Another strong earthquake hit Christchurch at 1.35pm today. The mag 4.2 quake, only 12km deep, was centred 20km east of the city. Geonet described it as “strong” and said it was followed by a smaller 3.8 quake at 2:01pm. Public Id: 2012p713691itNZST: Friday, September 21 2012 at 1:35:03 pm Intensity: strong Depth: 12 km Magnitude:…
Thinking about laying out tens of thousands of pounds to emigrate to New Zealand and work in Christchurch, Canterbury? You may be disappointed to learn that Kiwis are still the preferred candidates for work in the region. A growing number of visa applicants are being declined by the Christchurch immigration office. This is because rising unemployment in…
. Some of Tuomas Enbuske’s jokes: “New Zealand has a very strong culture. An extremely strong barbecue, beer and car driving culture.” Other countries’ experts come to Finland to learn from the Finnish educational system, people come to New Zealand to eat Kiwi fruit” “The most famous New Zealanders in the world are ….er what was…
Update: Another quake, at least as big as the earlier 5.8, struck the city at 3.18pm and significant aftershocks are still continuing (3.35pm) Some locals are saying the latest was a 6.4. The USGS gave a figure of 5.8 for the 3.18 earthquake and a depth of 4.9km, located at 43.491°S, 172.844°E. That puts it…
Continuing in our series of Migrant Tales – first hand accounts of the immigrant experience of New Zealand gathered from locations around the net. Today’s tale follows on from a story from a British plumber which we published yesterday. The following account first appeared on the forum at Expatexposed.com and was written by someone who works in the NZ construction…
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