Updated April 06, 2017. People are often startled by their first encounter with a house centipede. I often receive photos of them with the question, What the heck is this thing I found in my house?!. Scary as it may seem, the house centipede, Scutigera coleoptrata, is really quite harmless.
Current local time in Christchurch New Zealand is 12:34 PM NZST. Today is Thursday, August 10, 2017 in Christchurch.
Christchurch has a moderate sea climate with dry, sunny and warm summers and mild winters. January, February and March are the warmest months. July and August are the coldest months. Throughout the year Christchurch is quite windy just like the rest of New Zealand.