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DIRECT LINKS to >> Astronomy -- Rakiura Music -- SKY

It is "So Near to Get So Far" more poetry / songs here
Bruce Stewart Poem about Te Rae Kai Hau Point

Tapu Te Ranga Marae web page. Tapu Te Ranga Marae info about Bruce Stewart more here

support for this campaign is from many sources, here in Wellington New Zealand, read about some of our varied activities at these pages: Astronomy Astronomy - Dark Sky - Sharing Space HERE Rakiura Music Rakiura Music Gigs Festivals Images Links HERE SKY SKY Environment Whales Penguins Taatai Arorangi Art STARS HERE =-=-=--==-=----==-=-=---==-=--==-=-=-=- Titahi Bay Rock Pools - marine life gallery here Gallery 27 -=-=-=-=-=-=--==-=----==-=-=---==-=--==
Cool 2008 Calenders (hope you got yours!! they are now highly collectable)

Whale Open Day at Frank Kitts Park. Respect for the Gentle Giants of the ocean Saturday December 15th 10am to 4pm programme for stage: 10:00 Psychedelic Jellyfish and the Boombox 10:50 Opening Karakia and Blessing 11:00 Sir Geoffrey Palmer – the New Zealand representative on the International Whaling Commission. 11:15 Philippa Brakes, from the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society 11:30 An audio link with Naoko Funahashi, an activist in Japan 11:45 Simon Childerhouse, Scientist, Marine Mammal Researcher and Conservationist. 12:00 Metiria Turei MP for the Greens. 12:15 Don Richards on where to from here . 12:20 Kaya (Enger and Ben) 13:30 DJ Chomp 14:30 Goodbye Metronome (Nautilus Studios) 15:30 DJ Legobreaks / DJ Moza 16:00 finish

Need Help? Call me anytime on (04) 233 9889
or text on 021 440 443.. Paul Moss.
email gadot@paradise.net.nz

Astro 'n' Marine Night!!!

Starfish at Te Rae Kai Hau Point Rock Pools
Thursday 25th October 2007 Images by Paul Moss
click on the pic to see the gallery 25 with more..

more..

Astrostole scabra
large seven-armed prickly star (Astrostole scabra)
has wedged itself in a corner, while hiding its prey from prying eyes. Astrostole is perhaps the largest star known in New Zealand waters. It can grow to a diameter of 60cm. Its tubefeet are very strong, and when it is attached to a diver's wetsuit, is almost impossible to remove. more

Starfish at Te Rae Kai Hau Point Rock Pools
Sunday 21st October 2007 Images by Paul Moss
click on the pics to see the large version

Images by Paul Moss

For more underwater photos of sea urchins, starfish and sea cucumbers,
(By Floor Anthoni)
www.seafriends.org.nz/images/urchin.htm

Images by Paul Moss

more about Goat Island - typical of NZ Marine
environment here:http://www.seafriends.org.nz/issues/res/gi/enviro.htm

Images by Paul Moss

Southern Right Whale Visits
Te Rae Kai Hau Point - read the news article here
.. watch the encounter on UTUBE here

"Remember this from 2000? Click on picture.
The $22 m cost of this project(the fish zoo) continues to escalate due to its proposed location at Te Rae Kai Hau Point and the need to protect the building from the relentless force of the sea. Not only will ratepayers be press-ganged into paying the inevitable shortfalls and ongoing costs, we will lose our precious natural heritage to so called environmentalists.

This year (2007) we can put a stop to this folly by voting Bryan Pepperell for us at the local body elections."

comment from pepptalk blog March 2007

Its a matter of time!!

Act now!!
TELL everyone you can about
this craziness!!
Do something to stop it!!

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Dr John Robinson

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Looking across Barretts reef, Moa Point, Lyall Bay, to Te Rae Kai Hau Point, and beyond to Tapu Te Ranga Motu, and Owhiro Bay. Image taken from the Inter-island ferry by Paul Moss.

Kaitiaki - Guardians Of Te Rae Kai Hau Point
aka Te Raekaihau Point

GADOT

GADOT (gah - dot)
Group Against Development
On Te Rae Kai Hau Point Inc

Gadot Rules here (56kb Word doc)

watch this space for more news and events about saving
Te Rae Kai Hau Point from development...

Dark Sky Taonga NEWS:

The Main Values of 'No Artificial Lighting'
and
'Provide Habitat for the Penguins'
have been formally recognised by the
Wellington City Council. May 2009.

Dark Sky Taonga NEWS:

The point is saved (for now)...

Kia whakapūmau tonu te wairua o Te Raekaihau

Be continued forever, the wild spirits of Te Raekaihau

Wellington Marine Conservation Trust has withdrawn its High Court appeal against an Environment Court decision that denied resource consent for the proposed $20 million marine education centre at
Te Raekaihau Pt. REBECCA PALMER - The Dominion Post

more here: The Dominion Post Te Rae Kai Hau Point and
here www.gadot.org.nz and here www.savethepoint.org.nz

Respect for the Gentle Giants of the ocean, Gallery Page of Event Here

Respect for the Gentle Giants of the ocean.

The project is to reduce scientific whaling in the Southern Oceans. The challenge is to understand the Japanese position and work within those parameters to influence their decision to reduce and ultimately stop whaling.

This year the Japanese whaling fleet intends to kill
• 935 Minke whales,
• 50 endangered Fin whales. The Fin whale is the second largest animal ever to live on earth.
• 50 Humpback whales. This is the first year the Humpback will be included.
This is a total of 1035 whales and is four times the number taken last year.

The project will send a message to the people of Japan that is not anti-Japanese and that will respect the Japanese culture. The current approach of protests and petitions is not working and a different way needs to be found.
The project will understand the Japanese position and influence their decision through:
• Highlighting the impact that whaling has on their international reputation.
• Highlighting what the justification of “scientific whaling” has on Japan’s credibility.
• Understanding that whales are not like other animals to be harvested like cattle or fish.

The open day will provide a profile on what is happening with the expanded cull this year. It will also acknowledge, celebrate and show respect to the gentle giants of the sea.

Updated Speaker and Music programme:

programme for stage:
10:00 Psychedelic Jellyfish and the Boombox
10:50 Opening Karakia and Blessing
11:00 Sir Geoffrey Palmer – the New Zealand representative on the International Whaling Commission.
11:15 Philippa Brakes, from the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society
11:30 An audio link with Naoko Funahashi, an activist in Japan
11:45 Simon Childerhouse, Scientist, Marine Mammal Researcher and Conservationist.
12:00 Metiria Turei MP for the Greens.
12:15 Don Richards on where to from here .
12:20 Kaya (Enger and Ben)
13:30 DJ Chomp
14:30 Goodbye Metronome (Nautilus Studios)
15:30 DJ Legobreaks / DJ Moza
16:00 finish

MC Moza Rakiura Music
Psychedelic Jellyfish and the Boombox

Official event site for This weekend at Frank Kitts Park: http://www.eventfinder.co.nz/2007/dec/wellington/gentle-giants-of-the-ocean.html

Other whale events in Wellington: http://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/exhibitions/whales/

Related Links:

http://www.astronomyaotearoa.net
Whales are a primary component of polynesian navigation that includes the sun, moon and stars, swells and currents, birds and clouds.

http://www.savethepoint.org.nz
A southern Right Whale visited Te Rae Kai Hau Point and was captured by Simon Baumfield. The image is in the STP calender available now. One of the images is the event picture for this site, thanks Simon. Aroha for Tangaroa.

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Looking directly at Te Rae Kai Hau Point, and beyond toLyall Bay and Melrose.
Image taken from the Inter-island ferry by Paul Moss.