New Zealand. Any Colour So Long As It’s Black

This gang colour thing  is getting beyond ridiculous now. First an adult assaults a four year old in a park and rips his clothing off him because he’s wearing a red T shirt in Whakatane (see here for the story) now a man walking his dog in a park in New Plymouth gets assaulted for…

NZ Not So Great For Kids

Two recent reports have  again highlighted poor health and welfare outcomes for children in New Zealand, with disease patterns that are closer to those of developing countries. If you’re thinking about emigrating to New Zealand and raising kids this may make interesting reading. The Public Health Advisory Committee’s report The Best Start in Life re-iterated…

Czech Tourist, Jan Fakotor, Stabbed In Motueka – updated

Another foreign tourist has been attacked in his room at a backpackers whilst holidaying in New Zealand. Jan Fakotor, from the Czech Republic was attacked by a New Zealand man, described as “an odd ginger man in spectacles”. An American back packer, Matt Sullivan, saw the attack on his room mate at the Hat Trick…