Black Is The New White, England’s Rugby Shirt A Challenge?

England’s rugby world cup campaign psy-op opens with a strike right at the heart of a country’s national identity. Taking the game to the All Blacks on their home turf.

Migrants Tales – Leaving NZ, What’s To Miss?

Continuing our series of Migrant’s Tales, first hand accounts of the immigrant experience of New Zealand, taken from locations around the net. Today’s tale is from a blog written by a teacher, a Canadian expat who lived in Dunedin for three years. Dec 18, 2009 New Zealand- Final Thoughts Well, here we are. A time…

Tsunami Warning Cancelled After Large Kermadec Quake

“A robust one in the Kermadecs just hit this morning. Tidal swell expected.Seismic activity has certainly been on the increase. http://riktindall.wordpress.com/tag/kermadecs/ snip – “This momentary alarm follows recent escalation of Fiji area 5+ quakes, that was already amidst a period of heightened seismic activity on the north and east Australian Plate. New Zealand geology is…

Large Quake Hits North Island – updated

A large 6.5 magnitude quake rocked the North Island today, centred 30km west of Taupo at a depth of 150km. It follows a swarm of shallow earthquakes beneath Lake Taupo from 28-30 May. Reference Number 3540736] Universal Time July 5 2011 at 3:36 NZ Standard Time Tuesday, July 5 2011 at 3:36 pm Latitude, Longitude…

“Why I’m Leaving NZ”

Continuing in our series of “What Kiwis Say About NZ.” The following story was written by a New Zealander who was born and raised in Auckland. It first appeared on the immigration support and advice forum Expatexposed.com in 2008. The author describes how the rot set-in and why they have decided to leave New Zealand.…