We’re planning a mini-vacation from Auckland to Wellington and then from Wellington to Christchurch! Thankfully we’re not driving it. I’m not sure I could handle that at 35 weeks along (we’re planning to leave on the 4th of April). We have accumulated enough frequent flier miles through Air New Zealand to have our plane tickets… Read More From AKL to WLG to CHC back to AKL
The devastating reports out of Christchurch keep mounting. It’s getting to the point now where I don’t even want to read the news. They’ve reported 75 deaths so far – 55 who are confirmed {meaning they are ID’ed and next-of-kin notified} and 20 that have not yet been confirmed {no ID/next-of-kin notification}. The numbers will… Read More Christchurch Earthquake
I know that most people don’t even know where New Zealand is located in the world, let alone Christchurch, NZ. You may have heard it mentioned back in September when they were covering the 7.1 magnitude earthquake that struck there. Since then, they’ve had a ridiculous amount of follow-up quakes and aftershocks, and the people… Read More Please Pray for Christchurch
I know that the New Zealand earthquake has probably slipped off most media radar, but please keep people in your prayers. The state of emergency for Canterbury has been extended another 7 days, and some of the aftershocks are stronger than many earthquakes. Just to put things in perspective – the earthquake in Haiti was… Read More New Zealand is a Small Country in a Big World
As some of you know, a 7.1 earthquake struck Christchurch, New Zealand, with the effects felt throughout the South Island and in some southern parts of the North Island. I’ve gotten several emails from people checking on us, so I thought I’d do a quick post to let people know that we’re OK! We live… Read More Earthquake in New Zealand
