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Sunset over Auckland - Devonport, February 2018

Action during the premier rugby match between Waikanae v Levin - 14 June 2025 at Waikanae Park, Waikanae, New Zealand. Final score Final score 31-19 to Waikanae.

Photographed at Te Roto o Wairewa/Lake Forsyth, Banks Peninsula, New Zealand.
The largest extant New Zealand raptor, the kāhu is one of the few New Zealand birds to have benefited from human settlement.
A bird of open country, its territory has expanded with deforestation and the conversion of land to pasture. Probably helped, also, by the deaths of animals on farms and/or the expelled placentas of sheep, cows, etc that have given birth, and from road kills. Carrion is a major component of the harrier’s diet, but it also actively hunts live prey such as small birds, reptiles, mammals and insects.
In Maori mythology, the kāhu is a significant bird, often depicted as a messenger to the gods. It is associated with trickery, discernment, and sometimes seen as a symbol of nobility.
The kāhu is believed to be a messenger, winging its way to the heavens along spiritual paths, acting as a medium for tohunga (experts) to communicate with the gods.
Kāhu feathers were highly valued and used to create head plumes (piki kāhu) and decorate traditional flax baskets (kete).
A kāhu flying over a village during a tribal meeting was considered a good omen. The phrase "e hui o ngā kāhu" refers to a gathering of Māori chiefs.

Photographed at Te Roto o Wairewa/Lake Forsyth, Banks Peninsula, New Zealand.
The largest extant New Zealand raptor, the kāhu is one of the few New Zealand birds to have benefited from human settlement.
A bird of open country, its territory has expanded with deforestation and the conversion of land to pasture. Probably helped, also, by the deaths of animals on farms and/or the expelled placentas of sheep, cows, etc that have given birth, and from road kills. Carrion is a major component of the harrier’s diet, but it also actively hunts live prey such as small birds, reptiles, mammals and insects.
In Maori mythology, the kāhu is a significant bird, often depicted as a messenger to the gods. It is associated with trickery, discernment, and sometimes seen as a symbol of nobility.
The kāhu is believed to be a messenger, winging its way to the heavens along spiritual paths, acting as a medium for tohunga (experts) to communicate with the gods.
Kāhu feathers were highly valued and used to create head plumes (piki kāhu) and decorate traditional flax baskets (kete).
A kāhu flying over a village during a tribal meeting was considered a good omen. The phrase "e hui o ngā kāhu" refers to a gathering of Māori chiefs.

Plot 67: Liutafaifa Vena Toomata (34) 1987 – Miss

A Tribute of Love and Remembrance
To
ILIGANOA VENA
LIUIAFA'IFA
Born 19th April 1950, Samataitai, Western Samoa
Died Peacefully and With Dignity
23rd February 1987
Beloved Daughter of Perenise and
The Late To'omata Galumalemana Leitupo'ese
Dearly Loved and Sadly Missed By Her Mother, Sisters,
Brothers. Her Family, Friends and Staff of Auckland Hospital

'Ua Malie Toa ~ 'Ua Máló Tau
E Manatua Pea Ou Foliga Alofa I O Matou Agaga

reverse:
I.V.L. TO'OMATA
GALUMALEMANA LEITUPOESE
I Have Fought The Good Fight, I Have Finished The Race.
I Have Kept the Faith. In Peace I Will Both Lie Down And Sleep.
As Far As Our Citizenship Exists In The Heavens, From Which Place
Also, We Are Eagerly Awaiting For a Saviour, The Lord Jesus Christ

Ua 'ou Tau Le Taua Lelei, Au I'u Ia Te A'u Le Tausinioga
Ua 'ou Taofi I Le Fa'atutatua. Ou Te Ta'oto Ma 'Ou Moe Filemú
Aua O Ló Tatou Nu'u Moni Ua I Le Lagi Lea
O Lo'o Fa'atalitali Mai I Tatou I Le Fa'aola O Le Alii O Iesu Keriso

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Lake Te Anau is in the southwestern corner of the South Island of New Zealand. The lake covers an area of 344 km2 (133 sq mi), making it the second-largest lake by surface area in New Zealand (after Lake Taupō) and the largest in the South Island. It is the largest lake in Australasia by fresh water volume.
The main body of the lake runs north-south, and is 65 km in length. Three large fiords form arms to the lake on its western flank: North Fiord, Middle Fiord and South Fiord. These are the only inland fiords that New Zealand has, the other 14 are out on the coast. Several small islands lie in the entrance to Middle Fiord, which forks partway along its length into northwest and southwest arms. The surface of the lake is at an altitude of 210 m. It has a maximum depth of 417 m, so much of its bed lies below sea level, with the deepest part of the lake being 226 metres below sea level.
Several rivers feed the lake, of which the most important is the Eglinton River, which joins the lake from the east, opposite the entrance to North Fiord. The outflow is the Waiau River, which flows south for several kilometres into Lake Manapouri. The town of Te Anau lies at the south-eastern corner of the lake, close to the outflow.
Most of the lake is within Fiordland National Park and the Te Wahipounamu World Heritage Site, the latter of which was officially recognised internationally in 1990. Other than the Te Anau township, the only human habitation close to the lake is the farming settlement of Te Anau Downs, close to the mouth of the Eglinton River. Between these two settlements the land is rolling hill country, but elsewhere the land is mountainous, especially along its western shore, where the Kepler and Murchison Mountains rise 1,400 m above the surface of the lake. R_27456

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Waipuna road, Mount Wellington, Auckland, New Zealand

1991 Mack, Model: N8MHR689RST, 11,070 cc, diesel

Modern Units Not Complete

Rainbow over Birdlings Flat Beach, Banks Peninsula, Canterbury, New Zealand

Papamoa Hills and Mount Edgecumbe from Mount Maunganui Summit

Manuka

Birthplace of Gilbert Anderson