Weather Bomb Hits Te Waipounamu

A huge weather has hit large parts of Te Waipounamu (South Island)

Wild weather, including high winds torrential rain, have soaked large parts of southern New Zealand. Townships on the West Coast including Franz Josef and Fox are cut off as washouts and slips blocked state highway 6. Around 970 tourists are trapped in Franz Josef and are unlikely to get out until Friday. The only way in or out is by helicopter.  In Timaru District, the council says it could take weeks to recover from flood damage. Timaru District remains under a state of emergency which will not be lifted until at least on of the bridges reopen.

Online Shopping Now More Expensive

                 Online purchase will now get more expensive for New Zealanders.
Offshore retailers selling products in New Zealand will now be required to collect and pay GST. The rule applies to businesses selling goods online in the country worth more than $60,000 annually. The  changes are intended to help local suppliers compete with online overseas companies. It is expected that the government will earn roughly around $130 million in revenue each year by 2022.

Last Day Of Tech

   On The last day of tech we finished adding our details on and coloring it in. When we finished cutting out our carton we had to stick it onto another carton format. When we finished sticking it on our second paper we were supposed to laminate it but unfortunately I didn't finish it in time. 

What I have achieved is designing useful things for our environment and community. 

                           What I have not achieved is working fast enough to get things done.                                                                                      

Crusaders Get New Logo

The new logo is a Maori design and the phrase is ma pango ma whero. In translation it means a Maori Proverb referring to different cultures working together. Following the Christchurch attacks this year there was pressure to change their logo and name. The Crusaders have decided not to change their name but to release their new-look logo. Mansbridge say that the Crusaders thought of lots of other names but none reflected their identity or values.