“The Maritime Union says that the responsibility for the Rena disaster lies with Government and authorities as much as with individual crew members. Maritime Union of New Zealand General Secretary Joe Fleetwood says the arrest today of the master of the Rena on serious charges should not deflect attention away from the greater responsibility for…
Pressure is growing to stand-down Kiwi referee Bryce Lawrence following decisions he made (or rather, didn’t make) during world cup rugby matches, culminating with the shock defeat of the present champions by the Wallabies. A Facebook page titled Petition To Stop Bryce Lawrence Ever Reffing A Rugby Game Again has already gathered over 12, 000…
You may be excused if this international protest day has passed you by, you’re unlikely to have seen it given any media coverage in New Zealand. It’s not a good look alongside all the positive rugby world cup news and shenanigans going on between the NZ media and the government right now. New Zealanders will…
From YouTube. The “Predicted trajectory of oil spill from container ship Rena near Tauranga in Bay of Plenty, New Zealand. The simulation uses HYCOM global current model and Global Forecasting System Wind data from October 5th to October 13th” for more about the merchant vessel Rena read yesterday’s blog MV Rena oil spill lack of…
The Canterbury region of New Zealand was shaken by a strong 5.5 magnitude earthquake this evening. Data from Geonet place the epicentre 20km east of Christchurch at a depth of only 12km. The quake was later classified as a new event by the Earthquake Commission for insurance purposes, fresh claims may be made for damage.…
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