Three Armed Robberies At Auckland Banks

Two ASB banks have been robbed in Auckland in the last two days, both by thieves brandishing firearms. The first was at 4.20pm on Friday at the Blockhouse Bay branch and the second at the St Lukes branch at 9am the following morning. Significant amounts of cash were taken in both robberies. There was also…

More on the Death of James Patrick Smith – The British Tourist Killed in Queenstown

The Otago Daily Times has published some more on the mysterious death of British man James Patrick Smith in Queenstown, New Zealand who was found at the rear of the Base backpacker hotel in the early hours of yesterday morning. The comments of the manager of Base (who originally “declined to comment”) are rather interesting…