Migrant Tales – “Average Joe’ Families Exodus In Progress!”

Welcome to the latest in our Migrant Tales series – first hand accounts of the migrant experience of New Zealand. Today’s tale was sent in a while ago by a British migrant who’s been living in Christchurch for 6 years – so he’s experienced the effects of the earthquakes first hand. If you’re thinking about…

Another Severe Earthquake Disturbs NZ

Another severe earthquake has rocked New Zealand. The shallow magnitude 5.2 quake was centered near Seddon at a depth of 13 km, 86 km south of Wellington at 12.17 am January 6, NZ time. View the details here. As yet a full damage assessment hasn’t been made, but the quake comes at peak tourist time…

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…