More than a month after the 7.1 magnitude quake struck the Canterbury region of South Island residents of the area are still enduring sizable and potentially damaging quakes on a daily basis. Reports are that almost 3,000 quakes of varying intensities have shaken the region over the last month, causing far more than phyiscal damage…
The repercussions of the 4 Sept earthquake in Christchurch and the surrounding area are set to be felt far longer than the multiple smaller quakes that have plagued and scared residents since ‘the big one.’ September earthquakes in & around Christchurch A contributor to the Trademe forum left the following message on Thursday 14 October,…
Our popular Migrant Tales series is now running into chapter 5. The latest tale in the series was published today, a copy of which appears below. More Migrant Tales may be found be clicking on any of the chapters under the tab Migrant Tales – Immigrant Stories NZ at the top of this page. This…
The findings of the Coronial inquest into the death of Tasmanian neurologist Dr Stanley Siejka have recently been published in The Press. Tasmanian Dr Siejka died in a fall whilst skiing at the Porters Ski Area in South Island, NZ in September 2009. Dr Siejka’s death was a major blow for medical services in Tasmania,…
Today’s newspaper The Press is carrying an article that says that the owners of some earthquake damaged houses in the Christchurch area will receive no compensation for the drop in value of their homes. The situation is leaving some people with mortgages that are greater than the value of their homes. To add insult to…
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