Wikileaker survives a year in one place

A year has passed since Julian Assange sought refuge in Ecuador's embassy in London. While the Wikileaks founder has not gone beyond the balcony at the embassy's Knightsbridge headquarters, much movement has been going on behind the scenes. In fact, a lot of downward movement happened right here in our own back yard: a British man has survived a fall from the 15th floor of a building in New Zealand. Tom Stilwell, who is said to be in New Zealand on a working holiday, fell from his neighbour's balcony in his apartment block in Auckland at 2am yesterday. Mr Stilwell discovered he was locked out of his flat, and asked a neighbour if he could climb down from her balcony into his flat. He had been trying to lower himself onto his balcony, which was directly below his neighbour's. His fall was broken by the roof of an adjacent building, reportedly some 13 floors below. His friends said that he had bone fractures and internal injuries, but was "fine" and "a very lucky man". He should be, because it is very rare and unusual to survive a fall of that height. I hope he recovers soon.