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Title: How are our North Island NZ members?
Post by: mcmich on January 20, 2014, 09:24:45 pm

Just saw that there was an earthquake in lower North Island of NZ. Hope you are OK. Apparently no one was injured.

A huge eagle suspended from the ceiling at Wellington Airport has come down and there is damage to properties.

Stay safe. Especially thinking of you Jo.

Title: Re: How are our North Island NZ members?
Post by: goldfish on January 20, 2014, 09:31:00 pm

Echo Mich here. Hope the property damage is minimal and that everyone is ok.... Can't imagine how terrifying an earthquake of that magnitude would be.....

Title: Re: How are our North Island NZ members?
Post by: Halex on January 20, 2014, 09:34:32 pm

Poor Nz, another earthquake. Hope all is OK.

H

Title: Re: How are our North Island NZ members?
Post by: trudy on January 20, 2014, 10:12:00 pm

Thinking of you all.  Stay safe!!!

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Post by: droverjess on January 20, 2014, 10:51:10 pm

Yes take care, how scary.
Must send email to very good friends.

Title: Re: How are our North Island NZ members?
Post by: jo_nz on January 21, 2014, 12:14:04 am

Yes, a bit shaky!  We were at my niece's 4yr old birthday party so that was interesting. No damage or issues here. My mum and sister (horowhenua and manawatu regions) had a few things fall off shelves etc, nothing too nasty for them, although I have seen pics of damaged buildings and roads etc.

Just checking supplies and updating water stocks. :)
Quite glad it was in holiday time as kids much less freaked after this one than six months ago. That one hit when ds was in school assembly and mass hysteria took hold there.
Haven't felt as many aftershocks here either.

Title: Re: How are our North Island NZ members?
Post by: astarra on January 21, 2014, 12:45:15 am

all my family (apart from 1 sister) are in the lower NI - had many emails yesterday with pics etc....
but they are all ok.  :D
3 of them lost their power for a long while tho.  :-\

Title: Re: How are our North Island NZ members?
Post by: EmeraldSue on January 21, 2014, 02:55:47 am

Glad to hear that you are fine Jo, and Astarra that your family is fine too

Title: Re: How are our North Island NZ members?
Post by: cookie1 on January 21, 2014, 04:43:21 am

I'm glad all is ok Jo. I wasn't sure if you were near the Wellington area at all.

We were comparing photos of the beautiful cathedral in Christchurch that we took and now. So sad. Earthquakes are not fun in any way.

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Post by: obbie on January 21, 2014, 05:59:21 am

glad you are ok Jo.

Title: Re: How are our North Island NZ members?
Post by: Cuilidh on January 21, 2014, 07:17:17 am

Good that you and family are fine Jo (Jo lives across the harbour from Wellington!).  Also checked with my family and they are all OK too.  Apparently it went on for a while ... it's the not knowing how long an earthquake will last that makes them even scarier than they already are.

Title: Re: How are our North Island NZ members?
Post by: Cornish Cream on January 21, 2014, 07:19:39 am

Good to know that you are OK Jo and other loved ones are fine.

Title: Re: How are our North Island NZ members?
Post by: cookie1 on January 21, 2014, 07:22:44 am

Thanks Marina. I can now picture Jo at home, across the Wellington Harbour.  :D :D

Title: Re: How are our North Island NZ members?
Post by: jo_nz on January 21, 2014, 07:30:14 am

Yup, it sure went on for a while...

Yes Cookie, my place is in Petone on the other side of the harbour from Welly city. In the tsunami zone!  Other than that, a wonderful place to live  ;)

Title: Re: How are our North Island NZ members?
Post by: mcmich on January 21, 2014, 07:37:08 am

Good to hear that our NZ contingent is AOK. DH's family is mainly in the south island. Family in the North just seem to have minor damage.

Title: Re: How are our North Island NZ members?
Post by: mab19 on January 21, 2014, 08:03:19 am

Good to hear that those in NZ are all ok.

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Post by: judydawn on January 21, 2014, 08:16:15 am

Yes good news indeed.

Title: Re: How are our North Island NZ members?
Post by: Kimmyh on January 21, 2014, 10:37:09 am

Good news. Take care nz friends.

Title: Re: How are our North Island NZ members?
Post by: astarra on January 21, 2014, 10:52:16 am

Just heard an uncle has a few broken windows in his house from yesterday's quake,  and a cousin had her thermomix fall to the floor.  :o >:( Apparently it still looks and works fine tho, thankfully. :D