Christchurch’s "Terrorism" Hits World News

From an article in  The Press by Ian Steward “Christchurch’s boy racers have again hit the headlines overseas, with a German magazine saying residents are afraid of car-based “terrorism“. Christchurch Mayor Bob Parker said the article was an accurate reflection of Christchurch: “It’s a problem we have. It is something that happens here and it’s…

DOC And The Pigeon Ratas. When Is A Tree ‘Dead’?

We recall an article back in July in the Otago Daily Times which covered the “theft” of Rata Wood from living trees on Pigeon Island. At the time there was a justifiable outcry about the wood having been hacked from the trees as the island is supposed to be one of the few places where…

Emily May Harper Named As American Woman Who Died Swimming With Dolphins

The American tourist who was found face down in the water whilst swimming with dolphins in Marlborough Sound on Tuesday has been named as 27 year old Emily May Harper from Denver, Colorado. Please see this article for further details. Initial postmortem results suggest that she did not die from drowning and her boyfriend told…