The Kauri (Agathis australis) is something special. I’m from down south, not from Kauri tree territory (the north of the north island) so they are something new and different for me. I’m amazed at how huge they can get, and how long they can live for. Kauri can grow over 50m tall, can have a trunk circumference of up to 16m, and …
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The science behind bath bombs
You go home, you’re tired after a hard day at uni, and all you want to do is relax a bit. What’s one of the best things to do…go have a long soak in the bath with a bath bomb! As you lie in your bath (I recommend a Lush Black Rose bath bomb which promises …
I went to the zoo
On a recent visit home I went to Wellington Zoo on a Capybara encounter – 20 minutes or so inside the capybara enclosure feeding any of them who fancied a mid-afternoon snack. Wellington Zoo has a group of seven capybara ranging in age from a few months old to about 6 years. The one male …
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