Two Large Earthquakes Off New Zealand

There have been two large earthquakes off the coast of New Zealand in the last 24 hours. No tsunami warnings have been issued. The first, at 1.36am, was a  magnitude  5.6 located 603km ENE of Auckland. The second was a 6.0 located 680km ENE of Auckland. The quakes follow a magnitude 5.9 in the Auckland…

Christchurch Rebuild Stalls As Problems Mount

Unless Christchurch’s insurance woes and other problems are sorted out soon there may be a negative  impact on national unemployment. There are already signs that the job market in Canterbury has dropped dramatically and unemployment rates may climb as a result. Our advice to people planning to move to Christchurch is to wait until you…