If you’re planning to visit the Kaikoura region please be sure to check to see if you need to boil your water. Kaikoura Civil Defence issued the above advice about 3 hours ago, echoing information released by Innovative Waste Kaikoura. There appears to be no information on the IWK website, neither is there any reason…
Further evidence today of the continued impact of the Kaikoura earthquake on the small fishing village. It’s peak tourist season but according to Whale Watch Kaikoura’s Facebook page Kaikōura Business Update: 48 – Accommodation Providers (62%) are currently open for business. 82 – Retail, Hospitality and General Service Providers (82%) are currently open for business.…
An insurance nightmare is looming for thousands of New Zealand property owners who’ve invested in buildings with reinforced concrete slabs built since 2012. There may also be serious repercussions for property prices in Auckland, and other areas with grossly over inflated values, if buildings become uninsurable because of the presence of sub-standard steel reinforcing. The…
Kaikoura is turning into the Marlborough equivalent of Christchurch’s eastern suburbs, a residential area that was affected badly during the Christchurch earthquakes. And it looks as if the same, tired solutions will be used in Kaikoura that were used in Christchurch: people are likely to be homed in expensive caravans and mobile homes that will…
Evidence today that life in the quake-struck township of Kaikoura is returning to normal. The rise in community spirit engendered by the quake has very obviously dissipated. The editor’s column in the Kaikoura Star on 7 December admonishes residents for returning to their old ways. It’s not like their increased offending can be blamed on…
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