Continuing in our series of Migrant Tales – first hand accounts of the migrant experience of New Zealand. Today’s tale was written by a migrant married to a New Zealand woman, living in Christchurch. His family lost thousands of dollars after the Canterbury earthquakes, and have experienced corruption in the city. Fed up with the…
New Zealand’s perilous position on the Pacific Ring of Fire was drawn into sharp focus again today with the news that a 6.3 earthquake had struck near the small tourist village of Kaikoura in the South Island. Kaikoura’s store manager, James Hills, described the chaos in his shop after the quake hit. “Fair bit of…
Today our thoughts are with those who lost loved ones in the February 22 earthquake. As a mark of respect for everyone who suffered loss, and is still suffering, there will be no articles published today.
Sizable aftershocks are expected following yesterday’s earthquake which was centred west of Arthur’s Pass. Some of them are already occurring, leading to fears the government’s Earthquake Commission may not have enough reserves to meet significant numbers of fresh damage claims. It’s been 4 years since the original quake devastated Christchurch, New Zealand’s second largest city,…
It looks today like the Christchurch rebuild has withered on the vine. Three years after the quake, and with bare ground marking the places where many buildings once stood, it appears that the Earthquake Commission is giving up on the city. If you are in the process of emigrating to New Zealand to work on…
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