New Zealand’s Toughest Town – Updated

This week on Television New Zealand’s Close Up: “Reporter Jehan Casinader investigates what life is like in one of our toughest towns. Sex for drugs and organised fights – and we’re talking about teenagers. What can be done to help?.” The show hasn’t even aired yet and no one know what the town is, but…

Only The All Blacks Can Wear Black With Pride?

Prime Minister of New Zealand, John Key, has decried England as a “bunch of wanabees” after they announced they were to wear black shirts and shorts for the RWC in New Zealand. But in a ungarded moment he went on to carelessly snub other New Zealand national sporting teams by saying “There’s only one team…

Migrants Tales – Leaving NZ, What’s To Miss?

Continuing our series of Migrant’s Tales, first hand accounts of the immigrant experience of New Zealand, taken from locations around the net. Today’s tale is from a blog written by a teacher, a Canadian expat who lived in Dunedin for three years. Dec 18, 2009 New Zealand- Final Thoughts Well, here we are. A time…