Flying from Argentina
and crossing the International date line, I lost a day but arrived very early
in Aukland on the morning of the 10th.
I dropped my bags at my hotel, and as it
was Sunday I thought I’d check out the local church scene, I had a look on the
internet and discovered a church called C3 which seemed to be embracing
technology in their ministry. As I had never been to Auckland before I, I was unfamiliar with the
layout, but was impressed that these guys had a system where you could text
them and they would come and pick you up and take you to their church. When I
got to church it was pretty obvious why they were tech savy, 2/3 of the members
were probably below 40 and 1/3 below 25. Speaking to the leaders it was
interesting to note the responsibility that was given to the younger members of
the church. They had risen to the challenge and really created a sense of
vitality within the church. I think
there is something here that could be applied on many farms, in giving the
younger generation more responsibility, and allowing them to rise to the
challenge.
In the afternoon I went to the Aukland war memorial and
museum. The displays of Maori culture were fantastic. I gained a much better
understanding of the Maori wars and the development of NZ as a nation.
The
live, dramatized, Maori cultural display was also excellent and their rhythm
and singing was superb. The museum also had great natural history displays
including a history of volcanic eruptions in NZ. This was very interesting from
a weather perspective in the light of what I have found in my research.
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| Famous Volcano eruptions and the relative size of their plume |
A cross
sectional cut of a 1000 year old kaori tree was also among my highlights. This showed
growth rings for the last 1000 years, which is essence is a 1000 year rainfall
record.
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| A 1000 year old Kaori tree |
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| History that has passed in the life of this tree |
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