The last solar eclipse of 2025 happens on Sunday, Sept. 21st, just one day before the autumnal equinox. This partial solar eclipse will be visible from New Zealand, Antarctica, and the South Pacific.
EDITOR'S NOTE: The Sept. 2025 partial solar eclipse put on a magnificent show as the moon swept over the face of our sun, darkening the sky over a swathe of the Pacific Ocean. Check out our wrap article to see the first images from the spectacular orbital ballet, as seen from the City of Dunedin, New Zealand.
Although not a total eclipse, this is a deep partial event, with the moon covering up to 86% of the sun! Southern New Zealand and Antarctic research stations will see the best views, whilst some Pacific islands will also get a show. More: space.com/stargazing/solar-eclipses
15 mind-blowing facts about New Zealand: the world's most ECCENTRIC country
We're here to take over, like it or not. - O.K.
(Amazing Discoveries US)
April 24, 2025: Ready for a travel documentary that takes one way beyond the usual tourist traps? Discover 15 mind-blowing facts about New Zealand that make it truly the world’s most eccentric country. Whether dreaming of adventure or just curious about what sets Kiwis apart, this is the travel documentary the world didn’t know it needed.
Dive into some interesting facts about New Zealand, from stunning landscapes to the distinctive charm of Kiwi women and the warmth of New Zealanders.
KEY MOMENTS
00:00 Travel documentary
00:03 Facts about New Zealand
00:43 The land at the edge of the world
02:39 A real Hobbit village – Hobbiton exists
04:41 A land of amazing females, New Zealand women
06:22 Waitomo – New Zealand's underground galaxy
07:41 Unique spa services only found in New Zealand, life in New Zealand
09:13 Baldwin Street – the steepest street in the world
10:44 Whangamōmona – the oddest town in New Zealand
12:25 The kiwi bird – interesting facts about New Zealand
14:02 Life in Wellington, expat life in New Zealand
15:59 Things to do in New Zealand – a wonder of the world
17:35 The Māori – greeting with a nose touch? New Zealanders
19:15 The sheep walking service found only in New Zealand
20:50 New Zealand culture, the country of unique festivals
22:24 The cost of living in New Zealand
24:08 New Zealand cuisine – a food paradise
Come along through real life in New Zealand, explore mouthwatering New Zealand food, and see the hidden gems among the many things to do.
Thinking of moving? Let’s break down the cost of living in New Zealand and get an honest look at the expat life in New Zealand. Get a glimpse of vibrant New Zealand culture — a blend of indigenous roots and modern Euro vibes. This travel doc captures it all with heart, humor, and high-definition beauty.
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Rosé poses with blonde curly hair, gazing at the camera for her solo album cover Rosie
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Bruno Mars is a second-rate drummer but a darn good singer as he tries to outshine a phenom named Rose (New Zealander/South Korean of K-Pop supergroup Blackpink) in "APT." a mega hit that deserves a listen or is worthy of being put on rotation for constant replay. Step aside, Princess Olivia, and never mind, Consort Doja. Wow, Rose is a rocker with her brash pronunciations and catchy lyricism. It's like she swallowed Britney's spunk with a Shakirachaser.
(Andre Antunes) Nov. 22, 2024: What the indigenous people of New Zealand, the Māori, are missing is metal. Auckland needs to rock. This would amp up their haka or traditional ceremonial dance, as delivered by their beautiful representative MP (Member of Parliament) Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke, 21, in the midst of old white men who are not moved (but possibly terrified). Disorder will not be tolerated in the sacred halls of white governance over a land taken over and sacked of resources to profit Europe and Europeans.
(Cogito) The Māori are the indigenous people of Aotearoa (New Zealand). Famous for their haka, poi, and face tattoos, they're descended from Polynesians, the greatest voyagers the world has ever known. They hunted gigantic like mega-birds, terrified European colonialist invaders, and built a rich culture while isolated from the rest of the world. But who are they, what is their history, and what exactly is a Trojan Whale? #newzealand#maori
To help amplify their message, let's turn New Zealand's MP Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke's haka into a heavy metal song to add power to the message, starting with her maiden speech and culminating with the recent Māori parliament protest by supportive locals.
Is karma predestined (fate) or is it the result of freewill? ‒ Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche
(Perfect Teacher) 上師言教 Jan. 1, 2024: Buddha's Vision | New Zealand | Nov. 15, 2023: Question: Is karma predestined or is it the result of freewill?
(with Chinese subtitles)
#illusion#thoughts#presentmoment
What is Tantric Buddhism? Is it compatible with Western culture today? ‒ Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche
(Perfect Teacher) 上師言教 Feb. 10, 2024: #tantric #deconstruct #westernculture Buddha's Vision | New Zealand | Nov. 15, 2023: Question: What is Tantric Buddhism? Is it compatible with Western culture today? (with Chinese subtitles) #Westernculture #tantric #deconstruct
Scientists discovered world's oldest structure built by extinct species of humans
(FactFile) Aug. 15, 2024: Imagine a world where distant ancestors, living before Homo sapiens (modern "thinking" humans like us), built wooden structures with amazing skill. Believe it or not, scientists in Africa have just found the oldest known wooden building — dating back nearly half a million years.
And that’s just the beginning! Let’s explore ancient wonders from Greece to Japan that change everything we thought we knew about primitive and savage early humans.
Monolithic miracles
Off the coast of Florida, the USA's dangling lingam, lies the Bermuda Triangle. Under the water of this haunted area full of anomalies are shaped stones of an ancient structure that might explain the source of the irregularities and strange disappearances of flying and watercrafts.
1. Following the Great Maitri Marga Guru [Path of Loving-Kindness Teacher], the GuruMarga [Teacher's Path] and the Bhagvan Marga [Lord's Path], absorbed in forgotten feelings, making Maitri Mangal (lovingly fulfilled) all Sangha [Spiritual Community] friends, Dharma-lovers and followers that come and go; and, remembering this present Guru’s moment together, may all tormented souls on the Marga of the Maitri Dharma [Teaching of Loving-Kindness] have refreshing realization. Dharma is the only element that can support a platform built to be directly with the Paramatma [Supreme Self].
3. Just as the value of water corresponds to the degree of thirst; the value of the Dharma [Timeless Teaching] is assessed by kindness, compassion, nonviolence, trust, belief, devotion, faith, and an unwavering human life regarding the Marga [Path].
4. To enter into the Dharma [Truth] means to be absorbed in the path of mukti (freedomafter death) and moksha (liberation from the cycle of rebirth [= nirvana]).
5. That marga [path] which does not have the element forming mukti [freedom] and moksha [spiritual liberation] can never even be accepted in the true Dharma [ultimate Truth] as being called a marga [path], and the Dharma [Teaching] not being in divided civilisations, is obtained in the perfection of the Maitri [agape] knowledge, the bridge between the soul and the Paramatma [ego and the Higher Self].
6. It is impossible for humans remaining far from the knowledge of Maitri [agape love] to attain true enlightenment [awakening to the oneness of all] no matter what one is practicing.
7. In the end, all that may have appeared to be beneficial in this transient world will prove futile.
9. The Dharma is the rising and setting sun, the sky in which the stars shine, and the flowers blossoming in nature.
10. In the end, the Dharma is to understand the transience of the moment of this passing world as though waking up from a nightmare [saṃsāra] to find that in reality [nirvana] one is safe.
11. Rather than asking such questions as to what attributes a contemplative and intelligent person skillful in the Dharma has, and what the role of religion is in the Dharma; why doesn’t a person make the inquiry as to what one has given oneself through passion and attachments to worldly things?
12. Whether or not the way a person is following possesses the Tatva [Elements of Reality] forming mukti [freedom] and moksha [spiritual liberation] is the person’s own very personal internal quest.
13. Guru [Teacher] is fulfilling the Dharma: He is giving the Marga [Noble Eightfold Path] to the world, but the person [each] must make the journey on the Marga by oneself.
14. Whether or not one is enlightened and what one has to bear is justly determined according to the accumulated merit and other karma of the souls traveling on the Marga being shown by Guru.
15. Even though it is natural for various pains and sorrows to occur on the Path, the crucial matter is the reverence and faith towards the Guru Marga [Path of the Guru or Path Made Known by the Guru].
17. However people store empty words used in their past life, otherwise the Path of Enlightenment would be realised very quickly by following the Guru Marga [Teacher's Path].
18. To stand on the Earth while resting in the sky remaining in human form together with the realisation of the Maitri Tatva [Elements of Love] of the pure appearance of the Paramatma’s [Higher Self’s] own form – realizing including self all the mysteries of the universe – is to be freed from the mind’s countless oceans [floods, ogha] of illusion having evaporated like water into the open sky.
19. That which leads to the highest qualities of tatvas [suchness] among all religions and Guru knowledge, having the ability to extinguish former confusion throughout the world, is called the Maitri Dharma. In this way, the primordial existence of all religions would all be on the Marga of Maitri Dharma [Path of Highest Love as Truth] itself.
20. On the Maitri Marga [Path of Love], only by doing true practice [sadhana] of the Dharma until the last moment of life does a person benefit the Dharma.
21. And with this Maitri message, I am giving (you) the 11 precepts to be free from allthe defilements within the whole human world.
1) Never break oneness and equality on account of name, appearance, ethnicity, tribe, religion, colour, class, gender, belief, community, nation, power, position, ability and so forth; this means, give up all discord, be it worldly or spiritual.
3) Never cause rifts or doubts with untruths, accusations and counter-accusations, belittling or meaningless talk.
4) Resist all teachings and paths that lead to separation, rifts or boundaries; stay steadfast in the true marga-practice.
5) Resist doing even the least harmful karma-actions throughout life in true Gurumarga [Teacher-path] practice, melt totally into Guru’s truth-nature, becoming part of it.
6) Before being truly merged in the essential realities and practices of Gurunature and Dharmanature, refrain from expounding it with clever words; while still mired in hearsay, rumour, and propaganda, do not draw others into delusion.
7) Avoid any and all demonic behaviour: violence, killing, harming or hurting living beings; choose only pure wholesome nourishment.
8) Do not think less of people or countries on account of national identity.
9) Rooted in true Gurumarga practices, dedicate all karma-actions, thought and speech to the uplift of the whole world, including ourselves.
10) When searching for Truth, the Gurumarga path begins to take form within the heart and merges with Gurunature for the wellbeing of all life in the universe.
11) Remain always in the highest and deepest awareness, realising the various precepts in the soul, gaining freedom from all bygone bondage and constraints.
22. Together with these 11 precepts being internalized by all the Sanghas, liberate all living beings including self, and; may all realize this Satya Marga Gyan – the Wisdom of the True Path.
23. Never lingering in the ego, running after worldly name and fame; humans should stay resolute in the remembrance of the Paramatma always keeping the feeling of Maitri in the heart (atma).
24. The GuruMarga has descended to re-establish the true Dharma on the Earth after an interval of ages.
25. As this golden moment has been realized by beings and plant-life (the eco-system); may humans also be without defilements and take virtuous benefit from this Maha Maitri Marga at the earliest!
May all beings be lovingly fulfilled.
So be it!
Ah, I'm not worried; there are plenty of fish in the sea! - But my bait isn't what it used to be.
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Why December 11 is the day you're most likely to be dumped
Get out of here, man
It's that time of year again. The date most likely to spell doom for relationships is fast approaching. And unfortunately for the hopeless romantics among us, that day is yet to come. (Oh no, it's here!)
According to statistics, the most popular day to break up is December 11th, reports news.com.au.
And the second most popular time of year to break up is in March, right after Valentine's Day, the original data reveals.
The data, first collected by Information Is Beautiful in 2008, was compiled by statisticians who studied relationship status updates on social media and found that the most common breakup date falls two weeks before Christmas.
December is already filled with high pressure events, from the end of year work Christmas party to boozy catch-ups with friends we haven't seen since lockdown, and of course the mandatory family gatherings.
Why did it have to happen now of all days?
But couples are also faced with the dilemma of splitting their time between each other's families.
Then there's the pressure of buying each other presents that aren't just another pair of socks, organizing holidays, traveling without driving each other crazy, and spending time with the kids during school holidays.
So some of us decide to hedge our bets and opt out of the relationship before the silly season hits.
This can't be happening. - But it is happening. - Wait! Let me tell you WHY it can't be.
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Speaking to the Daily Mail, a dating expert revealed that the most important reason relationships end before Christmas is that people don't want to spend money on people they're not romantically interested in.
Dating coach James Preece said nobody wants to end things too close to Christmas.
"And New Year is coming, which brings them the chance for a fresh start."
He believes Dec. 11 was the key day for couples to call it quits because they don't want to waste money on people they can't see a future with.
"Firstly, if someone is planning on a break up then they will want to get it over with before Christmas," he said.
"There's no point buying presents and spending time with someone you aren't interested in.
"Secondly, it's party season and [our partners] can be quickly forgotten if you go out without them.
"Cheating and inappropriate flirting are the biggest causes of break ups.
"Finance can cause huge problems too, especially if one is spending lots and the other is trying to save." More
Tommy Truthful (truthmafia.com); Pfc. Sandoval, Seth Auberon (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly
The [Canadian] wildfire saga unravels before us, revealing a sinister plot. Whispers in the shadows suggest that these raging infernos are not acts of nature, but rather orchestrated events fueled by directed energy weapons.
The aim? To seize control of vast stretches of land and force unsuspecting souls into tightly controlled "smart" cities, where every move is monitored and freedom becomes a distant memory.
Whistleblower unveils the world's largest directed energy weapon | The Antarctica earthquake weapon
(Shawn Ryan Clips) July 21, 2023. The implications are unsettling as it is believed that this directed energy weapon is responsible for the Christchurch earthquake in New Zealand. The sheer power and capabilities of this weapon leave one pondering what other advanced technologies might exist. Such revelations prompt us to question the extent of unknown possibilities that lie beyond our current understanding. #scary
Fear not, for the truth shall prevail. Let's remove the veils of deception and shed light on the dark machinations at play here.
Stay alert, seekers of truth, and question "official" narratives. The wildfire saga is a piece of a larger puzzle. With each revelation, we inch closer to unraveling a grand scheme orchestrated by those who seek to dominate the masses.
The New Zealand comedy duo, The Flight of the Conchords, knock it out of the ballpark with this robotic parody of a future hit song, "The Humans Are Dead," performed in the past about the future we are now living as A.I. (artificial intelligence) takes over our lives with no one seeming to notice how much it's already embedded into our day-to-day existence. "Give me convenience or give me death," Jello Biafra of the punk rock band The Dead Kennedys mocked, turning the expression into an album title for a best of collection (with songs like "Insight," "California Uber Alles," "Life Sentence," and the political masterpiece "Kinky Sex Makes the World Go Around"). Here we are living it out.
This terrifying AI says it's conscious and officials are starting to agree
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Laura Dekker at ideacity, 9/15/15; Ashley Wells, Seth Auberon (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly
I didn't stop (Aussie Jessica Watson)
Woghole comments, "Laura Dekker [14] was the youngest person to circumnavigate the world with stops. But Jessica Watson was the youngest person to circumnavigate the world non-stop at 16. A great achievement by both" girls. Congratulations. Now if only we could get the boys of the world to take chances like this, rites of passage to prove their mettle.
Youngest circumnavigator to sail alone around the world
Born on a boat New Zealand-born Dutch Laura Dekker fell in love with sailing at a very young age. In her ideacity talk she discusses her adventures sailing and being the youngest circumnavigator to sail alone around the world with stops.
(Robert Sepehr/818encino) An old Irish legend about an ancient Egyptian Princess Scota; see Dr. Sigmund Freud's 1939 book Moses and Monotheism, or visit the "Vale of the Little Flower" (Glen Scotia). Ireland's long history is riddled with folklore, ancient mythology, and ancient societies, such as the Druids. Scota, in Irish legend, is the name given to the daughter of an Egyptian pharaoh. Sepehr is an author, producer, and anthropologist specializing in linguistics, archeology, paleobiology. Robert Sepehr: Species with Amnesia: Our Forgotten History
Knowledge, Wisdom, Spirit of Ancient Ireland with Gerard Banks
Gerard Banks share knowledge and speaks openly about the ancient wisdom, spirit, and culture of the Irish (like iris, the eye, consciousness), the natural language and ancient spiritual connection to earth and the rest of the world.
This refers not only to Ancient Egypt but also ancient connections to the Moari language and New Zealand's Maori people.
Banks covers topics from spirituality to law and takes a look at the past in the hopes of understanding the present. Why was the Roman alphabet introduced to the Emerald Isle? To alter and suppress the natural harmonics and frequency of the Native Irish language?
We need to progress from here in harmony with this ancient heritage and the heritage of all other ancient global societies today.
(Andrew Power/Equality Cork, 2005) Some key terms: Ireland, Egypt, pharaohs, Scotland, Scota, princess, prince, king, queen, royalty, tyrants, dictators, blue bloods, throne, rule, ruling class, conspiracy, cover up, ancient hidden history, Africa, Afrocentrism, Europe, pyramids, megaliths, Sphinx, Antediluvian, pre-flood, deluge, pre-deluge, post-deluge, diffusion, civilization, Britain, England, Ethiopia, Land of the Pharaohs.
Scota: two daughters of Egyptian pharaohs in Irish mythology, Scottish mythology, and non-mainstream history. Although legends vary, all agree that Scota was the ancestor of the Gaels, who trace their ancestry to Irish invaders, called Scotti, who settled in Argyll and Caledonia, regions that came to be known as Scotland.
The Battle of the Boyne
Ireland: Land of the Pharaohs (Andrew Power)
Banks also speaks about what the "Battle of the Boyne" (Catholics vs Protestants, 1690) was spiritually really about: It was a ritual. It was the founding of sectarian violence in Ireland, used to divide the spiritual DNA of Ireland.
Sectarian = section-terrain, keep a people and nation divided for a reason. Why did King James of the House Stewart and his nephew King William of House Orange/Nassau organize this "family affair," this pretend-battle in the Boyne Valley?
Why did this family with representatives from all over the world have to come to Ireland to symbolize their transition and rule from the Reign of House Stewart to House Hanover? Indeed, why did they need to come to Ireland and the Boyne Valley to do this?
This affects the teaching and education of false laws in Ireland today. Universities are being run commercially based on untrue laws that only benefit the commercial exploiters of Ireland. False commercial empires continue to ruin the world for corporate profit, which goes against the very spirit, DNA, and heritage of the ancient Irish. More
Scota, Tuatha Dé Danann... Elvenworld.org edited by Wisdom Quarterly
Blessings. May you feel the Elven song within, hear the voice who speaks from your heart-space. We are Tuatha Dé Danann, the children of Nature and the stars. – T.E. Pelton, author,Elven World Mythologies
Scota is the Tuatha De Danann ["Tribe of Danu"] Goddess of passion, positive magic, she who can slip through the surface of things and restore balance – Elven World, T.E. Pelton.
Scota - An Invocation for Our Times:I call upon Scota in these times when we are looking for the way/These times when we are asking for peace and end to suffering... More
The Pharaoh Nectonechus and his Egyptian wife, Princess Scota, flee Egypt for Ireland
The O’Dogherty Clan of Inishowen consists of more than 400,000 families distributed throughout the world, with many in the US, Mexico, Ireland, Argentina, the UK, Australia, Spain, France, and so forth. Ancient legends describe in a remote past the origin of the Celtic race, which was established in the north of Spain, with a King Breoghan, who founded Betanzos, Brihuega, and Brigantia, and built the Tower of Hercules in Galicia. His sons from this tower saw through the Atlantic Ocean mists the British Isles and decided to organize an expedition to conquer them. More
The O’Bregon: "From Bregon" Wisdom Quarterly Wikipedia edit
Statue of Celtic King Breogán and the Tower of Hercules in A Coruña, Spain (wiki)
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King Breogán (Bregon, Breoghan, or Breachdan) is a character in the Lebor Gabála Érenn, a medieval Christian history of Ireland and the Irish (or Gaels). He is described as an ancestor of the Gaels.
[Could there be a relation or connection to the legend of Brian Boru(Bóruma) and the O’Briens (see Ó Briain Dynasty)?]
The Lebor Gabála purports to be an account of how the Gaels descend from Adam through the sons of Noah and how they came to Ireland.
It tells us that they spent 440 years wandering the Earth and underwent a series of trials and tribulations, which is based on the tale of the Israelites in the Old Testament. Eventually, they sail to Iberia and conquer it.
There Breogán, one of their leaders, founds a city called Brigantia and builds a great tower. From the top of the tower, his son Íth can see Ireland. The Gaels, including some of Breogán's sons, sail to Ireland from Brigantia and take it from the Tuatha Dé Danann, the Irish gods.
Brigantia likely refers to A Coruña in present-day Galicia (Encyclopaedia Britannica) and Breogán's tower is likely based on the Tower of Hercules (which was built at A Coruña by the Romans) or the Tower of Babel.
The idea that the Irish Gaels came from Hispania may be based on the similarity of the names Iberia and Hibernia and the names Galicia and Gael (Patricia Monaghan, The Encyclopedia of Celtic Mythology and Folklore, Infobase Publishing, 2004. p.332). Medieval historians made similar claims about other nations based on their names... More
Are you a Tadhg (Tadgh)? An Irish and Scottish Gaelic male's name that was very common when the Gaelic languages predominated, to the extent that it is a synecdoche for an Irish Gaelic man. The name signifies "poet" or "philosopher." This was also the name of many Gaelic Irish kings from the 10th to the 16th centuries, particularly in Connacht and Munster. Tadhg is most common in Southwest Ireland, particularly in County Cork and County Kerry. More
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