Government Knew Christchurch Had Lost The Matches

TVNZ have revealed today that the government of NZ knew five days before the official announcement that Christchurch was to lose its RWC matches, but they have denied that they pulled the wool over the public’s eyes. “Papers released today, under the Official Information Act, show the government was told five days before the official…

“Schools Don’t Need To Be Bullied Into Action”

Says Ian Leckie, national president of the union the NZ Educational Institute. Before taking up his post with the union Mr Leckie was principal of Tahatai Coast School in the Bay of Plenty. Bullying, both within New Zealand’s educational sector and the wider community, has been the focus of much media attention recently. In a…

Another Quake Rocks The Bay Of Plenty

Not to be outdone by the tremblors rumbling around the South Island, the North Island too has experienced a number of sizable earthquakes in recent days. Most noticably a 5.4 that rocked Gisborne and Tokomaru Bay on Friday 25 March and a magnitude 4.5 that hit 70 km NE of Whakatane just after 5am this…

Earthquake Near Mount Cook

A very shallow 4.1 magnitude earthquake shook the Mount Cook area just before noon today. The quake was felt as at *Fox Glacier, in Christchurch and as far north as Waikanae in the North Island. *The 22 February that hit Christchurch last caused 30 million tonnes of ice to fall from the Tasman Glacier, 200…