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Tuesday 28 June 2016

$50 for a box of Weet-bix!


Have you walked down to the dairy to find that the price tag on a box of weetbix was 50 dollars each?!

That’s right, the humble Weet-bix is the next big thing in China!!Boxes of Sanitarium’s most popular breakfast product, which go for between five and six dollars in New Zealand supermarkets are being sold for upwards of $50 by local exporters on Chinese social media sites

Tuesday 14 June 2016

Clinton and Trump to contest for President

clinto v trumpHilary Clinton will battle against Donald Trump for the position of United States President.

Clinton will represent the Democratic Party while Donald Trump has secured the Republican vote.If Clinton is elected on 8 November, the 68-year-old would return the Clinton family to the White House after 16 years.At this stage it looks like the race will be largely negative in nature.
Both have been active on Twitter and Instagram with negative comments about the other person.

Friday 10 June 2016

Close Sugar -The Additive Murderer

sugar drinksThe sugar that we eat is a murderer. Studies show that in 2005 we ate roughly about 20 times more sugar than in the 1700’s, and, if that’s not bad enough the average American eats around 38.967 kgs of sugar a year. That’s just about my body weight, in sugar!
Fruit sugars or (fructose) are one of the best types of sugar because it gives you more energy than refined sugar and your body can’t get all the sugar out of the fruit so it’s not too bad. The sugar in milk, (unless added), is not great for you but milk is healthy with all of its, iron and vitamins.

Tuesday 7 June 2016

Another New Year (Matariki)


Twinkling in the winter sky just before dawn, Matariki (the Pleiades) signals the Māori New Year. Traditionally, it was a time for remembering the dead, and celebrating new life. In the 21st century, observing Matariki has become popular again. Heaven-bound kites, hot-air balloons and fireworks help mark the occasion. Traditionally Matariki means the time to remember those who had died in the last year.
Matariki (the Pleiades)

Matariki literally means the ‘eyes of god’.







Wednesday 1 June 2016

Donkey to wear nappies in Kenya

 . Local officials say the law has been put in place to protect the town’s newly laid tarmac road.
A letter told donkey-cart owners from local officials said they must manage their animal’s faeces to avoid poop all over the tarmac road creating nuisance.