphere, so consequently don’t have any Greek or Roman legends about them. However,there are many legends throughout the Pacific. The Maori name for Crux is ” Te Punga” – “the anchor”, as it is thought of as an anchor of Tama-rereti’s waka (canoe), symbolised by the Milky Way, where the Pointers are its rope. The Pointers are 2 stars nearby the Southern Cross [...]
BIRDS at Coast to Coast Tours Auckland
Thankfully, one has to have a Department of Conservation (DOC) permit if you want to keep NZ Native birds in captivity, however, there is no law against keeping Australian birds in captivity in New Zealand. Breeding birds for the pet-bird industry, (especially for hand-raised birds), is quite a large business in New Zealand with many [...]
