Updated 6 Nov 2015 Waitangi man Daniel Rama Tito, age 22, was sentenced to a mere 6 months home detention for the attack on Scott and Jacob. The judge who handed down the ‘sentence’ told the court Tito’s “community, and his country, relied on tourism. His actions risked changing Paihia’s image from a clean, green…
It’s summer, it’s open season on tourists in New Zealand again. Two American vacationers have been brutally assaulted in New Zealand’s lawless north, one of many regions in the country where tourists regularly fall victim to crime. The attack comes less than a week man held a machete to the neck of a female staff…
New Zealand’s reputation as a safe, peaceful place has taken yet another hit. The international press has picked up on the story about a riot at New Year celebrations in Gisborne, a town known for its drug and gang problems. Gisborne’s riot came days after a similar riot at the Britomart Rail Station, Auckland just before Christmas…
New Zealand’s reputation as a safe place took another nose dive today. A rampaging axe man has attacked householders in Timberlea, Upper Hut, killing one woman and seriously injuring two males ages 20 and 24 years. Here’s what the NZ Herald had to say: A woman has told of a narrow escape after a man armed…
The 66 year old man accused of raping and drugging teenage girls has been found guilty. Six of the women were from the township of Kaikoura, the others from in and around Blenhiem, and one from the North Island. They were aged between 15-18 at the time of the attacks. We highlighted the case…
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