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Plans unveiled for major Okains Bay Museum redevelopment. Banks Peninsula's Okains Bay Museum has unveiled design plans for a major redevelopment the board says is essential to protect its precious displays. The museum opened in 1976 and houses a nationally significant collection of more than 20,000 Māori and colonial artefacts. The board asked MAP Architects to develop concept plans for a new whare taonga and upgrades to the wider museum complex, which have been published on the museum's website. The board was now working with Christchurch City Council on district planning requirements and consenting processes, before embarking on community consultation. A fundraising campaign was expected to follow, although the cost of the proposed redevelopment was yet to be determined. Outgoing board chair Helen Brown said the current building was not fit for purpose. "The current building in which the taonga Māori are housed has sub-optimal conditions. It is a building which fails on multiple levels. It doesn't meet best practice standards and it is prone to temperature and humidity fluctuations," she said. Brown said a feasibility study was carried out in 2020 and the board decided to develop the concept plans last year.

Read more here on the RNZ website.
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/regions/1055798/plans-unveiled-for-major-okains-bay-museum-redevelopment

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Plans unveiled for major Okains Bay Museum redevelopment Banks Peninsula's Okains Bay Museum has unveiled design plans for a major redevelopment the board says is essential to protect its precious displays.

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Hamilton's first social supermarket officially opens. Hamilton's first social supermarket has officially opened its doors, but it is a stark reminder that many are unable to afford basic necessities. Unlike a traditional food bank, Tamariki Tū Tamariki Ora's new social supermarket is set up much like a regular supermarket. Customers are allocated a certain number of points, according to their circumstances, and can use those to choose the items they need. Alongside food and household essentials, whānau can access budgeting and financial planning support, social work services and rangatahi mentoring. Community advocates say it is often the food budget that gets cut first. "It's a very flexible part of the budget, the food bill, and tends to be the one that takes a hit when everything else goes up," Hamilton Budgeting Advisory Trust manager Tony Agar said. After families have paid for rent, mortgage, power, petrol and other debts, there was not much left. "In many cases, a lot of our clients are resorting to things like Afterpay for food, which is very concerning. So we're seeing people actually getting into debt for food."

Read more here on the RNZ website.
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/community/1052081/hamilton-s-first-social-supermarket-officially-opens

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Hamilton's first social supermarket officially opens Hamilton's first social supermarket has officially opened its doors, but it is a stark reminder that many are unable to afford basic necessities.

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Aucklanders get first look inside new Karanga-a-Hape Station. Thousands of Aucklanders are expected to get their first look inside the City Rail Link's (CRL) Karanga-a-Hape Station Saturday, as the city counts down to the opening of the $5.5 billion project. The station is the second of three new or redeveloped stations to be opened to the public as part of a series of free "First Look" events ahead of the CRL opening to passengers on 13 September. Karanga-a-Hape Station, in the heart of the city, features New Zealand's longest escalator, taking passengers 33 metres underground beneath Pitt Street. Its design also includes a ceiling shaped like three Kauri snail shells, reflecting the Kauri forests that once covered the Karangahape ridgeline. The station's opening comes after a decade of construction on the country's largest transport infrastructure project. The CRL includes twin 3.45km rail tunnels beneath Auckland's city centre, two new underground stations at Karanga-a-Hape and Te Waihorotiu, and the redevelopment of Maungawhau Station. When it opens on 13 September, trains will run directly through the city centre for the first time, rather than stopping at Waitematā Station.

Read more here on the RNZ website.
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/regions/1004755/aucklanders-get-first-look-inside-new-karanga-a-hape-station

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Aucklanders get first look inside new Karanga-a-Hape Station Thousands of Aucklanders are expected to get their first look inside the City Rail Link's (CRL) Karanga-a-Hape Station Saturday, as the city counts down to the opening of the $5.5 billion project.

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Kea Aerospace opens new hub in Christchurch. A Christchurch company building solar-powered aircraft has marked a major milestone by opening a new manufacturing and operations hub in the city. Kea Aerospace said the 3000 square-metre facility has been customised to help develop the company's solar powered aircraft, the Kea Atmos Mk2. The aircraft has a 35-metre wingspan, and is designed to operate at altitudes over 60,000 feet (18,288m), over a third higher than typical international airline flights. Kea Aerospace chief executive Mark Rocket said it was a "step-change moment" for Kea. "We've spent the last three or so years working on the Mk1 programme, which has been very successful," he told RNZ.

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https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/904484/kea-aerospace-opens-new-hub-in-christchurch

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Kea Aerospace opens new hub in Christchurch A Christchurch company building solar-powered aircraft has marked a major milestone by opening a new manufacturing and operations hub in the city.

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‘Thrilling’: Young kiwi sighting a milestone for iwi restoration efforts. The sighting of a young kiwi at Ngā Roto-o-Rangataua near Ohakune is being celebrated as a significant milestone in decades-long recovery efforts. The juvenile kiwi, estimated to be about seven to nine months old, was spotted running across the track at Lakes Reserve in Ohakune. It is the first kiwi heard of at Rangatauanui. The Department of Conservation said it was "a wonderful moment" for DOC, Save the Kiwi and local iwi Ngāti Rangi, which has been leading kiwi restoration efforts in the area known as Karioi Rāhui. It also reflected the efforts of local volunteer trappers who have helped create safer habitat for kiwi, including Predator Free Ohakune and the community at Puketawa and Slip Tracks.

Read more here on the RNZ website.
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/environment/963536/thrilling-young-kiwi-sighting-a-milestone-for-iwi-restoration-efforts

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‘Thrilling’: Young kiwi sighting a milestone for iwi restoration efforts The sighting of a young kiwi at Ngā Roto-o-Rangataua near Ohakune is being celebrated as a significant milestone in decades-long recovery efforts.

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‘How can anyone stop me’: Meet the 89-year-old man who helped transform his town. It's been a challenging few months for 89-year-old Mackenzie councillor Frank Hocken as he found himself at the centre of a council investigation. But, with that business behind him, Hocken has no plans to slow down. Over the past 40 years, Hocken has helped transform Twizel from a small settlement to a popular holiday destination. Hocken was elected to represent the Pukaki ward on the district council October, but also served the same, albeit much smaller community, from 2001 to 2004. Raised on a farm north of Whanganui, Hocken moved to the hydro town in 1982, when the Twizel Inn came up for sale. "[We] looked at the hotel, had a wander through and we put a price in ... Subsequently we got it," he said. When asked whether he had any experience running hotels, Hocken replied; "No, not really".

Read more here on the RNZ website.
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/regions/937085/how-can-anyone-stop-me-meet-the-89-year-old-man-who-helped-transform-his-town

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‘How can anyone stop me’: Meet the 89-year-old man who helped transform his town It's been a challenging few months for 89-year-old Mackenzie councillor Frank Hocken as he found himself at the centre of a council investigation.

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'It's amazing': Aucklanders get first look at new City Rail Link station. Aucklanders have been getting their first chance to see inside the new City Rail Link, with a busy turnout for the first of a series of public open day events at new railway stations - this one at Maungawhau Station. City Rail Link (CRL) is the country's largest transport infrastructure project to date, with about three and a half kilometres of tunnels, and set to cost $5.5b. It has been long-awaited and is scheduled to open on 13 September, with promises to speed up and modernise public transport in the sprawling city. But before it opens, a series of public 'First Look' weekend events are on offer in August, with the first at the new Maungawhau Station (formerly Mount Eden Station), between Mount Eden and Eden Terrace, on Saturday.

Read more here on the RNZ website.
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/regions/933067/it-s-amazing-aucklanders-get-first-look-at-new-city-rail-link-station

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'It's amazing': Aucklanders get first look at new City Rail Link station Aucklanders have been getting their first chance to see inside the new City Rail Link, with a busy turnout for the first of a series of public open day events at new railway stations - this one at Maungawhau Station.

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Interesting fact. Cruise ships, quiet towns and an all-day festival: millions flock to eclipse viewing spots across Europe. It was a moment of awe shared by millions across Europe: an eclipse that blocked out the sun, plunging parts of the continent into a daytime darkness in which temperatures dropped and birds suddenly went quiet. Wednesday’s eclipse began in Russia’s remote Arctic north, going on to trace an arc over much of western Europe. From the UK to northern Italy, tens of millions of people turned to the sky as the light of the setting sun was almost completely blocked out. The most sought-after experiences were in Greenland, Iceland and Spain along with a small strip of Portugal. It was in parts of these countries that totality – referring to when the moon completely covers the sun’s light – was on offer, drawing millions of local people and thousands of tourists from across the globe into the path of the eclipse. “It was one of the most beautiful things I’ve ever seen in my life,” Sara García Alonso, a reserve astronaut for the European Space Agency, told broadcaster RTVE. “It gave me goosebumps.”

Read more here on the Guardian website.
https://www.theguardian.com/science/ng-interactive/2026/aug/12/cruise-ships-quiet-towns-and-an-all-day-festival-millions-flock-to-eclipse-viewing-spots-across-europe

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Cruise ships, quiet towns and an all-day festival: millions flock to eclipse viewing spots across Europe Beginning in Russia’s remote Arctic north, the eclipse traced an arc over much of western Europe – with the best views in Spain, Iceland and Greenland

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Interesting fact. Astronomers discover a new kind of cosmic object – a black hole ‘star’. The body is the size of the entire solar system and glows with a brilliant red light billions of light years from Earth. Astronomers claim to have discovered a new kind of cosmic object, a black hole “star”, which is the size of the entire solar system and glows with a brilliant red light. The international team made the breakthrough after focusing their attention on a mysterious red spot in images of the early solar system captured by Nasa’s James Webb space telescope. The object was lurking in the constellation of Cetus, the Whale, billions of light years from Earth. It is thought to have formed 660m years after the big bang, astronomers’ leading theory as to how the universe began.

Read more here on the Guardian website.
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/aug/12/astronomy-discovery-new-cosmic-object-black-hole-star

Can Do Kiwis believes learning never stops. Every day is a chance to discover new passions and grow into the person you want to be. Your passion can change and that’s okay. Lifelong learning helps you find what lights you up, no matter where you are in life.

Develop a growth mindset with Can Do Kiwis.
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Astronomers discover a new kind of cosmic object – a black hole ‘star’ The body is the size of the entire solar system and glows with a brilliant red light billions of light years from Earth

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Getting commercial with seaweed farms in Rakiura/Stewart Island. Rakiura/Stewart Island fisherman Zane Smith has deployed New Zealand’s first commercial seaweed farm using a special Norwegian infrastructure. It's growing giant kelp in partnership with the Greenwave Aotearoa venture set up by the consultancy firm, EnviroStrat. Greenwave Aotearoa specialises in regenerative ocean seaweed farming. The aim is to use the seaweed in food, skin care products and nutraceuticals. Zane Smith works alternating 6 months collecting paua and crayfish. Now in partnership with Greenwave Aoteraroa and its head of aquaculture operations Ryan Marchington, he's setting up specialised sites to grow seaweed. They both join Susie to talk about the venture.

Read more here on the RNZ website.
https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/ninetonoon/audio/2019046000/getting-commercial-with-seaweed-farms-in-rakiura-stewart-island

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Getting commercial with seaweed farms in Rakiura/Stewart Island Rakiura/Stewart Island fisherman Zane Smith has deployed New Zealand's first commercial seaweed farm.