Moving to Christchurch to help out with the rebuild? Take care when looking for rental accommodation. According to a report by Stuff, owners of quake damaged properties that have been written off by insurance companies are selling off their investments for no more than the price of the section (land) rather than using insurance payouts to repair…
Welcome to our Migrant Tales series – first hand accounts of the migrant experience of New Zealand taken from places around the net. Today’s tale was first published on a British expats immigration forum. The author and his wife moved from Scotland to New Zealand, he works in engineering and moved to Christchurch to work…
Coming to Christchurch to teach, or put your children through school? You may want to think again after official data published today showed there has been a net outflow of families and older workers from the quake stricken city, “There was a net outflow of children and their parents from Christchurch after the earthquake, and…
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:…
Today’s contribution to our section What Kiwis say about New Zealand comes from someone living in Christchurch. Bianca has decided to emigrate to Australia to give her family a better life and says if you want community to go elsewhere. There are three chapters of contributions from Kiwis detailing what they find dissatisfying about their own country.…
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