Auckland can have Earthquakes too!
02:51:04 PM - 2007-02-26
EARTHQUAKES WAKEUP AUCKLANDERS, THAT THEY CAN HAVE EARTHQUAKES TOO!
Last week 21st February 2007 1 million Plus, Aucklanders had a real wakeup, that they can have earthquakes, like the rest of New Zealand.
Auckland situated in the top half of New Zealand had a series of earthquakes, the biggest of them
4.5 on the Richter Scale, it was located right in the middle of the Hauraki Gulf and a shallow
7 Kilometres underground.
Wellington the Bottom half of the North Island also had a earthquake the same day of similar magnitude it was 50 km's underground centred northwest of Picton.
The diffrence is that Wellington is on a major earthquake-causing faultline and Auckland, not used to feeling earthquakes, lives on top of a series of dormant Volcances.
So Aucklanders had a complete surprise when these earthquakes came, throwing normal routines into disarray.
Taranaki centre of the north island on the west coast (My Home Province) have many earthquakes over a year, but althought they are frighting they haven't caused much damage, I don't like them,
Iam used to feeling them. I maybe wrong but I don't think we have as many earthquakes as we had in the 1970 - 1980's we sure had many of them then.
The unforunate fact is New zealand straddles a collision zone between two huge moving plates of the earth's crust and that causes many earthquakes everyday.
New Zealand has about 14,000 earthquake's a year which about 200 are big enough to be felt.
Elsie Hagley |
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Promoting a Clean Green New Zealand!
02:08:35 AM - 2007-02-19
BIOFUEL - NZ GOVERNMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS COMMITTED TO ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SOURCE!
Biofuel work actually began in New Zealand during the Crude Oil shocks of the 1970's, this research faded when oil prices fell, but is now driven by recent high oil prices and supply uncertainty, and now the growth is perhaps being pushed even more strongly by political and environmental factors.
Christchurch biodiesel developer Aquaflow Bionomic Corporation which is developing it's world-first algae-based fuel, it is still in the early stages, but show's potential for farmers to join the action.
The process of producing the fuel from algae in wastewater streams has attracted huge interest worldwide and dairy farmers could be set to benefit as the company hopes to trial harvesting algae from nutrient rich dairy waste streams this year. Be removing the algae to produce the fuel it also leaves a clean water source that can be reused for irrigation.
Algae's main difference from other biofuel feedstocks, is that it is a naturally occurring product that is not being utilised. New Zealand's dairy shed effluent produces about 160 million litres per year of algae, which could produce 7 petajoules (PJ) of biodiesel. EMS waste produces 50m litres per year, which can produce 2PJ of diesel. These two sources would provide 10% of the country's diesel requirements. Aquaflow Director Nick Gerritsen is ambitious that algae could supply up to 50% of New Zealand's diesel, if production also taps into waste streams from forestry, meat prcessing and other waste sources. New Zealand consumes three billion litres of diesel each year.
Using Biofuel to power tractors or trucks could also help businesses promoting a
Clean Green Image of New Zealand.
Whatever the results, biofuel production in New Zealand is a real and growing prospect because the Government has introduced it's sales obligation and research is intensifying.
Oil Companies will be required to sell a minimum percentage of biofuel in transport fuels from
0.25% in 2008, up to 2.25% by 2012.
ELSIE HAGLEY |
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Dairying and Clean Streams in NZ!
03:19:58 PM - 2007-02-08
DAIRYING AND CLEAN STREAMS ACCORD FOR
NEW ZEALAND'S FARMERS WITH RIPARIAN PLANTING!
Which means 100% Pure Produce for Exporting Worldwide!
In the land of the long white cloud, renown for it's Crude Oil and Natural Gas.
In recent years there have been concerns about the impact of dairying on our waterways and groundwater, but the dairy industry has been proactive in its reponse and Taranaki farmers are leading the way by supporting Riparian Planting and nutrient budgeting in helping to have clean streams.
The goal of the Dairying and Clean Streams Accord is to protect the quality of the fresh water so that it is suitable for fish, stock water and swimming.
As one of New Zealand's leading dairying regions, Taranaki has an important role in making sure that the dairy industry continues to be a major contributor to the country, both economically and socially by managing the impacts on the environment with so many streams and rivers coming off Mount Egmont / Taranaki, Riparian Planting is essential to secure the future of dairy farming in Taranaki.
What is Riparian?
Riparian fencing and planting creates a buffer between the effects of farming activities and waterways, to protect the water quality and aquatic habitats. It works as a Sediment filter from the dairying land to the streams.
Dense ground cover, such as ungrazed pasture, traps and filters sediment, reducing the amount of pollutants entering the stream or groundwater. the Vegetation provides shade, lowers water temperatures and supplies food to aquatic insects and therefore fish.
Riparian Management is essential for the future of dairy farming and is backed by the Taranaki Regional Council, Federated Farmers and Fonterra New Zealands Major Dairy Co-op.
Elsie Hagley. |
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