The hardworking American Urban Search and Rescue teams were mocked and insulted as they waited at Christchurch airport for flights home. A reader sent us this link to a wry account, written by an American observer at the airport Ingrates I must say: I highly enjoyed watching the Kiwis (and Europeans) at the Christchurch airport…
Whilst the people of devastated Christchurch are still enduring aftershocks, other places in New Zealand have also been shaken by quakes in recent days. In addition to a number of recent quakes in Wellington there was a 4.9 magnitude shallow quake off Kaikoura yesterday that was widely felt on the east coast of the South…
Following on from yesterday’s post Christchurch Quake a Tale of Three Cities – More Help Needed in Eastern Suburbs we’d like to continue to raise awareness of the plight of the people of eastern Christchurch. Orion power company said this morning that New Brighton residents will start getting electricity supplies back from tonight, nine days after the quake. According…
Whilst the world’s media has been focusing on the rubble of the Christchurch CBD the story of the inhabitants of the eastern suburbs has gone largely untold and ignored. For 50,000-100,000 people their lives have increasingly become those of refugees. Please read this, written by blogger Peter Hyde, and help to put the message out…
News reports are saying that there are questions arising over the stability of the CTV building that collapsed with horrendous loss of life in last week’s Christchurch earthquake. Among the dead and missing are a number of international students in the King’s Education College which was also in the building. The Mainichi Daily News reported…
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