A massive 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck 30km west of the city of Christchurch, New Zealand at around 4.35am local time. Initial reports are that there are at least two serious casualties but at this stage no one is thought to have died. People have been trapped in some higher buildings and in lifts, a number…
Tickets for the U2 360 concert in New Zealand sold out within an hour of release this morning. In true, 100% pure rip- off NZ fashion, people who had no intention of going to the concert bought multiple tickets with a view to selling them off to fans for a massive profit. Within minutes of…
Various media outlets are reporting this morning on the allegation that a serious sex assault took place in the female toilets of a backpackers, the Mint Bar in Wanaka, in the early hours of the morning. The woman, age 22, who is said to be a visitor to the town, may be an international student…
Tom Hunt, writing for the Dominion Post, has revealed that the Department of Conservation may release a toxin into the upper Karori reservoir and the streams flowing into it this summer. The toxin, Rotenone (A ‘1080 for fish’) will be used in an effort to kill unwanted brown trout. According to the article Rotenone presents…
The press is buzzing with the news that the NZ government has bailed out investors in South Canterbury Finance to the sum of $1.7 billion to cover their losses, about $150 million more than was needed. The company collapsed after a bid to re-capitalise failed. “South Canterbury Finance is majority owned by 82-year old millionaire…
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