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Laura McQuillan

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Laura McQuillan is a freelance journalist in Canada and an expat Kiwi.

New Zanada: Reddit’s proposed merger of Canada and New Zealand

New Zanada: Reddit’s proposed merger of Canada and New Zealand

It started as a fictional country on Reddit, and remains a fictional country on Reddit. But New Zanada has some really committed fans.

By Laura McQuillan | 17th December, 2017

How wood can be used to quake-safe buildings (Supplied)

Could the solution to New Zealand’s quake-prone buildings already be on a shelf at Bunnings?

Auckland University researchers say beams of timber stuck onto the backs of unreinforced masonry façades could be a cheap and simple way to stop them collapsing in an earthquake. Laura McQuillan investigates.

By Laura McQuillan | 10th November, 2017