Tsunami are frequent visitors to New Zealand shores
Cantabrians should know by now that damaging tsunami here are no idle threat.
The latest tsunami report for the Christchurch City Council offers jaw-dropping scenarios of foaming, angry streams of rapidly surging seawater and some city suburbs wallowing metres deep in it.
The National Institute of Water and Atmospheric study released this week investigates how one-in-500-year and one-in-2500-year South American tsunami – generated by magnitude 9.28 and 9.49 quakes respectively – might affect the city when combined with a range of climate change-induced sea level rises and shoreline changes.
Its findings offer pretty much the worst-case outcomes from a tsunami attacking the Canterbury coast, and conjure images of devastation in Indonesia, Japan and Samoa in the past couple of decades.
Poll: As a customer, what do you think about automation?
The Press investigates the growing reliance on your unpaid labour.
Automation (or the “unpaid shift”) is often described as efficient ... but it tends to benefit employers more than consumers.
We want to know: What do you think about automation?
Are you for, or against?
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9.5% For. Self-service is less frustrating and convenient.
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43.5% I want to be able to choose.
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47% Against. I want to deal with people.
A Neighbourly Riddle! Don’t Overthink It… Or Do?😜
Do you think you know the answer? Simply 'Like' this post if you know the answer and the big reveal will be posted in the comments at 2pm on the day!
If you multiply this number by any other number, the answer will always be the same. What number is this?
Poll: Would you take a 1.5-hour hike for a shop? 🌿🐦
Canterbury, you have a hidden treasure right on your doorstep ... though it does come with a 1.5-hour walk up the stunning Rakaia Gorge Walkway.
Along the trail you’ll find The Fantail Shop showcasing small artworks by local artisans. Even better, every purchase supports the Fantail Trust, helping protect and restore biodiversity on the north bank of the gorge.
So we’re curious: would you take a 1.5-hour hike for a shop? (And for local biodiversity, of course 🌿)
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31.9% Yes!
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68.1% No thank you.
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