Summer In New Zealand

Saturday, 27 December 2008

Summer in New Zealand

When it comes to polar travel, the South Pole has opposite weather and seasonal cycle as compared to the North Pole. Unlike countries located in South Pole like USA and UK, New Zealand is celebrating its Christmas in summer season. Summer season in southern hemisphere last from December 21 to March 21 each year. In general, the seasonal changes in New Zealand is as follows:

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  Spring - September, October, November
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  Summer - December, January, February
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  Autumn - March, April, May
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  Winter - June, July, August.

New Zealand has mild temperatures, moderately high rainfall and many hours of sunshine throughout the country. In summer, the average maximum temperature ranges between 20 - 30ºC whereas in winter between 10 - 15ºC. The average temperature decreases as one travel towards the south.



(Oriental Bay during Summer)

The summer in New Zealand brings high temperature and sunshine. Days are long and sunny while the nights are mild. One may observe daylight saving in summer until 9.00pm. Summer also means excellent time for many outdoor activities, including walking in the bush and water activities. However, New Zealand weather can change unexpectedly, so one has to be prepared for sudden changes in weather and temperature when going out for outdoor activities.

Skin cancer is the most common cancer in New Zealand and rated among highest in the world. Melanoma incident rates in Australia and New Zealand are about four times higher than those found in USA, Canada and UK, with estimated figure of 60,000 new cases and over 300 deaths each year. Among the factors that contribute to this are the strength of Ultraviolet Radiation (UVR) that reaches New Zealand, low ozone values, outdoor activities and high proportion of population with fair skin.

While there are both benefits and detrimental effects of UVR, excessive exposure can be damaging to health. In order to avoid sunburn, one should wear sunscreen, sunglasses and hats when expose in direct summer light, especially in the heat of the day (11am – 4pm). It also means that whenever the UV index is at 11 or more, one has to reschedule all outdoor activities for early morning and evening.

However, adequate vitamin D is also important for general health. The link between sunlight exposure, vitamin D levels and osteoporosis is well established. Vitamin D may also protect against certain cancers. Due to this, a balance is required between seeking shade and maintaining adequate vitamin D level in New Zealand.

References:
1) New Zealand Tourism Guide. (Online). Retrieved from http://www.tourism.net.nz/new-zealand/about-new-zealand/weather-and-climate.html
2) Cancer Society of New Zealand. (Online). Retrieved from http://www.cancernz.org.nz/

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GP Joran Sepi..

GP JORAN JADI SEPI JORAN

Seaview. 31 Januari 2009

GP Joran bertukar menjadi Sepi Joran kerana tidak ramai yang hadir. Juara bertahan juga Encik Ali juga tidak hadir berikutan joran Jervoisnya yang jamn akibat cubaan menaikkan ikan yang besar dua hari sebelum GP Joran dijadualkan (beliau dalam proses mendapatkan joran Abu Garcia – selaras dengan peningkatan tahap memancing beliau). Walaupun sepi para pemancing tetap gembira dapat menaikkan beberapa ekor ikan. Paling awal dapat ikan adalah Nik dan Fatma, belum sempat turun ke Wharf dah dapat 2 ekor ikan yang besar iaitu baby shark dan elephant fish. Ikan tersebut dihulurkan oleh pemancing/pemukat yang sudah nak balik. Mungkin ramai tak dapat hadir disebabkan oleh perancangan GP Joran yang agak bidan terjun dan masing2 sudah terkomited dengan lain2 aktiviti yang telah dirancang terdahulu. Antara yang hadir adalah Niklen, Nik dan Fatma, Sam dan Ueya, Pyan dan Nita, Nizam dan isteri serta Madi.

Tiada sebarang keputusan rasmi sebab hakim Encik Sufian pulang awal untuk mengunjungi Briscoes (beliau bercadang untuk membuka cawangan Briscoes di Kuantan). Tidak pasti siapa yang mendaratkan ikan terawal sama ada Encik Niklen (Herring) atau Encik Sam (Trevally), tetapi ikan terbesar dinaikkan oleh Encik Nizam (Kahawai). Ueya dan Fatma juga tidak ketinggalan menaikkan ikan masing2. Antara jenis ikan yang didaratkan adalah Spotty, Kahawai, Trevally, Herring dan Ghost Fish. Paling mahal adalah dapat memancing bersama Sifu Niklen yang tak henti2 menurunkan ilmu dan memberikan panduan berkenaan dengan teknik memancing dan mengendalikan joran.

Sebagai makluman, walaupun tanpa GP Joran, aktiviti memancing tetap berjalan setiap hari di sekitar Miramar dan Seatoun, sesiapa yang nak join boleh hubungi Encik Pyan, Encik Sam, Encik Madi atau Encik Ali untuk mengesan lokasi.

Wartawan Tamban Masin melaporkan dari Seaview

Cadangan GP Joran

GP JORAN

Cadangan 1
Tarikh : 31/1/2009 (Sabtu)

Masa : 9.30pagi – 12.30 t/hari

Lokasi : Sekitar Miramar/Miramar Wharf/Seaview Wharf

(1.00pm bleh kunjungi rebound clothing kalau lokasi di Seaview)



Cadangan 2

Tarikh : 31/1/2009 (Sabtu)

Masa : 2.30ptg – 5.30 ptg

Lokasi : Sekitar Miramar/Miramar Wharf/Seaview Wharf


Bawa joran, umpan dan bekal (kalau nak ngap sambil mancing)
Kalau tak ramai yang berminat, sesi memancing seperti biasa di Seatoun pada jam 6.30pm – 8.30pm (bergantung pada Janji Diana, kalau ada janji Diana 2 atau 3 mungkin sampai jam 9.00pm).

Berita Lagi..

Seatoun. 28 Januari 2009.

Sesi memancing bermula lembab dengan tarikan oleh ikan popular iaitu spotty. Lewat petang barulah joran2 pemancing tegar melentur2 dengan pelbagai jenis ikan. Diringkaskan berita (sb dah ngantuk), Encik A mendaratkan ikan jenis Kahawai, Snapper, Gurnard, Trevally dan Spotty. Encik Sf mendaratkan ikan jenis Kahawai, Trevally dan Spotty. Encik Sm mendaratkan ikan Kahawai, Blue Kod dan Spotty. Manakala Encik J dan Puan M mendaratkan ikan jenis Kahawai, Tarakihi (Puan M handle joran) dan Spotty. Paling banyak mungkin Encik A sebab tak sempat nak kira dan tak terkira sb dah malam. Sebelum bergerak pulang seringkali terdengar janji2 oleh para pemancing yang dipanggil sebagai “Janji Diana” . Biasanya berbunyi begini, “ kalau dapat last dah nak balik” tapi bila dah dapat ada Janji Diana 2 pula “Dapat besar sikit balik lah..” Begitulah adanya.

Bila GP Joran?

Salam ikan,

Ramai bertanya adakah aktiviti memancing sudah stop kerana wartawan ikan jarang mengeluarkan berita2 terkini. Untuk pengetahuan semua aktiviti bertenggek tepi laut tidak pernah berhenti, Cuma bilangan pahlawan joran semakin berkurang.. Hanya tinggal pemancing tegar sahaja yang tak serik2 memancing, malahan boleh dikatakan hari2. Kalau tidak mereka akan mengalami sejenis demam yang dikenali sebagai “Geletag Ikan”, dan tangan akan menggigil-gigil. Tak ada muka lain lagi di tepian laut sama ada pagi atau petang iaitu Encik Sf, Encik Sm, Encik A dan Encik J. Encik Nkl mungkin di sekitar Seaview yang jauh dari jangkauan mata wartawan joran. Ikan2 terus didaratkan dari spesis Kahawai, Blue Cod, Herring dan ikan popular Spotty. Mata kail dan ladung juga sudah banyak ditinggalkan di dasar laut. Encik Pete (pemilik kedai Fishing di Lyall Bay) akan tersengih girang bila pemancing2 tegar ini mengunjungi kedai beliau. BILA LAGI KITA NAK BUAT GP JORAN?

Lavender Farm

Welly PostGrads menganjurkan lawatan ke Lavender Farm di Te Horo baru-baru ini. Punyalah ramai yang hadir. Bila dicongak-congak keluarga yang hadir ialah (1) Kami sekeluarga ; (2) Bel & Abg ; (3) Mizan & Yani ; (4) Jas & Mas ; (5) Sham & Ueya; (6) Nik & Fatma; (7) ; Zaidi & Haza (8) Siti, Khadijah & Alia; (9) Sufian & Nita ; (10) Jestin & Hani dan (11) Suzana & Sham. Turut memeriahkan program ini ialah dengan kehadiran sahabat-sahabat dari Hicom, iaitu (1) Adi & Zaza; (2) Puan Siti; (3) Ina & Nezam dan (4) Tuan Kolonel. Kalau ada yang tertinggal mohon maaf. Ahli rombongan terlampau ramai.

Ainul & Mama

Ainul

Dalam lawatan ni kami sempat mendalami teknik penuaian dan penghasilan minyak lavender. Bunga Lavender ini hanya dituai dalam bulan Januari dan Februari sahaja setiap tahun. Hasil utama ialah minyak Lavender.

Demonstrasi mengetam Bunga Lavender.

Mesin ni di ubah suai dari mesin memetik daun Teh.

Sisa Lavender dari periuk memasak/menyuling

Bahagian atas tu ialah minyak lavender

Cita-cita anak-anak untuk memetik strawberry berkecai apabila hujun mula turun. Apakan daya, kita sebagai makhluk menerima ketentuanNya. Selepas tu, kami berehat sebentar di Levin Park untuk makan tengahari. Apabila sesi makan tengahari tiba, masing-masing menghidangkan makanan masing-masing. Fulamak punyalah banyak. Terlupa pulak nak tangkap gambar, sebab terlampau fokus pada aktiviti makan ni. Kalau Blue Wave Shah Alam punya F&B Manager tengok makanan tu, dia pun akan mengucap panjang.

Imran pun posing kat bunga Lavender

Dalam perjalanan pulang, kami singgah makan Aiskrim di Lindale. Ia adalah konon-kononnya Aiskrim yang tersedap di New Zealand, iaitu Kapiti Aiskrim.

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Berita Dari Sahabat - Assunta

Salam all

For those who do not know who Assunta is- - A 2nd year Malaysian PhD student @ Education Faculty, Vic Uni on a study suspension undergoing breast cancer treatment in Malaysia.

She rang me a couple of days ago asking me to deliver this message for all (Thousand apology for taking quite a while to send u guys this email).

1) After the chemo, radiation & breast removal surgery, she is now very happy to share with us the good news: No sign of cancer was detected during the recent CT scan. Nevertheless, she still needs to do the follow up check, quarterly during this first year. Anyway, because of the unknown cause of her developing the cancer cells, it is rather tricky for the doctor to suggest any specific medicine, except for herceptin- which is an extremely expensive medicine- to be taken for approx 5 years!

2) Her advice to all (based on her doctor's suggestion): Eat lots fruits containing high level of anti-oxidant, e.g. kiwifruit, strawberry & grapes. Interestingly, grape seeds contain a very high level of anti-oxidant (lets start chewing grape seeds, peeps!) ... On the other hand, reduce eating red meat.

Let us all hope for the best for her... as well as us, obviously :)

Info Penting Untuk Para Penjoran

SAIZ IKAN YANG BOLEH DIPANCING

Kebanyakan orang Asia gemar memakan ikan bersaiz kecil seperti ikan kembung. Orang barat biasanya memilih ikan yang besar kerana mereka hanya makan fillet ikan. Ikan kecil memang sedap dimakan dan menjadi pilihan pemancing berketurunan Asia, tetapi harus hati-hati kerana undang-undang perikanan di NZ agak ketat dan pegawai perikanan sentiasa membuat pemeriksaan mengejut terhadap kaki-kaki pancing, penangkap ikan, pemungut siput (mussels) dan juga penyelam paua.

Bagi para penjoran Malaysia diingatkan bahawa beberapa jenis ikan mempunyai legal size iaitu saiz minima yang boleh di ambil seperti berikut :
blue cod - 33cm, red cod - 25cm, red gurnard - 25cm, snapper - 27cm, tarakihi - 25cm, trevally - 25cm dan sand flounder - 23 cm. (sekadar menyebut beberapa jenis ikan yang biasa ditangkap untuk joran tepi pantai ata wharf. Manakala ikan-ikan popular lain seperti kahawai, herring, pilchard dan spotty tidak ada legal size. Maksima kuantiti bagi kombinasi ikan-ikan yang boleh diambil (kecuali spotty) adalah 20 ekor sehari. Denda bagi setiap ekor yang ditangkap di bawah saiz adalah NZD300.

Bagi peminat ketam dan mussels tidak ada saiz minima tetapi kuantiti maksima adalah 50 sahaja. Maklumat lanjut boleh lawati website Jabatan Perikanan NZ di sini.

Red Cod dan Red Gurnard : saiz ikan yang tak perlu diragui lagi

paua : saiz minima 12.5cm dan maksima 10 ekor sahaja

Kalau memancing bersama2 dengan warga NZ eloklah kita selang seli antara ambil dan lepaskan kembali bagi ikan2 tersebut.. (masa nak lepaskan ke laut tu biar lah dia nampak sikit. hehe) Bagi ikan spotty tak kisah kalau nak belasah cukup2 sebabnya ikan tersebut sangat banyak tanpa mengira musim dan tidak digemari oleh orang sini. (isinya seperti ikan kerisi tapi sedikit tawar, tetapi pada musim sejuk isi ikan spotty ini agak manis).

KALENDAR MEMANCING

Di mana ada air, di situ ada ikan. Rezeki ada di mana-mana. Namun sebagai panduan kepada mereka yang ingin memancing, waktu yang baik untuk memancing adalah 2 jam selepas air surut berhenti (low tide) iaitu ketika air mula pasang kembali. Keadaan laut yang terlalu bergelora juga tidak sesuai untuk memancing, oleh itu kelajuan angin yang bertiup perlu juga di ambil kira. Kadang-kadang kalendar memancing boleh membantu anda untuk menduga laut kerana ia mengambil kira kedudukan bulan dan juga air pasang surut. Anda boleh lihat kalendar memancing di sini.

Kahawai The Legend... Info

Interesting....Sumthing to share... must read by all.... join us.... the Joran man..... doesn't matter if u use forward, reverse or side gear..... once mengeletar.. will always remain mengeletaq.


KAHAWAI

Kahawai is the second-most caught and second-most valued fish in the North Island behind snapper, in the South Island it comes third behind snapper and blue cod.

More importantly, it is the fish most likely to be caught by subsistence fishermen, by kids on wharfs, by the retired who use a small set-net in a harbour or estuary.

Kahawai are easily caught, take lures in the side of the mouth and are easily released. Best of all, once found they stay and attack lures all day, unlike say snapper or hapuku, which might go off the bite for six hours with the tide.

Kahawai are one of the few inshore fish that push schools of baitfish and krill to the surface where seabirds can get to them.

Young kahawai are often found inside estuaries where they hunt anchovies in murky waters. In the coastal seas, kahawai often mix with trevally and are thus caught as a by-catch of purse-seining for trevally. The adult kahawai swim very fast and don't appear to have any enemies but dolphins. These fish are strong fighters and will take any type of moving lure when they are feeding. On light tackle they are an exciting fish to catch and will leap from the water repeatedly in attempts to throw the hook.The kahawai has a solid body with strong swimming muscles. It swims fast and hunts small fish. It occurs in small schools of ten to hundred and also in large schools of thousands. They grow surprisingly old

Life history: Kahawai feed mainly on pelagic crustaceans when young, moving to a diet of mainly fish when old. But they also feed from the bottom, on crabs, worms, and shellfish.
Kahawai make lengthy migrations, probably associated with spawning and seasonal changes in the abundance of food. They cover vast distances quickly because of their speed. This makes them impossible to protect by means of marine reserves.
Preliminary studies have shown that these fish spawn in warm shallow water during the summer months of March and April, and huge schools move into coastal waters at this time. Mass spawning occurs in mid-water, in late spring and summer

During the winter kahawai are more common in deeper water further offshore and they may be trawled in up to 100m of water during this season.
Kahawai become up to 26 years old, which is surprising for an organism of this size and such an energetic lifestyle. These fish can grow up to 75cm in length, weighing up to 9 kg, but their average size is 40-50cm and 1-2kg in weight

Distribution: They are common all around the North Island

the moment when thousand of kahawai appeared before dissappeared 5 minute later at Miramar Wharf - captured by jask

Diver tales: Kahawai behave like the ghosts of our seas. One moment they are there in thousands, encircling you at high speed. Then they collectively decide to disappear. They appear to be sensitive to the noises a diver makes because they will come from hundreds of metres away to investigate. Their counter-shading is so effective that they become invisible long before disappearing out of view.
Fishermen don't like kahawai because they bite much sooner than the elusive big snapper and they are but 'bait fish'. The unwanted kahawai is then discarded in a hard-handed way, left to die on the rocks. We have observed how fishermen let ten kahawai come to grief in order to catch one snapper.

-Sf-

Christians “die in” for Gaza in Wellington

Tuesday, 13 January
12 noon - gather at the Rabin memorial, Harris Street, then to Civic Square

The deaths of more than 800 people in Gaza over the last two weeks will be commemorated by a “die-in” in Wellington’s Civic Square at 12.00 noon on Tuesday. The Israeli government has just announced that it will be escalating its military operations in the Gaza Strip this week.

The peaceful non-violent symbolic representation of the loss of life is being organised by Christians for Justice in Palestine to highlight the need for our Government to play an active international role in support of human rights. Protestors are concerned that the lives of innocent individuals in the Gaza strip and Israel continue to be lost while the international community quibbles.

In response to the loss of so many lives, the New Zealand Government has taken a very weak “watching brief”.

The demonstration will begin with a short time of silence at the Yitzhak Rabin memorial in Harris Street to remember the 60 years of dispossession and suffering of the Palestinian people. The demonstration will then move into Civic Square where participants will lie on the ground wearing “bloodstained” clothing and bandages.

A “counting up” of the more than 800 deaths, including those Israelis who have died as the current intense military action goes into its third week, is also part of the programme.

A petition will be signed for presenting to the Government. Christians for Justice in Palestine supports the calls for
- cutting ties with the Canberra based Israeli Embassy,
- preventing exports or electronic equipment from New Zealand that could be used to support military attacks, and
- increasing aid and support for the Palestinian people suffering under an army of occupation.

Wellington Catholic priest Fr Gerry Burns has said “No state can be beyond criticism in terms of human rights and international law”.

Christians for Justice in Palestine is an ecumenical group. The organising group welcomes all who wish to participate – whatever their faith – believers and non-believers.

Participants are encouraged to bring and wear "bloodstained" clothes and/or bandages to be presented with the petition. Religious ministers are invited to wear their clerical garb.

Sumbangan Niklin

Insan Istimewa

Sabtu (27 December 2008), kami dan semua rakan-rakan menganjurkan majlis farewell untuk Yang Berbahagia Prof. Dato’ Othman Yatim dan Datin, (Malay Chair di Victoria University of Wellington). Majlis diadakan di rumah Adi Affendi, iaitu pegawai di Kedutaan Malaysia di Wellington. Terima kasih kepada Adi & Zaza yang sudi menjadi host untuk majlis ini. Mereka bersusah payah menyediakan tempat untuk kami berkumpul pada hari itu. Majlis BBQ gilang gemilang ini dihadiri oleh ramai rakan dan keluarga yang terdiri dari pelajar post-grads, pegawai & staff kedutaan dan rakan-rakan yang lain.

Dao’ Prof Dr. Othman & Adi Affendi (Tuan Rumah)

Pelbagai jenis makanan disediakan oleh semua hadirin selain dari BBQ. Untuk BBQ kali ini, bukan sahaja penuh dengan ayam dan kambing, tetapi juga makanan-makanan laut hasil tangkapan Kelab Joran Melayu Wellington. Mana tidaknya, Kelab Joran Melayu Wellington telah mendapat hasil tangkapan yang sangat lumayan sejak kebelakangan ini.

Dato’ Dr. Prof. Othman ini sangat istimewa orangnya. Walaupun beliau seorang yang berharta ($$$), ber’mercedes’, berilmu (Dr.), berpangkat (Professor) dan berdarjat (Dato’), namun beliau tidak sama sekali meninggi diri. Semakin berisi semakin tunduk orangnya. Beliau (Dato’ dan Datin) tidak pernah menganggap pangkat dan anugerah yang telah mereka terima sebagai sesuatu untuk dibanggakan.

Sebahagian dari juadah yang disediakan

Ini menjadikan saya hairan dengan kewujudan manusia spesis lain yang telah diberikan pelbagai anugerah dari Allah swt seperti berharta, berkuasa, berpangkat dan berdarjat namun begitu sombong dan angkuh. Jangankan nak berbual atau bertanya khabar, nak memberikan senyuman pun tidak sudi kepada mereka yang bukan dari kasta yang sama. Hati nakal saya berkata, pangkat, kuasa, darjat dan harta itu mereka boleh sumbatkan bersama-sama ke liang lahat. (kenyataan ini tiada kaitan dengan hidup atau mati, .. entah kenapa tiba-tiba terlebih emosi menulis entri ini)

Dato’ & Datin sentiasa menyokong aktiviti post grad welly (Di Miramar Beach)

Saya teringat kembali saat mula tiba di Wellington. Dato’ datang ke majlis menyambut kami walaupun tidak beberapa sihat pada hari itu. Selain itu, kami juga tumpang menyambut hari raya Aidil Fitri dan Aidil Adha di rumah beliau (Teratak Malaysia). Dato’ dan Datin sentiasa gembira menerima kedatangan kami walaupun kadangkala kami akan lepak di rumahnya agak lama untuk berbual dan berborak dengan rakan yang lain. Selain itu, beliau sentiasa mengambil berat tentang hal ehwal kami pelajar post grad dan keluarga walaupun beliau bukan pegawai MSD

Saya menulis entri ini bukan untuk mengagongkan beliau, cuma ingin berkongsi kewujudan manusia istimewa ini, iaitu

yang tak tinggi dek pangkat

tak megah dek puji

yang tak sombong dek kaya

yang tak lagak dek kuasa

Hadiah mesti dibuka serta merta- mengikut adat Kiwi

Mengenali Prof. Othman menimbulkan keinsafan dalam diri saya. Saya memohon ampun dari Nya. Saya mohon jauhkan dari rasa tinggi, megah, sombong dan berlagak. Saya mohon agar sentiasa diberikan rasa rendah diri dan takut kepada Nya. Amin Ya Allah.

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