
Neil Mullane Finn (Te Awamutu, 27 de maio de 1958) é um cantor e compositor neozelandês. Ele foi vocalista e líder do grupo Crowded House e, anteriormente, de uma outra banda, também neozelandesa, chamada Split Enz.
O Curso de Geologia de 85/90 da Universidade de Coimbra escolheu o nome de Geopedrados quando participou na Queima das Fitas. Ficou a designação, ficaram muitas pessoas com e sobre a capa intemporal deste nome, agora com oportunidade de partilhar as suas ideias, informações e materiais sobre Geologia, Paleontologia, Mineralogia, Vulcanologia/Sismologia, Ambiente, Energia, Biologia, Astronomia, Ensino, Fotografia, Humor, Música, Cultura, Coimbra e AAC, para fins de ensino e educação.

Postado por Fernando Martins às 06:08 0 comentários
Marcadores: Crowded House, Don't Dream It's Over, música, Neil Finn, Nova Zelândia, pop, Rock
Postado por Pedro Luna às 00:06 0 comentários
Marcadores: Crowded House, música, Neil Finn, Nova Zelândia, pop, Rock, Weather With You
Postado por Fernando Martins às 08:20 0 comentários
Marcadores: Giacomo Puccini, Gianni Schichi, Kiri Te Kanawa, música, Nova Zelândia, O Mio Babbino Caro, Ópera, soprano

Postado por Fernando Martins às 00:15 0 comentários
Marcadores: Christchurch, Nova Zelândia, sismo, sismologia, tsunami
Postado por Fernando Martins às 02:47 0 comentários
Marcadores: Austrália, descobrimentos, Havai, Inglaterra, James Cook, Nova Zelândia, Pacífico
HER MAJESTY VICTORIA Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland regarding with Her Royal Favor the Native Chiefs and Tribes of New Zealand and anxious to protect their just Rights and Property and to secure to them the enjoyment of Peace and Good Order has deemed it necessary in consequence of the great number of Her Majesty's Subjects who have already settled in New Zealand and the rapid extension of Emigration both from Europe and Australia which is still in progress to constitute and appoint a functionary properly authorised to treat with the Aborigines of New Zealand for the recognition of Her Majesty's Sovereign authority over the whole or any part of those islands – Her Majesty therefore being desirous to establish a settled form of Civil Government with a view to avert the evil consequences which must result from the absence of the necessary Laws and Institutions alike to the native population and to Her subjects has been graciously pleased to empower and to authorise me William Hobson a Captain in Her Majesty's Royal Navy Consul and Lieutenant-Governor of such parts of New Zealand as may be or hereafter shall be ceded to her Majesty to invite the confederated and independent Chiefs of New Zealand to concur in the following Articles and Conditions.
1 The Chiefs of the Confederation of the United Tribes of New Zealand and the separate and independent Chiefs who have not become members of the Confederation cede to Her Majesty the Queen of England absolutely and without reservation all the rights and powers of Sovereignty which the said Confederation or Individual Chiefs respectively exercise or possess, or may be supposed to exercise or to possess over their respective Territories as the sole sovereigns thereof.
2 Her Majesty the Queen of England confirms and guarantees to the Chiefs and Tribes of New Zealand and to the respective families and individuals thereof the full exclusive and undisturbed possession of their Lands and Estates Forests Fisheries and other properties which they may collectively or individually possess so long as it is their wish and desire to retain the same in their possession; but the Chiefs of the United Tribes and the individual Chiefs yield to Her Majesty the exclusive right of Preemption over such lands as the proprietors thereof may be disposed to alienate at such prices as may be agreed upon between the respective Proprietors and persons appointed by Her Majesty to treat with them in that behalf.
3 In consideration thereof Her Majesty the Queen of England extends to the Natives of New Zealand Her royal protection and imparts to them all the Rights and Privileges of British Subjects.(signed) William Hobson, Lieutenant-Governor.
Now therefore We the Chiefs of the Confederation of the United Tribes of New Zealand being assembled in Congress at Victoria in Waitangi and We the Separate and Independent Chiefs of New Zealand claiming authority over the Tribes and Territories which are specified after our respective names, having been made fully to understand the Provisions of the foregoing Treaty, accept and enter into the same in the full spirit and meaning thereof in witness of which we have attached our signatures or marks at the places and the dates respectively specified.
Done at Waitangi this Sixth day of February in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty.
Postado por Fernando Martins às 18:06 0 comentários
Marcadores: Maoris, Nova Zelândia, Rainha de Inglaterra, Tratado de Waitangi
Postado por Fernando Martins às 09:40 0 comentários
Marcadores: África do Sul, Austrália, Canadá, Estatuto de Westminster, Nova Zelândia, Reino Unido

By far the most notable change for the 1893 election was that the Electoral Act, 1893, extended the franchise to all women (including Māori) aged 21 and over. Women's suffrage was granted after about two decades of campaigning by women such as Kate Sheppard and Mary Ann Müller and organisations such as the New Zealand branch of the Women's Christian Temperance Union led by Anne Ward. Of countries presently independent, New Zealand was the first to give women the vote in modern times. John Hall, a Conservative politician and former premier, received most of the credit for pushing the legislation through Parliament; he is the only male who has his name inscribed on the Kate Sheppard National Memorial. There were only 10 weeks between the passage of the legislation and the election, and the Woman's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU) set about to enrol as many women as possible.
The bill had passed under the Liberal government which generally advocated social and political reform, but only due to a combination of personality issues and political accident. Seddon opposed it (unlike many other Liberals) because many women supported prohibition. He had expected to stop the bill in the upper house, but found that one more vote was needed. Thomas Kelly, a new Liberal Party councillor had left himself paired in favour of the measure, but Seddon obtained his consent by wire to change his vote. Seddon's manipulation so incensed two opposition councillors, William Reynolds and Edward Stevens that they changed sides and voted for the bill, which was passed by 20 votes to 18 so giving the vote to women. Both the Liberals and the Conservatives subsequently claimed credit for sponsoring the enfranchisement of women and both sought to acquire women's votes, although the Liberals benefitted more.Postado por Fernando Martins às 01:32 0 comentários
Marcadores: dignidade, eleições, Nova Zelândia, sufrágio universal, sufragistas
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O acidente na mina de Pike River ocorreu em 19 de novembro de 2010 em Greymouth, Nova Zelândia. Uma explosão deixou 29 mineiros presos a pelo menos 1.500 metros da entrada da mina. A jazida situa-se 120 metros abaixo da superfície, e entra-se nela primariamente pela horizontal. Dois mineiros escaparam com ferimentos leves no dia da explosão, ao escalarem um poço de ventilação.
Postado por Fernando Martins às 15:00 0 comentários
Marcadores: acidente na mina de Pike River, Minas, mineiros, Nova Zelândia
Ella Marija Lani Yelich-O'Connor (Auckland, 7 de novembro de 1996), mais conhecida pelo nome artístico Lorde (anteriormente estilizada como LORDE), é uma cantora e compositora neozelandesa. Foi eleita a jovem mais influente do mundo pela revista norte-americana Time, e nomeada "Mulher Do Ano" pela MTV, em 2013. Tornou-se mundialmente conhecida a partir do single "Royals", que lhe rendeu o título de a mais jovem artista a conquistar o primeiro lugar da Billboard Hot 100 dos Estados Unidos, e venceu o Grammy Award de "Canção do Ano", em 2014.
Postado por Fernando Martins às 00:29 0 comentários
Marcadores: LORDE, música, Nova Zelândia, Royals
Sir Edmund Percival Hillary (Tuakau, 20 de julho de 1919 - Auckland, 11 de janeiro de 2008) foi um alpinista e explorador neozelandês, famoso principalmente pela primeira escalada bem sucedida do Monte Everest. Ele e o guia sherpa Tenzing Norgay atingiram os 8.848 metros do cume, em 29 de maio de 1953.
Postado por Fernando Martins às 01:06 0 comentários
Marcadores: alpinismo, Desportos de Natureza, Edmund Hillary, Himalaias, Monte Everest, Nepal, Nova Zelândia, Tenzing Norgay
Postado por Fernando Martins às 00:40 0 comentários
Marcadores: assassinos, Ecologia, energia nuclear, Fernando Pereira, França, Greenpeace, Nova Zelândia, Rainbow Warrior, Serviços Secretos, vergonha
Virginia Claire Wigmore (Auckland, 6 June 1986) is a New Zealand singer and songwriter. Featured on the Smashproof single "Brother" in 2009, Wigmore went on to release four albums Holy Smoke (2009), Gravel & Wine (2011), Blood to Bone (2015) and Ivory (2018), with the first three having been chart-toppers on the New Zealand Albums Chart. She is known for her high pitched and raspy voice.
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Postado por Fernando Martins às 00:39 0 comentários
Marcadores: Black Sheep, Gin Wigmore, música, Nova Zelândia
Postado por Fernando Martins às 06:07 0 comentários
Marcadores: Crowded House, Don't Dream It's Over, música, Neil Finn, Nova Zelândia, pop, Rock
Há ouro escondido à vista de todos nos areais das praias da Nova Zelândia

Uma nova investigação criou um atlas das partículas microscópicas de ouro que estão espalhadas nos areais das praias da Ilha do Sul da Nova Zelândia.
Cientistas da Universidade de Otago criaram o primeiro “atlas” detalhado de partículas microscópicas de ouro encontradas nas praias da Ilha do Sul da Nova Zelândia.
Utilizando microscópios eletrónicos de alta potência, os investigadores captaram imagens espantosas de partículas de ouro escondidas na areia. As descobertas foram relatadas num estudo publicado na New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics.
As partículas de ouro são minúsculas – medem apenas 10 micrómetros de diâmetro, cerca de um quinto da largura de um cabelo humano – e são invisíveis a olho nu. Embora não seja suficientemente grande para desencadear uma nova corrida ao ouro, o estudo tem um valor científico significativo ao revelar como diferentes processos geológicos moldaram a paisagem da Ilha do Sul e contribuir para uma compreensão global mais profunda da morfologia do ouro nas praias.
“Este atlas fornece novos conhecimentos sobre a morfologia do ouro de praia de uma grande variedade de cenários de praia”, escreveram os investigadores. Os autores referem também que as diversas caraterísticas geológicas da Ilha do Sul – que vão desde o levantamento tectónico ao fluxo de sedimentos – fazem dela um laboratório natural único em comparação com outras regiões costeiras do mundo.
Acredita-se que o ouro encontrado nestas areias costeiras seja remanescente da corrida ao ouro da Nova Zelândia na década de 1860, uma época crucial que atraiu colonos europeus em busca de riqueza e levou a um rápido desenvolvimento nacional, refere o New Atlas.
Embora as praias da Ilha do Sul tenham sido largamente ignoradas durante a corrida ao ouro original, ainda hoje guardam vestígios do metal precioso. Os atuais garimpeiros, ou “fossickers”, podem procurar ouro, mas devem primeiro obter uma autorização da New Zealand Petroleum & Minerals.
Para além do seu significado geológico, o estudo também proporciona uma visão visualmente deslumbrante de um mundo microscópico raramente visto pelo público. Este novo atlas será agora um valioso ponto de referência para geólogos de todo o mundo, particularmente para os que estudam o transporte de sedimentos, a formação de minerais e a evolução tectónica nas regiões costeiras.
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Postado por Fernando Martins às 12:36 0 comentários
Marcadores: garimpo, Nova Zelândia, ouro
Postado por Fernando Martins às 08:10 0 comentários
Marcadores: Duetto buffo di due gatti, Kiri Te Kanawa, música, Norma Burrows, Nova Zelândia, Ópera, Rossini, soprano
Postado por Fernando Martins às 00:14 0 comentários
Marcadores: Christchurch, Nova Zelândia, sismo, sismologia, tsunami
Postado por Fernando Martins às 02:46 0 comentários
Marcadores: Austrália, descobrimentos, Havai, Inglaterra, James Cook, Nova Zelândia, Pacífico
HER MAJESTY VICTORIA Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland regarding with Her Royal Favor the Native Chiefs and Tribes of New Zealand and anxious to protect their just Rights and Property and to secure to them the enjoyment of Peace and Good Order has deemed it necessary in consequence of the great number of Her Majesty's Subjects who have already settled in New Zealand and the rapid extension of Emigration both from Europe and Australia which is still in progress to constitute and appoint a functionary properly authorised to treat with the Aborigines of New Zealand for the recognition of Her Majesty's Sovereign authority over the whole or any part of those islands – Her Majesty therefore being desirous to establish a settled form of Civil Government with a view to avert the evil consequences which must result from the absence of the necessary Laws and Institutions alike to the native population and to Her subjects has been graciously pleased to empower and to authorise me William Hobson a Captain in Her Majesty's Royal Navy Consul and Lieutenant-Governor of such parts of New Zealand as may be or hereafter shall be ceded to her Majesty to invite the confederated and independent Chiefs of New Zealand to concur in the following Articles and Conditions.
1 The Chiefs of the Confederation of the United Tribes of New Zealand and the separate and independent Chiefs who have not become members of the Confederation cede to Her Majesty the Queen of England absolutely and without reservation all the rights and powers of Sovereignty which the said Confederation or Individual Chiefs respectively exercise or possess, or may be supposed to exercise or to possess over their respective Territories as the sole sovereigns thereof.
2 Her Majesty the Queen of England confirms and guarantees to the Chiefs and Tribes of New Zealand and to the respective families and individuals thereof the full exclusive and undisturbed possession of their Lands and Estates Forests Fisheries and other properties which they may collectively or individually possess so long as it is their wish and desire to retain the same in their possession; but the Chiefs of the United Tribes and the individual Chiefs yield to Her Majesty the exclusive right of Preemption over such lands as the proprietors thereof may be disposed to alienate at such prices as may be agreed upon between the respective Proprietors and persons appointed by Her Majesty to treat with them in that behalf.
3 In consideration thereof Her Majesty the Queen of England extends to the Natives of New Zealand Her royal protection and imparts to them all the Rights and Privileges of British Subjects.(signed) William Hobson, Lieutenant-Governor.
Now therefore We the Chiefs of the Confederation of the United Tribes of New Zealand being assembled in Congress at Victoria in Waitangi and We the Separate and Independent Chiefs of New Zealand claiming authority over the Tribes and Territories which are specified after our respective names, having been made fully to understand the Provisions of the foregoing Treaty, accept and enter into the same in the full spirit and meaning thereof in witness of which we have attached our signatures or marks at the places and the dates respectively specified.
Done at Waitangi this Sixth day of February in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty.
Postado por Fernando Martins às 18:50 0 comentários
Marcadores: Maoris, Nova Zelândia, Rainha de Inglaterra, Tratado de Waitangi
Postado por Fernando Martins às 09:30 0 comentários
Marcadores: África do Sul, Austrália, Canadá, Estatuto de Westminster, Nova Zelândia, Reino Unido
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