Articles from ‘elocal magazine’

One of the most studied space rocks of all time has given scientists another big surprise, with the "mudball meteorite" Aguas Zarcas found to have been in orbit for two million years without crashing into any other objects – or if it did, there was no damage. It challenges conventional thought of the "fragile" carbonaceous chondrite class it belongs to. · This meteorite has captured people's imaginations since it shot through Earth's atmosphere…

Broadcaster Sean Plunket, and Family First CEO Bob McCoskrie are calling for a formal investigation into Green MP Benjamin Doyle after dozens of deleted Instagram posts emerged, including one captioned “bussy galore” beneath a photo featuring a child. · On The Platform, McCoskrie criticised the media’s coverage, saying it spent days avoiding the story before suddenly aligning with Green Party messaging that cast Doyle as a victim. “The legacy…

Soldiers and civilians slugged it out on the streets of Wellington on April 3, 1943 during the ‘Battle of Manners Street’, the best-known clash between New Zealanders and American servicemen during the Second World War. · Drunk Allied servicemen fighting each other on a Saturday night was not a good look, and news of the brawl was hushed up at the time. One young man who said he was a former member of the Royal New Zealand Air Force was…

Its that time of the year again! Time to enjoy and somewhat indulge in our great Feijoa fruit. · This Feijoa Crumble Slice is the perfect way to celebrate feijoa season! It's a quick easy slice with an oaty base, feijoa filling and a crumble topping that's perfect served as a warm dessert or as a lunchbox snack! · Ingredients · Base + crumble · - 2 cups (280g) flour - ½ cup rolled oats - ½ teaspoon baking powder - ½ teaspoon cinnamon - ⅛…

Enduring a week’s worth of cold water plunges can jolt the body’s cells into starting the process of autophagy to clean up and recycle old, worn-out, and broken parts, according to a new study. It highlights the potential of ice baths as a treatment for aging or chronic illness. · Earlier this year, we reported on a study into the health benefits of cold water plunges and cold showers to see whether they had a scientific basis. One of the…

Since Friday, social media has been burning up with discussion of the Benjamin Doyle child images scandal. · For those not reading social media, you’ve probably missed it because only two media outlets had published anything on it by Monday morning – the Centrist on Saturday and The Platform. · The rest of the legacy media, who each continually claim to be trusted keepers of editorial independence, have published nothing. Normally quick to…

It took just over 26 months to erect the Eiffel Tower, which was a breakneck pace given that it weighs 10,100 tons, stands 1,024 feet tall and is 410 feet wide. · The landmark on the Champs de Mars in Paris, constructed for the 1889 World’s Fair, would become one of the planet’s iconic structures, but there was no guarantee at the time that the tower would be permanent. · Eiffel Tower · Originally intended as a temporary installation, the…

In an attempt to concoct a preventative against scurvy, Captain James Cook brewed a batch of beer on Resolution Island in Dusky Sound, using rimu branches and leaves on April 1, 1773. · We … began to brew beer from the branches or leaves of a tree, which much resembles the American black-spruce. From the knowledge I had of this tree, and the similarity it bore to the spruce, I judged that, with the addition of inspissated [thickened] juice of…

April Fools’ Day—occurring on April 1 each year—has been celebrated for several centuries by different cultures, though its exact origins remain a mystery. April Fools' Day traditions include playing hoaxes or practical jokes on others, often yelling “April Fools!” at the end to clue in the subject of the April Fools' Day prank. While its exact history is shrouded in mystery, the embrace of April Fools' Day jokes by the media and major brands…

The last battle of the Waikato War began when the spearhead of a strong British force charged an apparently weak Māori position at Ōrākau, south-east of Te Awamutu on March 31st, 1864. After two frontal assaults failed, the British besieged the pā. · The battle immortalised as ‘Rewi’s last stand’ was not of Rewi Maniapoto’s choosing. The Ngāti Maniapoto leader did not want to fight in territory that was effectively already occupied by the…