Ahiahi mārie, welcome to The Spinoff Daily. Today on The Spinoff: Could a ‘Canadian compromise’ resolve the high stakes standoff between Google and NZ news media? Plus: Good hot chips are an art form – where to find Wellington’s best. But first: Who’s the Aucklander who claims to feel every earthquake in New Zealand?
Lyric Waiwiri-Smith: “On Sunday, a magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck 25km west of Wellington, forcing new-to-town uni students out of their beds while hardened locals spread snore-induced aftershocks. For the unbridled patriots, data obsessives and light sleepers, there was only one place to go now: our nation’s hazards monitor, GeoNet. Though the quake was only moderate by seismic standards, a lone wolf in Auckland’s North Shore, about 515km from where it hit in the centre of the Cook Strait, marked an extreme shake on GeoNet. Smattered around the central, west, south and east areas of Auckland, others also reckoned they felt something ‘strong’ or at least ‘moderate’. It would be funny, if Aucklanders didn’t already have a reputation for ruining the sanctity of GeoNet’s felt maps, designed to show how widely and strongly quakes are felt so GeoNet can develop a response for the public. Check the significant quakes from the past year through GeoNet’s archives, and you’ll find Aucklanders popping up in all areas of the Super City claiming they’ve been shook by a Wellington or South Island quake no matter its magnitude.”
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Who’s the Aucklander who claims to feel every earthquake in NZ?
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