News:
07/10/21 - Less oil, higher prices, shortages and power outages. Time to brush up on those survival skills and learn to live a simpler life. www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/the-age-of-fossil-fuel-abundance-is-dead/21805253
27/09/21 - Reasons to learn and pass on survival skills and nurture resilience in kids: (And maybe consider a different way of living.) www.stuff.co.nz/environment/climate-news/126500860/more-floods-more-fires-more-droughts-reports-dark-picture-for-kiwi-kids
19/09/21 - Don't miss out on onion weed! Delicious edible "weed", now flowering in fields, roadsides - and probably in your backyard. The entire plant is edible. www.juliasedibleweeds.com/edible-weeds-flowers/onion-weed/
15/09/21 - Surviving an abusive boss - don't let them bully you. Record it! www.shrm.org/resourcesandtools/legal-and-compliance/state-and-local-updates/pages/secret-recordings.aspx
14/09/21 - Survival tip: Don't decrease your brain-power with TV! https://www.researchgate.net/publication/354388940_Long-term_television_viewing_patterns_and_gray_matter_brain_volume_in_midlife
14/09/21 - Mistake: Ignoring weather forecast. Otherwise, well-prepared: www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/300406274/rescued-tramper-credits-dog-for-helping-him-through-twonight-ordeal-in-tararua-ranges
31/08/21 - Learning to hunt: www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/homed/community/126206644/learning-to-hunt-could-mean-full-freezers-for-2-and-a-walk-in-the-bush
30/08/21- Mother vs. mountain lion: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/aug/29/california-mother-fights-off-mountain-lion-with-bare-hands-to-save-5-year-old-son
02/07/21 - Fast thinking: www.stuff.co.nz/world/americas/300348235/familys-harrowing-escape-from-collapsing-us-apartment-building-run-fast
19/06/21 - First, anything is possible. Second, never give up. www.stuff.co.nz/national/125413084/miracle-recovery-for-worker-who-survived-fivestorey-fall-from-hotel
18/06/21 - Learn survival from history: www.survivalsullivan.com/great-depression-survival-lessons/
01/06/21 - Learn from the animals: onegreenplanet.org/animalsandnature/important-life-lessons-we-can-learn-from-animals/
17/05/21 - Learn from the animals: www.powerofpositivity.com/10-things-animals-teach-us-matters/
08/03/21 - A different take on surviving zombies, from 2013: offgridsurvival.com/zombieapocalypsereal/
08/03/21 - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) actually has a Zombie Preparedness Guide (they've had it since 2012): www.cdc.gov/cpr/zombie/index.htm
05/03/21 - Don't ignore your pets! They can warn of earthquakes: www.stuff.co.nz/national/nz-earthquake/300245036/dogs-warned-owners-of-earlymorning-71-earthquake-and-tsunami-risk-on-east-coast
01/03/21 - Man survives a week after fall: www.stuff.co.nz/national/124391192/man-survives-a-week-by-sipping-water-from-a-stream-after-being-seriously-injured-in-100metre-fall
23/02/21 - Trapped by high tide in a Taranaki cave: www.stuff.co.nz/taranaki-daily-news/300236573/missing-woman-58-lucky-boaties-spotted-her-trapped-in-taranaki-cave
23/02/21 - Sailor falls overboard and hangs on to floating rubbish to save himself: www.stuff.co.nz/national/300237273/saved-by-sea-rubbish-a-sailors-incredible-survival-story-of-16-hours-adrift
19/02/21 - Look before you sit! www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/feb/19/alaska-woman-outhouse-attacked-bear
19/02/21 - Sailor falls overboard and survives for 14 hours in ocean: www.stuff.co.nz/national/124297215/sailor-rescued-after-14-hours-in-remote-pacific-had-a-lot-go-right-for-him
10/02/21 - Three adults survive for 33 days on small, uninhabited tropical island: www.stuff.co.nz/world/americas/300226847/stranded-on-deserted-island-they-lived-on-coconuts-for-33-days-us-coast-guard-says
03/02/21 - It's blackberry season. The much hated "weed" is now offering a trade. Ripening on paddock edges and forest margins. The thorns make it a fun challenge. (And the leaves make a nice tea, too. Just add boiling water.)
28/01/21 - Acorns are falling! Don't miss out on the delicious and nutritious gift from oak trees. Auckland is full of oaks. Collect acorns as soon as they fall. Avoid cracked acorns. Leave in the sun to dry for a week, shell acorns, soak in water, changing the water every day (this washes out the tannins). After a few days, taste an acorn. If it's no longer bitter, it's ready. Roast in the oven or pound into flour. (See the 'Resources' page for a more detailed guide.)
