Another Severe Earthquake Disturbs NZ

Another severe earthquake has rocked New Zealand. The shallow magnitude 5.2 quake was centered near Seddon at a depth of 13 km, 86 km south of Wellington at 12.17 am January 6, NZ time. View the details here. As yet a full damage assessment hasn’t been made, but the quake comes at peak tourist time…

Migrant Tales – Everyone wants to belong. Everyone.

Welcome to our Migrant Tales series – first hand accounts of the migrant experience of New Zealand. Today’s tale was sent in by a migrant of Indian descent. They tell of facets of racism and cultural isolation, and not being permitted to belong. Here’s their story… Everyone wants to belong. Everyone. I wasn’t born here,…

Migrant Tales – Back in the UK for 3 weeks now

Welcome to our Migrant Tales series – first hand accounts of the migrant experience of New Zealand. Today’s tale was recently published on a British expat forum and is proof that there is life after New Zealand. And it is good. The biggest difference found so far is “the cost of almost everything, everything is…