Wellington Earthquake. Are You Prepared?

A reader has sent in a link to a video which depicts the possible scenario after a large scale (8.2) earthquake and resulting tsunami hit Wellington, the capital city of New Zealand. The Wellington Fault – New Zealand’s “most dangerous geological hazard” link Bearing in mind the disruption that a smaller scale 7.1 earthquake (and…

India Summons NZ To Protest Against TV Presenter’s Racial Slur

Reuters India has today announced that India has summoned New Zealand’s High Commissioner so that it can protest against the racial slur that a TVNZ presenter made against Shiela Dikshit –  chief minister of New Delhi. India’s capital city (see videos below) “…India says popular TV host deliberately mispronounced and ridiculed the second name of…

“What Are You Doing In OUR Town?”

A group of visitors to Kawakawa’s iconic Hundertwasser toilets got rather more than a ‘traditional Kiwi welcome’ as they visited the facility late Tuesday afternoon. A couple of (local?) thugs decided to beat and rob them. The assault was covered by the Northern Advocate, which said that the group was on a scavenger hunt, for…

TVNZ Staffer’s Take On Paul Henry

The NZ Herald has published a number of readers comments concerning the recent racist comments made by schlock jock, Paul Henry, on the state sponsored  TVNZ. The comments may be found here if you want to read them. There is just one we’d like to share with you, the author “Annabella” claims to be an…