Australia and New Zealand >>>>>>Our Journey through 2012 and beyond.....................

Hi treechick.

I think your right. Full moon is coming up and I know I'm going to hurt more. But been thinking about the flares and gamma rays. I don't know what it is that maskes us sick really. I feeling bit better but i don't suppose it will be for long. Glp takes my mind off it. Lucky I got this.

love your new avatar.

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Maybe of interest,


GeoNet.org.nz - Change is coming!

Back in 2002 this is what the GeoNet website looked like!
(Not very exciting!)

And I'm sure everyone knows what it looks like now!

But with the arrival of our new, faster earthquake location system SeisComP3 We have been busy behind the scenes upgrading GeoNet the website, to make our information easier for you to see....
[link to geonet-shakennotstirred.blogspot.co.nz]

Thankyou.

Hey All!

And for those who need one!

BHD xx

This is what will happen in new zealand.

Looks like auckland, with all the asians running around.

Now, picture this happening to your friends and family!

That's what you get for being a bunch of drunk, NZ.

[link to www.youtube.com]

Horrible thing to say. Could you log in so we can see who you are?

everyone needs them.

'Single worst day'


Five Australian soldiers have been killed in two separate incidents in Afghanistan in the past 24 hours, our worst day in combat since the Vietnam War. Follow the story with our live blog

[link to www.abc.net.au]

:144:

agreed!

Thread: 5 AUSTRALIAN SOLDIERS KILLED IN Afghanistan.

They shouldn't have been there....time to bring the rest home!
Pointless war and a very sad loss of life.

Yes very sad.

+ 1

Hiya,

3D geological map of Christchurch (NZ) one of first in world [link to www.stuff.co.nz] (incorporates 1000s of borehole and CPT measurements)

Asylum boat survivors taken to Indonesia

Indonesia's search and rescue authority says 55 asylum seekers who were pulled from the water after their boat sank are being transferred to the country's mainland.

Dozens of people are still missing after their boat, bound for Australia, sank near Indonesia's Sunda Strait two days ago.

The boat was believed to have up to 150 people on board.

[link to www.abc.net.au]

Australians removed from Burma blacklist

Several Australians are among thousands of people who have been removed from a Burmese blacklist as the government continues its democratic reforms.

Former Australian Council of Trade Unions chief Sharan Burrow, prominent Australian human rights worker David Mathieson, academic Des Ball and long-time Burma watcher Phil Thornton have all been removed from the list, along with a number of Australian journalists.

[link to www.abc.net.au]

Hunt continues for diggers' killer

A manhunt is underway for a rogue Afghan soldier who shot and killed three Australian soldiers and wounded two others in Uruzgan province.

The deaths came on the same day as two members of the Special Forces were killed in a helicopter crash, making Thursday Australia's worst day in combat since the Vietnam War.

[link to www.abc.net.au]

For Michael.
I know you will see this and I just like to say that it was really good to see you and the kids after so long. We missed you. But you know your father wont say that. But he really did. Cant wait to see you all again. Please don't leave it so long next time. We love you and miss you.

hiya tassie

an nz soldier has just lost his legs in this stupid war..

Queenstown man loses legs in Afghanistan blast

A former Queenstown man serving in the Australian Army has lost both legs in an explosion in Afghanistan.

Curtis Wain McGrath, 24, was one of four Australian soldiers blown up by an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) during coalition supported Afghan National Security Force operations in Uruzgan Province last week.

The Queenstown-born combat engineer has been flown to a hospital in Germany for specialist treatment.

It is understood that Mr McGrath's parents, who live on the Gold Coast, have flown to join the former Wakatipu High School pupil at his bedside.

McGrath was reportedly serving as a combat engineer.

He grew up in Queenstown before moving to Australia to join the army.

A friend told the Southland Times: "It's a miracle he's alive" and said his family had flown to Germany to be with him.

The Australian Defence Force (ADF) today refused to release any further details, saying it was policy not to release details of any soldiers wounded in action, or give details of injuries.

However, they confirmed that one "seriously wounded" soldier was treated at two medical facilities in Afghanistan and has since been transferred to Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany.

Commanding Officer of the 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (3 RAR) Task Group, Lieutenant Colonel Trent Scott, said quick action by soldiers on the ground saved a comrade's life.

"The application of immediate medical assistance meant that a soldier's life was saved," Lieutenant Colonel Scott said.

"The training our soldiers receive in preparation for deployment, together with access to first-class medical support, meant that our wounded soldiers received the best possible care at the earliest opportunity.

"The soldiers had been working alongside their Afghan partners at the time of the incident. This is essential work as we transition to the Afghan security forces taking the lead on operations in the future.

"The thoughts of all members of Combined Team Uruzgan and 3 RAR Task Group are very much with the families and loved ones of those wounded in this incident."

The soldiers' next of kin have been informed and are receiving support from the ADF, a spokesman said.

The incident comes in a horror month for New Zealanders serving in Afghanistan.

Corporal Luke Tamatea, 31, Lance Corporal Jacinda Baker, 26, and Private Richard Harris, 21, received a full military farewell on Saturday at Burnham Military Camp, where they had all been based. They died in Bamiyan Province when their Humvee was blown up by a massive roadside bomb.

Just a fortnight earlier, on August 4, 26-year-old Lance Corporals Pralli Durrer and Rory Malone were killed in an ambush.

[link to www.odt.co.nz]

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Man charged over shop assistant attack


A man who allegedly wrapped a cord around the neck of a woman at a shop in southeast Queensland has been charged with attempted murder.

Police say the man, 47, attacked the 48-year-old shop assistant on Palmerin Street, Warwick, about 6.40pm (AEST) on Friday.

He wrapped a cord around her neck, but fled after a struggle, police allege.

The man was pursued and arrested a short time later.

[link to news.ninemsn.com.au]

Two boys missing from NSW Central Coast

Two 13-year-old-boys are missing from the Central Coast of New South Wales.

Police say Tristan Carter and Kai Nesbitt caught a train to Sydney with three other teenagers after telling their parents they were having a sleepover at friend's house.

Police were alerted after they failed to return home and officers from Brisbane Water Local Area Command are conducting an extensive search.

The three other boys have since been accounted for.

Police say the boys were last seen at Central Railway Station around 2:00am on Saturday

[link to news.ninemsn.com.au]

There are photo's of they boys on this link. Please look at them if you are around sydney.

5.2 01 September 2012 @ 19:46:06 02 September 2012 @ 05:46:06 -21.269 -174.027 37 AUST Tonga Islands.
5.2 31 August 2012 @ 18:21:35 01 September 2012 @ 04:21:35 -4.991 151.895 87 AUST New Britain Region, P.N.G.
2.0 31 August 2012 @ 12:21:29 31 August 2012 @ 22:21:29 -32.685 138.421 0 AUST Near Orroroo, SA.
5.1 30 August 2012 @ 19:00:08 31 August 2012 @ 05:00:08 -8.086 128.657 40 AUST Timor Sea.
5.2 30 August 2012 @ 12:18:53 30 August 2012 @ 22:18:53 -49.943 114.118 93 AUST Western Indian-Antarctic Ridge.
5.1 30 August 2012 @ 10:53:59 30 August 2012 @ 20:53:59 -50.204 114.190 9 AUST Western Indian-Antarctic Ridge.


[link to www.ga.gov.au]

5.2 01 September 2012 @ 19:46:06 02 September 2012 @ 05:46:06 -21.269 -174.027 37 AUST Tonga Islands.
5.2 31 August 2012 @ 18:21:35 01 September 2012 @ 04:21:35 -4.991 151.895 87 AUST New Britain Region, P.N.G.
2.0 31 August 2012 @ 12:21:29 31 August 2012 @ 22:21:29 -32.685 138.421 0 AUST Near Orroroo, SA.
5.1 30 August 2012 @ 19:00:08 31 August 2012 @ 05:00:08 -8.086 128.657 40 AUST Timor Sea.
5.2 30 August 2012 @ 12:18:53 30 August 2012 @ 22:18:53 -49.943 114.118 93 AUST Western Indian-Antarctic Ridge.
5.1 30 August 2012 @ 10:53:59 30 August 2012 @ 20:53:59 -50.204 114.190 9 AUST Western Indian-Antarctic Ridge.


[link to www.ga.gov.au]

hiya tassie and tree chick

i just saw this thread on the front page

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Swimming koala surprises canoeists

A curious koala surprises a group of canoeists by swimming across a river towards their canoe. Vision from 'BURLIEGH POINT OUTRIGGER CANOE CLUB'

Who knew Koalas could swim? This video shows a group canoeing through a river when a fuzzy marsupial decides to swim over and join them.

The video posted on YouTube five days ago has already been viewed more than 5300 times.

Julie Elliot, who filmed the unusual scene in Queensland's Gold Coast, told Australia's Channel 9: "It took a sip of water and then saw us and obviously decided to come straight over. Then it started clawing at the boat and we didn't know what to do.

"We were thinking it was going to drown so my mate behind me just grabbed him and put him straight in the boat.

"I've been paddling along that particular creek for the best part of 10 years and never seen anything like a swimming koala before."

[link to www.stuff.co.nz]
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