Continuing in our very popular series of Migrant Tales – first hand accounts of the migrant experience of New Zealand taken from places around the net. For more Migrants Tales please click on the link in the header above, there are scores from people of all nationalities from all walks of life. Today’s tale was…
Raurangi Marino, a 16 year old youth, has been sentenced to only 10 years in prison for burglary and the brutal assault and rape of a 5 year old tourist in Turangi. Marino had earlier pleaded guilty to charges of burglary, sexual violation by rape and causing grievous bodily harm. His young victim was only 5 years old when…
The Civil Aviation Authority has recommended urgent checks of all hot air balloons in New Zealand after an inquiry revealed possible air worthiness problems. The inquiry was launched after 11 people were killed in a hot air balloon fire in Carterton last month. Read blog Balloon Clips Powerlines, 11 People Killed In Fireball. According to…
E2NZ will be closed on 22 February 2012 as a mark of respect for the victims of last year’s earthquake.
There’s been a Mega embarrassment for New Zealand this week as Stephen Fry criticised the lack of a decent broadband service at the same time that the Entrepreneurs Organization (EO) were having their international ‘university’ conference in Queenstown. Stephen Fry made the comments in his Twitter blogs. It’s shocking that the country that brought you Avatar in glorious…
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