A magnitude 5.5 quake rocked Christchurch today at 1pm local time, it was followed eight minutes later by a second quake that measured 4.4. Geonet recorded the quake, with the epicentre just off the beach at Sumner. Reference Number 3528810 Universal Time June 13 2011 at 1:00 NZ Standard Time Monday, June 13 2011 at…
22 trans Tasman flights have been grounded after volcanic ash from Chile’s Puyehue volcano reached New Zealand. The ash falls come months before the start of the rugby world cup, which will be hosted in New Zealand this September. The Australian reported on the cancellations, saying QANTAS has cancelled 22 flights to and from New…
Back in April we wrote about the Japanese student who was attacked in Christchurch “…The assault, which took place on Lincoln Road late Sunday night, was perpetrated by two people who made allegedly racist remarks to the young woman. They then tried to set their two dogs on her. Fortunately a passer-by came to her…
The sixth largest earthquake since the magnitude 7.1 September 4th quake, struck Canterbury this morning, forcing shops near the epicentre to close. The magnitude 5.5 quake hit at 9.09am and was centred 20km south west of Christchurch near Rolleston at a depth of 15 km. It was felt widely over the South Island and as…
Most of New Zealand’s universities have continue to slide further down a major international league table after again failing to be placed in the world’s top 50 universities. The QS World University Rankings 2010/2011 have just been published. No New Zealand university made it to the top 50 and only one was placed in the…
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