See the post from last month.  It’s excellent news. Is this People Power at work?  We think so.

A unique chess tournament will be played in Kapiti on Sunday 27 May 2018 at the Paraparaumu Library says Kapiti Chess Club President Alan Winfield

“As far as I know, there has never been played in NZ a chess Tournament that does not allow the strongest players attend. We are restricting our Tournament to medium to weaker players, with aim to give this group a chance to win.

“All members of the public, including junior players are welcome to play, if so be at the Library by 8:30am. If you are not a player, you can still come along and watch chess in action.

“The Tournament will be 6 rounds over the day. Each game will have a time control of 25 minutes per player, plus a 5 second per move add-on.

“For further details check out our website:  www.kapitichess.club

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New Zealand is full of weird, wonderful creatures and we’re lucky enough to get opportunities to discover more about these biological treasures. Senior Ranger Phil Melgren had one of these opportunities recently – a great gecko hunt.

via Cloudy geckos in the land of the long white cloud — Conservation blog

The Autumn garden offers a wonderful pathway into a richer landscape with vivid colors that remain for several weeks — it is a season to celebrate and enjoy the transformative qualities of New England gardens.

via The Autumn Garden — MJ McCabe Garden Design

The building with some modifications still exists near Peka Peka on the old SH1.

Originally posted on Matthews’ Blog: May 20th 2018 at 2:30 pm: Written By: GMI Reporter: Magnesium is the fourth most abundant mineral in your body, and is the reason why vegetables are green. But few people fully appreciate the importance of this miraculous mineral. The human genome project reveals that 3,751 human proteins have binding…

via 7 Reasons to Get More Magnesium — Rangitikei Enviromental Health Watch

It looks rather decrepit. It’s had to imagine now that horses were so transported. From the days when Waikanae station saw railway goods traffic in and out.

Hut Warden Eiji Kitai tells us about his experience walking the Te Araroa Trail while raising funds for the Routeburn Dart Wildlife Trust.

via Hut Warden Eiji’s walk along Te Araroa — Conservation blog

Originally posted on Iowa Climate Science Education: Inconvenient Science: NASA data show that global temperatures dropped sharply over the past two years. Does that make NASA a global warming denier? Writing in Real Clear Markets, Aaron Brown looked at the official NASA global temperature data and noticed something surprising. From February 2016 to February 2018,…

via We Just Had Two Years Of Record-Breaking Global Cooling — Rangitikei Enviromental Health Watch