Plans For A Shinier Christchurch Slammed

A prominent lobby group has slammed the Labour Party’s new Christchurch package. Labour announced its plan for the city yesterday. Under the plan Labour will buy up and sell at cost up to 1500 sections, and compensate homeowners in red zones for the value of their improvements. Labour is also promising to intervene in the insurance…

Questions For Mossad

Why were so many alleged Mossad agents in Chrstchurch at the time of the February earthquake? Was Christchurch the victim of an Israeli seismic bomb? Even though I have not a shred of evidence that this is what happened, or that such a technology even exists, clearly the answer is yes. And how much does…

Hoping He Sings “When Doves Cry”

I just read the headline on the Stuff website: “Prince to attend quake memorial”. I’m pleased. I’ve never been a big follower of his music, but he was one of the most successful popular musicians of the ’80s and ’90s, and it will mean a lot for the people of Christchurch to know one of the icons of…

Ruling Almost Nothing Out

Finance Minister Bill English is not ruling out making changes to Working for Families or the student loans scheme in the aftermath of the Christchurch earthquake. As the full financial impact of last week’s quake becomes clearer, the Government is looking at a bill to the taxpayer of up to five billion dollars. The effects…

Two Anniversaries In Pictures

The earthquake struck Christchurch a week ago today. It caught Cantabrians by surprise. The day before, all was well. Happily families looked forward to a pleasant spring weekend together. The next day, chaos reined. Thankfully, no-one was killed in the quake. By some coincidence it is also the ninth anniversary of another disaster, but this…