Japanese Student Attacked In Christchurch

A female Japanese student has been subjected to a shocking attack in  in Christchurch over the easter weekend. The assault, which took place on Lincoln Road late Sunday night, was perpetrated by two people who made allegedly racist remarks to the young woman. They then tried to set their two dogs on her. Fortunately a…

Green Light For GE Pines At Rotorua

New Zealand’s carefully cultivated Clean, Green, 100% Pure image has taken another hit with the announcement that genetically engineered pine trees at to be planted at Rotorua. Consent has been given to plant thousands of the trees over the next 25 years, despite the risk of contaminating the district with GE pine pollen. The plantings…

Migrant Tales – New Zealand Expo, No It Wasn’t

Continuing in our series of Migrant Tales, first had account of the migrant experience of New Zealand taken from places around the net. Today’s tale is taken from a great blog called Movingtonewzealandblog.com and the author tells of his experience of an emigration fair held in Britain on 27 March 2011. We wish the author…