Inadequate Response to Earthquakes by New Zealanders: Basic Guidelines   According to a study by Massey University in New Zealand, there is a tendency among New Zealanders to inadequately respond and become confused when they receive earthquake alerts. While New Zealand lacks an official earthquake alert system, Google sends automatic earthquake warnings to Android phones…

Back-to-Back Earthquakes Strike New Zealand’s South Island   According to GeoNet, New Zealand’s geological agency, a powerful magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck the northern part of the South Island, 45 kilometers from Geraldine, at 9:14 a.m. on the 19th. The earthquake’s epicenter was at a depth of 10 kilometers, and local media reported tremors were felt…

TVNZ Live Election Debates: Heated Opinions of Luxon and Hopkins   As the October election approaches, Christopher Luxon and Chris Hopkins, the leaders of the National Party and the Labour Party, respectively, squared off in TVNZ’s first leader debate. The two leaders clashed primarily over their opinions on the economy and crime.   Opinions on…

Brad Olsen predicts rise in GDP but warns of ‘shadow recession’   A leading economist believes New Zealand will bounce out of a recession when the new figures are revealed later this week but warns the economy isn’t back to normal. It comes after the economy contracted over the previous two quarters, putting New Zealand…