I too was surprised like you Roz, that there was no write up, couldn't even see one when I went to the Aus/NZ Yahoo pages. When Big D said there had been a big quake in Wellington ... I asked which one ..... as I had been up in that area of Shropshire at the weekend with Linda and Maria, Marlene ```````````````````` > i'm still surprised the major news sources aren't > carrying the story. that was a big quake. > we frequently hear about smaller ones in asia > especially since the tsunami. i'd suspect the nz quake was on the same or very near fault line/plate. > roz Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com