Last week, a normal flow of life for many was interrupted by the news of the second earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand. In my family, we had reasons to be more worried than most: my partner’s close relatives live in Christchurch. We hadn’t heard anything from  them for several days and were extremely concerned until the following email arrived this morning: “…To recap, the second earthquake again ripped the power and phone lines from our house and all water stopped. We had water restored on Thursday at low pressure, so no hot water. Friday our power was reconnected to the house but … Continue reading New Zealand earthquake: a touch of life-saving engineering