New Zealand - The Good, The Bad and The Ugly.

[Steven Knoetze (sk27)]

I saw an article for the 2nd shark attack in Tauranga in the last month or so.

Also great white's spotted off the Auckland coast.

 

Wondering if this is a common occurrence or if this is something that has recently escalated?

[CAAD4]

Even the great whites are emigrating, due to the genocide in False Bay...

[patches]

I saw an article for the 2nd shark attack in Tauranga in the last month or so.

Also great white's spotted off the Auckland coast.

 

Wondering if this is a common occurrence or if this is something that has recently escalated?

 

It seems like it's a recent escalation.

 

With SA beaches closed the snack platter was empty 

 

But yeah, not sure what the recent increase is attributed to. There was even a shark attack at Lake Macquarie in NSW.

[Wayne Potgieter]

I saw an article for the 2nd shark attack in Tauranga in the last month or so.

Also great white's spotted off the Auckland coast.

 

Wondering if this is a common occurrence or if this is something that has recently escalated?

You made me go looking and I found this page rather interesting

 

https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/shark-attacks/yearly-worldwide-summary/

[patches]

You made me go looking and I found this page rather interesting

 

https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/shark-attacks/yearly-worldwide-summary/

 

Hmm interesting. So 2020 had fewer attacks than 2019 (Covid may have had something to do with that), BUT there were more fatalities.

 

2021 figures should be interesting.

[Wayne Potgieter]

Hmm interesting. So 2020 had fewer attacks than 2019 (Covid may have had something to do with that), BUT there were more fatalities.

 

2021 figures should be interesting.

I heard somewhere a while ago that you are more likely to die in NZ froma  dog bite than a shark bite

[patches]

I heard somewhere a while ago that you are more likely to die in NZ froma  dog bite than a shark bite

 

haha especially rare then if one takes into account that dogs here don't have rabies. Most Kiwis I have spoken to don't even know what it is.

[Wayne Potgieter]

haha especially rare then if one takes into account that dogs here don't have rabies. Most Kiwis I have spoken to don't even know what it is.

In the last 20 years, 13 people have been killed in NZ by cows.

 

In the last 70 years, 11 people have been killed in NZ by sharks.

 

On average 1,300 people die from Suicide in NZ per year. In fact, suicide is the 2nd leading cause of death in non Maori men in NZ beaten only by heart disease.

 

The last statistic is totally frightening. 

[Skott5]

In the last 20 years, 13 people have been killed in NZ by cows.

 

In the last 70 years, 11 people have been killed in NZ by sharks.

 

On average 1,300 people die from Suicide in NZ per year. In fact, suicide is the 2nd leading cause of death in non Maori men in NZ beaten only by heart disease.

 

The last statistic is totally frightening. 

 

It's the lack of Vitamin D - all that rain makes people depressed. 

[hayleyearth]

It's the lack of Vitamin D - all that rain makes people depressed.

Where's the rain?

It's scary how dry it has been, definitely not the same place than a few years ago.

 

I went up north this past weekend, the cows and sheep had no green grass to eat, done areas were actually barely any grass.

[davetapson]

I saw an article for the 2nd shark attack in Tauranga in the last month or so.

Also great white's spotted off the Auckland coast.

 

Wondering if this is a common occurrence or if this is something that has recently escalated?

Was speaking to a life-saver type dude and he reckons that the NZ attacks might be the same shark.  His comment is sometimes when individuals taste human, they get a liking for it.

[patches]

Was speaking to a life-saver type dude and he reckons that the NZ attacks might be the same shark.  His comment is sometimes when individuals taste human, they get a liking for it.

 

Was this the guy you were speaking to?

 

 

*queue eerie "duh-dun.... duh-dun... duh-dun, duh-dun, duh-dun" *

Edited February 3, 2021 by patches

[davetapson]

It's the lack of Vitamin D - all that rain makes people depressed. 

Ironically the one thing NZ isn't short of is UV - due to the (lack of) Ozone Layer.

 

When the sun is out and bright, it's got a real bite - Africa got nothing on it.  UV damage to everything is pretty apparent, including humans.

[Wayne Potgieter]

Ironically the one thing NZ isn't short of is UV - due to the (lack of) Ozone Layer.

 

When the sun is out and bright, it's got a real bite - Africa got nothing on it.  UV damage to everything is pretty apparent, including humans.

This really surprised me when we moved here. The sun chows you if you are not careful.

[Wayne Potgieter]

Heading out this weekend to hike the Tongariro Crossing.

 

Anyone done it before?

 

(I think Hayley has done it)

[hayleyearth]

Heading out this weekend to hike the Tongariro Crossing.

 

Anyone done it before?

 

(I think Hayley has done it)

Yip, when I was 4 months pregnant.

We did it 'in reverse', so started closest to Taupos side.

Enjoy, it's great.