New Zealand’s Suicides May be Under Reported by 300%

Today we have the shocking news that suicides may be accurately recorded in New Zealand, and the true figure may be three times higher than the official statistics. The revelation comes at a time when the government has been cutting back on mental health services, and homelessness and child poverty has sky rocketed in New…

Gordon Bennett! Paula is Taking Names. Again

Government minister Paula Bennett has got herself into yet another Twitter privacy stoush after demanding someone make their name public on the social networking site. Diversionary tactics are commonplace in New Zealand (Prime Minister Key got himself thrown out of parliament yesterday, rather than answer questions). But one minister in particular has a creepy, more…