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2188 days ago

Fascination Science public lecture Tuesday (27 November) - Putting on the Squeeze: High-Pressure Physics and Chemistry

Joachim from Albany

Our next lecture in the Fascination Science series is on Tuesday 27th November 7pm-8.30pm at Massey University's Auckland campus in Albany in the Sir Neil Waters lecture theatre.

Putting on the Squeeze: High-Pressure Physics and Chemistry

We are put under pressure all the time. If not by us or others, our atmosphere does the job! All the air above us weighs us down. What happens to matter if we increase this pressure further? At pressures in the inner core of the earth where we find about 300 million times the atmospheric pressure, or at even higher pressures found inside stars? Gases like oxygen and hydrogen eventually become metallic - conducting electric current.

Come and see Dr. Elke Pahl conduct experiments to understand what pressure is, how it influences our life and get an insight into current research on materials under ultra-high pressure.

We will be back in 2019 with our monthly Fascination Science lecture series, so keep an eye out for updates on our Fascination Science website www.massey.ac.nz.... The first talk in 2019 will be a Fascination Science Special on Thursday, 24th January 2019 at 7pm by Kirsi Peltonen, Aalto University, Finland on 'Sensual Mathematics'.

Register for the lecture (optional): masseyuniversity.cmail19.com...

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What's your favourite recipe for courgettes?

Mei Leng Wong Reporter from NZ Gardener & Get Growing

Kia ora neighbours. If you've got a family recipe for courgettes, we'd love to see it and maybe publish it in our magazine. Send your recipe to mailbox@nzgardener.co.nz, and if we use it in the mag, you will receive a free copy of our January 2025 issue.

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6 days ago

Poll: Do you think NZ should ban social media for youth?

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

The Australian Prime Minister has expressed plans to ban social media use for children.

This would make it illegal for under 16-year-olds to have accounts on platforms including TikTok, Instagram, Facebook and X.
Social media platforms would be tasked with ensuring children have no access (under-age children and their parents wouldn’t be penalised for breaching the age limit)
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Do you think NZ should follow suit? Vote in our poll and share your thoughts below.

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Do you think NZ should ban social media for youth?
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  • 13.8% No
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2383 votes
1 day ago

Quick tour of our reformer Pilates studio in Browns Bay...

Paul from Your Pilates Spot

Join us in this brief video tour. Why not come try it out with a free intro session?