Another Quake Rocks Christchurch

Another quake has rocked Christchurch this morning, details from Geonet.org are as follows. The 4.5 magnitude was the second quake in the area this morning and was felt from Christchurch to Timaru. Reference Number 3577039 [View event in Google Maps][View Felt Reports in Google Maps] Universal Time September 10 2011 at 23:19 NZ Standard Time…

Fears Auckland Wouldn’t Cope With Rugby World Cup

The Auckland Regional Transport Authority knew in July 2009 that there was going to be over demand for services during the world cup and warned against complacency. The report, released under the official information act, showed that more than four times the normal demand would be placed on public transport in the city during the…

Aucklanders Have Their Say About World Cup Opening Night

The NZ Herald has invited its readers to have their say on the opening night of the 2011 rugby world cup in Auckland, this is a sample of the responses to “Did you celebrate the Rugby World Cup opening? Tell us your experience” Most of them were overwhelmingly negative: “disappointed” “Very disappointed at the organization.…

“Urgent Review After RWC Train Disaster”

Other bloggers also wrote about Auckland’s shambolic public transport system during yesterday’s opening day of the rugby world cup. This was published on the transport blog aktnz.co.nz, which has been warning of problems for months. 3,30am “Update Auckland Transport  early this morning revealed it is seeking an urgent review of the operational performance of the…