EQNZ Severe Earthquake in Christchurch

Injuries and cliff collapse after 'severe' earthquake strikes close to Christchurch #eqnz https://t.co/FF5Pee78lN — Snugbucket (@Snugbucket) February 14, 2016 Stay safe readers, aftershocks are likely to continue after today’s earthquake for some time. Geonet rated the quake as severe. It was one of the largest since 2011, and people from across the South Island reported…

Migrants Tales – More from Ex-CIB Officer

  Welcome to our popular Migrant Tales series – first hand accounts of the migrant experience of New Zealand. Here’s another tale from the ex-CIB officer. This one is about a computer training course and Christchurch “So…after some wonderful feedback and encouragement from you, I would like to contribute further to this great site, this…

No Sign of Christmas Goodwill in Dismaland

A week out from Christmas we thought we’d do a round up of the news headlines to see whether there’s a scrap of seasonal goodwill to be found in New Zealand. What we found was that it is pretty bleak in this dismal land… The front page of the Herald website leads with “Car obliterated in crash,…