Earthquake Rocks Wellington

A large and sharp earthquake rattled Wellington, the capital city of New Zealand at 10.07 pm today. The 4.5 magnitude quake was widely felt in the North Island and caused alarm among many people in the city. Fortunately the quake was very short lived and isn’t thought to have caused much damage. It was centred…

No NZ Inquest For Emily Jordan

We’ve often mentioned the tragic death of British tourist Emily Jordan, who drowned on an organised riverboarding activity whilst on holiday in New Zealand in April 2008. In November we raised our concern that an inquest still hadn’t been held into her death in New Zealand. Read Still no inquest for Emily Jordan. Emily’s father,…

Christchurch Disaster

We here at E2NZ extend our heartfelt condolences to the people of Canterbury and to those who have lost loved ones and colleagues in today’s quake. The blog will be closed for a while as a mark of respect.