Pumpkin Patch Looking For New Owners

Pumpkin Patch Looking For New Owners


Pumpkin Patch was once one of the darlings of the share market but now it is in receivership.

The receivers hope to sell the company as a going concern,but admit it will not be easy. The company has around 600 New Zealand staff across 43 stores as will as online wholesale business. It has around 1000  Australian. There are also 117 stores operating under the Pumpkin Patch and Charlie & me brands. More and more people are shopping online.  Pumpkin Patch

Labour Weekend Road toll end at three

Labour Weekend Road toll end at three 

New Zealand's labour weekend holiday road toll has finished at three or two less than the same period in 2015. The deaths included the country's first female Maori police detective.
Seventy nine year old Te Rauoriwa Daphne Pomare has died. She was taken to the hospital critical injuries, but then died overnight. Her niece, Evelyn Tuuta, says she was a strong lady who didn't often take no for an answer.

On Monday a fifty six year old man died. The accident happened around like 3pm on state highway 99, police say. The man died at the scene but no one got hurt  News hub

Samsung stop making Galaxy Note 7

Samsung stop making Galaxy Note 7

Samsung has announced that they will no longer make a new galaxy note 7 smartphone. 

They have also told customers to turn it off and not use it.This comes after reports that some off the phones are catching on fire. This is not the first time this had happened. In September the company recalled and replace it with 2.5 million of them after receiving complaints that batteries are exploding. Samsung are now investigating but it is likely to do with the batteries.   KiwiKids News

Native Forest

Native Forest 

Why I want to go there?

When we go to the Botanic Gardens first I would like to go to the Native Forest because it looks cool to explore. I want to listen to the busy native birds singing in the trees.

This is why I want to go to the Native Forest and to see the native birds to.   

Jupiter's Moon Spewing Water Jets

Jupiter's Moon Spewing Water Jets 

New evidence has shown that Jupiter's icy moon, Europa throws jets of water out into space. 

Scientist first reported the behaviour in 2013 they were using Hubble telescope, but have now made a follow-up sighting 

It is significant because Europa is one the most likely places to find microbial life beyond Earth because of its huge ocean of liquid water. Flying through the jets with an instrumented spacecraft would be an effective way to test the possibility.            Jupiter's Moon