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THERE won't be any cheaper air fares but southern New Zealand is now closer to Australia after last week's huge earthquake.
The quake was so powerful it pushed the South Island 30cm closer to Australia.
Tthe island's east coast moved only 1cm westwards.
"New Zealand just got a little bit bigger," earthquake scientist Ken Gledhill said.
He said the quake did it "in a few seconds rather than waiting hundreds of years".
While it brings our eastern neighbour closer, there's still a 2250km gap between us.
The 7.8 magnitude quake, the biggest in New Zealand for 78 years, caused slight damage to buildings and property when it struck the remote Fiordland region last Thursday.
A tsunami was generated - a tide gauge on the west coast recorded a wave of 1m.
http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/s...013016,00.html
30cm .....
they reckon they may get more shocks and they weren't talking about the Bledisloe either
61 years between Grand SlamsWas the wait worth it - Ya betta baby
hopefully australia does start sayin sex for 6
BOKKE“Let me put it this way, A Springbok team contains Afrikaners, Englishmen, coloureds and blacks. It has parochial foes in Bulls, Sharks, Stormers, Cheetahs and Lions. It is a recipe for war! Yet in all the years of John Smit’s captaincy, there has never been one unhappy customer, not one voice of rebellion against his leadership. He is the glue that holds the Springboks together. The man is a legend!”- Jake White
or chops
61 years between Grand SlamsWas the wait worth it - Ya betta baby
They're creeping up on us. Sneaky kiwis.
Success is not final, failure is not fatal:
it is the courage to continue that counts.
- Winston Churchill
Think of it as NSW being closer to NZ.