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The arrival of the P-waves in Valparaiso feels like a long sonic boom. Windows and buildings shudder. Some of the P-waves shoot up into the atmosphere, emitting a frightening roar. The secondary waves follow, carrying most of the earthquake's energy.
An application, or app, developed by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, has recorded nearly 400 earthquakes since it was launched in February this year. 加州大学伯克利分校的研究人员开发的一款应用程序,自今年
AS IT IS 2016-08-26 Before-and-After Photos From Earthquake in Italy 意大利地震前后对比 This is Whats Trending Today. 这里是《正在发生》节目。 A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck central Italy on Wednesday. The U.S. Geological Surv
China has deployed 2,500 soldiers to the south-western province of Yunnan to help search for survivors after an earthquake killed at least 398 people. 中国西南省份云南日前发生地震,目前已造成至少398人死亡,政府已出动250
Paul Henry is a host of TV Ones Breakfast show. On Monday morning, he was interviewing the Prime Minister, John Key about choosing the next Governor-General. The present Governor-General is Sir Anand Satyanand. He is a New Zealander with an Indo-Fiji
Senior high school students received their NCEA results last week. NCEA means National Certificate of Educational Achievement. Students in Year 11 need to get 80 credits at Level 1. Some of these credits are from work done in class and this is called
A new Code of Conduct became law this week. It tells real estate agents how they must behave when helping you to buy or sell a house. First they must now have a licence from a new government agency, at a cost of $500. If you want to sell your house,
There is a new law coming in that bans the use of hand-held cell phones while driving. From November 1st, drivers caught using a hand-held cell phone will be fined $80 and will get 20 demerit points. Licences are lost at 100 demerit points. According
Daily life in Christchurch at the moment is difficult for thousands of people. To start with, about 50,000 people cannot go to work because the central business district the CBD is closed. Schools are closed so children are at home. Many people have
The Airbus company has sent a message to airlines which use the Airbus 320 about maintenance or re-painting. The Air NZ Airbus 320 which crashed in France had just been repainted in Air NZ colours because it had been used by a German airline for two
Christchurch city is holding a ceremony tonight at 6.30pm to farewell the godwits. People are encouraged to come to the beach with their cameras to see the godwits leave. The day and time are chosen because of the tides at that time. Not all the godw
High school teachers will start their rolling strikes on Wednesday when Year 9 students have to stay at home. On Thursday there will be no Year 11 classes and next week Year 10 students will have no classes on one day. To go on strike means that teac
NZ is well known for adventure tourism. These are the kinds of activities that young backpackers enjoy doing in our country. One of the first commercial adventures was bungy jumping but now there are many other activities. These include sky diving, p
This week the Commerce Minister has announced there will be a new law to fine people who download films and music from the internet without paying. Illegal downloading is called piracy. Downloading music illegally is a big problem for the recording i
Hone Harawira will stay away from Parliament for the next two weeks and think about his future. The Maori Party met on Thursday and the leader, Whatarangi Winiata, suggested that Hone leave the Party. He should resign from Parliament or resign from t
Ever since 1921, Australia has refused to buy apples from New Zealand because some New Zealand apples had a disease called fire blight. This disease is common in North America and Europe but Australia and Japan do not have it and do not want it. The
This is Maori language week, a time to think about the survival of the Maori language and to encourage more people to use it. Listen to more about the purpose of Maori language week: July 29 2009 About 18,000 people are fluent in Maori but the number
On Tuesday, the Prime Minister of Fiji expelled the top diplomats of Australia and New Zealand and told them to leave in 24 hours. Then New Zealand told the Fijian diplomat in Wellington that he had to leave and go home. Fiji has expelled four New Ze
Today, Christchurch held a memorial service to remember those who died following the earthquake on February 22nd. It was a public holiday for Canterbury so that many people could attend. The service was held outdoors in Hagley Park at midday and thou
Today, a memorial service was held for students and teachers from an English Language school who died following the earthquake on Feb 22nd. Their school was on the fifth floor of the CTV building which collapsed, killing 71 students and 9 teachers. 2