Lost among the hype of New Zealand’s recently released 2010 crime figures were some shocking data about child violence. The stats make for grim reading as they come at a time when schoolyard bullying and violent assaults are frequently in the New Zealand news. Police crime statistics showed the number of children under 9 apprehended…
The level and value of fraud continues to increase significantly in New Zealand with $100 million dollars worth of it in the last six months, according to a press release by KPMG. The majority of it – $65 million dollars – was money stolen from investors. As before, managers remain the greatest risk to a…
Civil defence released today a list of 184 buildings earmarked for demolition, partial demolition or make safe that includes the Grand Chancellor Hotel, marked as critical. From Canterbury Earthquake.org Seven of these buildings were listed as critical, based on being more than five stories tall, proximity to other buildings and subsequent risk. These were: Rolleston…
Christchurch CC have released a map showing the status of wastewater services in the city. If you’re looking for it you can find it here Sewerage Facilities pdf or by clicking on the map above. According to the plan there are 1135.2 km of pipes in full service, 474.4 km in low service and 96.5…
In the week that the NZ government made a surprise announcement about a drop in the rate of reported crime, and murders (note how the manslaughter figures weren’t mentioned) a group of Northland primary school kids took to the streets to protest about crime in their neighbourhood. From the Northern Advocate A youth hikoi through…
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