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There are some very funny mock-ups doing the rounds during the NZ election campaign.
We here at E2NZ liked this one especially. It’s a skit on a highly popular anti-drink driving campaign currently being aimed at NZ youth (with a nod to the chip eating Beached Whale cartoon) It was tweeted by KendallForbes from MoreFM
This is the original Land Transport New Zealand ‘Legend’ video
Inquest parents raise New Zealand safety fears, Get Surrey news, UK getsurrey.co.uk/news/special_f…
— E2NZ (@E2NZ) March 3, 2013
New Zealand has the highest rate of youth suicide in the OECD. We're campaigning for a new approach. twitter.com/younglabournz/…
— Young Labour NZ (@younglabournz) May 6, 2013
"Fantasy is Reality". Evolving the '100% Pure' branding. No comment needed really.listener.co.nz/commentary/the…
— Alex Coleman (@ShakingStick) August 9, 2012
— Simon Ragoonanan (@SimonRagoonanan) August 8, 2012
@toby_etc They should have gone with "100% Quiet Earth".
Other Blogs We Like
- About Tourism – How NZ rebranded itself Learn about how New Zealand rebranded its image to attract you
- Action for Christchurch East
- Airpoints Adventure Travel blog of Phillip Cottrell, journalist murdered in Wellington December 2011
- Angelxas blog A Kiwi finding himself, and home
- Basement Life A New Yorker’s uneasy adjustment to NZ life
- Business blogs – why so many people leave NZ
- Children, Citizenship and Environment, Nuturing a democratic imagination in a changing world by Bronwyn Hayward
- Christchurch post earthquake – insurance woes One home owner’s experiences
- Consumers Voice NZ A first-person Community Feedback Forum for Consumers of New Zealand Social Services.
- Dee Smith's Anything Goes New Zealand EOI Points Misleading – Read This Before Submitting & Don’t Waste Your Money
- Flying Blind How the justice system perpetuates crime and the Corrections Department fails to correct
- Friggin Loon Blogs about New Zealand
- Juliryan Blogs about living in NZ
- Mad About Ads Images I see when walking between my home and Auckland CBD. Updated at least twice weekly.
- MarGeeMar New Zealand Migration Agents Cheating Malaysians Thousands Of Ringgit!
- Marsden Online Blogging from Christchurch
- New Zealand Adventure – Going to new zealand on an adventure holiday New Zealand is a most beautiful place its the Adrenalin Sport Capital of the world and its safe, or is it? If you are planning a trip there you need to read this.
- New Zealand on China News and debate from New Zealand on China.
- New Zealand Teachers Bullied at School Sobering reading for those contemplating a future in New Zealand’s education system
- New Zealand warnings and dangers (Virtual Tourist) Reviews and photos of New Zealand warnings and dangers posted by real travelers and locals.
- NZ earthquakes blog Essential reading, get informed about what’s happening under your feet
- NZ Social Statistics Too Toxic for the Young Anthony Ravlich’s Blog on guerillamedia.co.nz
- NZ teachers bullied at school Another person blows the whistle on NZ schools
- Seven hard truths about New Zealand Great NZ discussion from sovereignman.com
- The High Cost of Whistleblowing in Education – A Dirty Story Private education and Steiner schools in New Zealand. Whistleblowing is at last gaining ground in the news, and whistleblowers of all stripes have stories to tell of targeting and mobbing. Would it shock you to learn, however, that simply standing up for
- The Jackalman blogs about New Zealand
- The life and times of the Mountain Goat The thoughts ideas and movements of someone living a life of serendipity – pure chance… New Zealand Trip…2009
- Wairewa: What the Tourist Pictures Don't Show
- Will She Be Right Questioning the classic attitude of New Zealanders to life and society.
Other Sites We Like
- Asians Against Racism forum
- Escape NZ: To help you escape New Zealand a new website to help those who want out of New Zealand finally escape
- Fake it frugal
- Frogs in NZ Les Français parlent la Nouvelle-Zélande
- Hobanz Independent guidance and support for NZ home owners and leaky home owners and bodies corporate.
- Inside Child Poverty New Zealand Facebook page of Inside Child Poverty NZ
- Kiwianarama The alternative Kiwipedia
- Move to New Zealand: the real story. Also read Ellen’s comment
- New Zealand faces skill-shortage 'epidemic' ? Discussion thread on linkedin.com
- New Zealand, Land of the Strange It’s stranger than fiction
- Property Talk What foreigners really think
- Show a bit of class Egalitarianism is a myth in NZ
- Stash NZ has a serious drug problem
- The day Party Central became Party Standstill. Party Central became Party Pande-bloody-monium
- The Spicer Islander Talk Shop A thread about racism in NZ
- The Straight Dope The good and bad things about living in New Zealand.
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New Zealand crime news
- Murder suspect seen at his remote homeThe prime suspect in the investigation into the murder of road worker George Taiaroa in March has been spotted back in the Whangamomona area.
- Size no barrier for police dog LinkWith no sight of the offender and growing crowds confusing the scene at a late-night teen stabbing, you'd think police might have had a hard time finding the attacker.
- Stabbing lifts tension with rival gangsThe stabbing of a teenager in Porirua has ignited tensions between youths with rival gang associations.
- Key evidence 'bad science' - Lundy appealA Crown pathologist relied on to establish the time of death for Mark Lundy’s wife and daughter reached his conclusions through "bad science" that was "fundamentally flawed", the Privy Council has heard.
- Large methamphetamine lab bustedArmed police from around the North Island converged on a Melville address today where they uncovered one of the largest meth labs found in recent years.
- Man 'stabbed while holding baby'A Christchurch woman charged with stabbing her partner in the back with a hunting knife as he held their son has appeared in court.
- Man charged after armed stand-offA wheelchair-bound man allegedly involved in an armed stand-off with police at an Auckland bank last night has appeared in court.
- Teenage assistant alleges multiple rapeA convicted rapist accused of abducting and raping a Wairarapa teenager had some "stupid witch stuff" going on, the teenager says.
- Elderly woman robbed by intrudersAn elderly Auckland woman was robbed of her car and cash after two men entered her home yesterday morning.
- Place of sentencing factor in severityWhen it comes to recidivist drink drivers, where they are tried can be a bigger factor in the sentence they are handed, than the seriousness of their offence, new research shows.
NZ Police Alerts News New Zealand
- Whole of policing approach to organised crime nets largest meth lab for several years in HamiltonLocation: National News Waikato Police are warning those involved in the illegal drugs trade that they risk facing not only the attentions of local officers but a whole of policing approach to stamping out their unlawful activities. Image(s): […]
- Police working to establish identity of body found in Hamilton house fireLocation: National News As they work to establish the identity of a body discovered in a fatal house fire, Hamilton Police say their thoughts are with the deceased's family and with a fire-fighter injured while bringing the blaze under control. Detective Senior Sergeant Ross McKay of the Hamilton CIB said emergency services were called to a Brooklyn Rd […]
- Avoiding the scammers - Fraud Awareness Week a timely reminderLocation: National News Fraud Awareness Week 2013 is focusing on scams that target seniors this year. NZ Police Crime Prevention Manager, Superintendent Bruce Bird says Fraud Awareness Week is a timely reminder for New Zealanders to be vigilant about protecting themselves.
- Victim's family address media on anniversary of Paeroa homicideLocation: National News On the anniversary of the murder of a popular Paeroa businessman, father and friend his family, Waikato Police investigators and the local community have come together to pay their respects for a man gone, but not forgotten.
- Armed standoff overLocation: National News A standoff between Police and an armed offender in a Penrose bank was resolved at 9.45pm when the man was arrested without incident. The 41 year-old was transported from the Great South Rd scene to Auckland Central Police Station shortly after the arrest.
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