North Shore and Auckland residents have felt a moderate earthquake at 4.05pm this afternoon. GNS have said it was only 5km’s deep and measure Mag 4.0. There are no reports so far of any damage but there are extensive reports of people feeling the quake and North Shore locals say it was particularly strong around the Devonport [...]
UK daily newspaper is geographically challenged! This appeared on the from page of the mail.co.uk, the online version of the Daily Mail. It is a story about Invercargill mother Natasha Harris who consumed between 6 and 10 litres of coke per day. See the full story on the death of Natasha Harris in the NZ Herald here. [...]
An example of how a song can be changed with audio manipulation! This from Michael at Boing Boing. Someone has gone to the trouble (I don’t know how but would suspect using Melodyne DNA or somesuch) of processing REM’s minor-scale downer hit ‘Losing My Religion’ so that all the minor notes are now major. When [...]
The large anticyclone currently sitting over New Zealand will continue to give fine and settled weather to most of the country this week. Media and Communications Meteorologist Daniel Corbett commented “The fine and sunny weather will stay with us, because the upper level winds that steer weather systems are currently stuck or blocked over New [...]
A slow moving front, currently lying across central New Zealand,will bring outbreaks of rain or showers across many places this week. Media and Communications Meteorologist Daniel Corbett commented “This rain could be heavy over parts of central New Zealand as a low slides across the middle of the country during Tuesday. In some places the [...]
Happy holidays to every one. It’s that time of year when all the shopping should be done and dusted and you can now plan to have sometime to yourself to sit back, relax and contemplate what lies ahead for 2013. On behalf of the team of volunteers here at The Flea, have a very happy Christmas [...]
How smart is your dog, can it drive? A New Zealand animal adoption charity has come up with an ingenious way of raising awareness. To prove just how smart man’s best friend is they have successfully taught them how to drive. Yes you read that correctly. These dogs can drive. Although I wouldn’t be too [...]
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A flash mob of 50 mature Cantabrians surprised shoppers at The Palms Mall last week when they performed Coldplay’s “Fix You”. The singers were all members of Canterbury’s four Rockers of Ages Elders Choirs, which were set up after Canterbury’s earthquakes to provide an opportunity for older people to be part of something positive and [...]
