Protestors Waiting For Prince William To Arrive In Wellington

Prince William’s trip to New Zealand is seen as a golden tourism marketing opportunity for some and chance for others to push the Republican Agenda.

Vietnamese Man Killed In Maraekakaho Named As Kim Sol

The Vietnamese vineyard worker who died when his van rolled had only been living in New Zealand for a couple of months. Various news outlets are carrying the following the story about the loss of control crash on a road bend: “A Vietnamese man killed when the van he was in rolled near Hastings on…

Vietnamese Man, Lam Xuan Hu, Dies From Truck Wheel Injuries

Today we heard that the Vietnamese man struck by a loose truck wheel yesterday has died after his life support machine was turned off. Later reports named him as Lam Xuan Hu, a 24-year-old living in Manukau on a student visa. News reports said that he was a passenger on a bus that was hit…

Name Suppression Farce Continues

The new national game of ‘Name Suppression – pin the tail on the Ass’, which is very much in the news at the moment, reached the level of a Pythonesque farce when it was revealed that the man accused of attempting to murder a police officer (Jeremy Snow) in Papatoetoe just before Christmas (see blog…

‘Jobs For Kiwis’ Hits Orcharding Industry

Tough luck if you’re planning to fund a holiday in New Zealand by picking fruit. According to one article in the Nelson Mail orchardists in the region have been inundated with so many requests for work that they’ve been able to pick and chose who they employ. Tourists are likely to get pipped at the…