“Cronyism Centre” to be Built in Christchurch? Ngai Tahu May Take Stake in Council

The Christchurch convention centre developers have been announced. The New Zealand Government has committed NZD$284 million of tax payers money to the project, with no announcement made as to who will own the $500 million convention centre after the build. Some commenters are saying it will be privately owned but will be a white elephant because Christchurch cannot support infrastructure of this…

1996 Documentary Warned About Christchurch’s Earthquake Risks

In 1996 a TV documentary warned about the dangers of an earthquake in Christchurch, many of its predictions has since been proved correct. At the time this video would have been dismissed as scaremongering. Please read this blog entry in conjunction with another we wrote in December 2010 headlined “Christchurch earthquakes warned about as far…