High tide is at 1.40pm and low tide is at 8pm. Sea temperature is 16 degrees. There's an average sea swell of about .3m and sunset tonight is at 7.41pm.

If you're going fishing today the best fish bite time is between 6.30 and 8.30pm.

This day in NZ history, in 1835 thirty-four northern chiefs signed He Whakaputanga o te Rangatiratanga o Nu Tireni (the Declaration of Independence of the United Tribes of New Zealand) at a hui called by the British Resident, James Busby. In the spring of 1835, Frenchman Charles de Thierry had announced his intention to set up a ‘sovereign state' in Hokianga. Concerned this might provoke intertribal conflict, Busby called a meeting of chiefs whom he persuaded to sign He Whakaputanga.

This day in 1890, the first Labour Day celebrations were held in NZ. The first Labour Day celebrated the struggle for an eight-hour working day. Parades in the main centres were attended by several thousand trade union members and supporters. New Zealand workers were among the first in the world to claim the right to an eight-hour day.

In world history on this day, in 1914 George Eastman announced the invention of the colour photographic process. In 1927 Pan American Airways launched the first scheduled international flight.

Our quote for today is from Roy T. Bennett who said'What you stay focused on will grow.”

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Have a great day!