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.…
Days after the grounding of the Liberian flagged MV Rena in the early hours of 5 October, Prime Minister Key has finally found time in his busy World Cup schedule to visit Tauranga and see the extent of the damage caused by the oil leaking from the vessel. Already 100 tonnes of oil from the…
There has been a 6.1 magnitude quake south of the Kermadec Islands this evening, details from USGS are as follows Magnitude 6.1 Date-Time Friday, October 07, 2011 at 08:58:29 UTC Friday, October 07, 2011 at 08:58:29 PM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones Location 32.389°S, 178.902°W Depth 40 km (24.9 miles) Region…
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