Another large, shallow quake rocked Canterbury this afternoon. The 4.8 quake was centred 10km NE of Christchurch near Waimairi Beach and was only 9 km deep. This most recent quake caused disruption to power supplies for around half an hour and many people said it felt as powerful as the 7.1 quake that hit the…
This manual to renting houses was first published on Expatexposed.com, a not-for-profit self help and advice forum for migrants to New Zealand and one of the few (only?) uncensored NZ immigration forums on the net. This is a primer on renting property in New Zealand and is essential reading for everybody migrating to New Zealand:…
According to Gordon Campbell the NZ government is considering suspending employment laws for the duration of the filming of The Hobbit movies. ..Incredibly, the government is now talking about suspending our employment laws for the duration of the filming. Judging by what Minister of Economic Development Gerry Brownlee was saying on RNZ this morning, the…
(please scroll to the bottom for an update to this post) Today’s press is full of stories accusing Peter Jackson of setting-up the unions to take the rap for Hobbit filming going off-shore from New Zealand. “Sir Peter Jackson has hit back at the Council of Trade Unions’ claim that he is trying to set…
The much waited for report into the 4 Sept Canterbury Quake has been released and not all remediation and protection work will be provided for by the Earthquake Commission’s insurance cover. Of the 16,630 properties that were inspected, 6855 suffered land damage. According to a report in The Press newspaper : The report identifies three…
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