Things to do this winter

BELLA'S

thu-fri-sat from 5pm 35 waitoa road, hataitai 35 waitoa hataitai wines | cocktails | beers | snacks www bambuchisan com/bellas www.bambuchisan.com/bellas

Why We Have Winters

Winter has a cause. The coldest time of the year happens because the Earth’s axis has a tilt relative to its orbital plane. The Earth’s axis is tiled at an angle of 23.44° to the plane of the planet’s orbit, taking part of the globe nearer to the sun. During its winter, the southern hemisphere is further away from the sun and hence the temperatures are colder. Those colder temperatures also mean that it is more likely to rain.

solstice is on Thursday 22 June. The exact time when the sun is at its lowest point below the horizon is at 2:57am this year. Although popularly known as “midwinter”, the solstice does not actually mark the middle of the winter months as traditionally described for New Zealand. In New Zealand, winter begins on 1 June and runs to 31 August.

BELLA’S WINE BAR is the newest addition to owner Lindsay Phillip’s gluten-free havens in Hataitai. Nestled upstairs from sister restaurant, BambuchiSan, the cosy lounge is fitted out with couches, retro armchairs, fairy lights and vintage lamps. For your sipping pleasure there is a concise wine, beer & cocktail list which changes weekly, and a tasty snack menu with bites like beef tataki toast, and eggplant kasundi. Open Thurs to Sat from 5pm onwards.

www.bambuchisan.com/bellas