From SMH.com.au “A second night of drunken disorder has rocked Dunedin following the arrival of the annual Undie 500 car rally in the city. Again facing off against a mob of about 600 people in North Dunedin’s Castle Street area, police in riot gear used pepper spray to subdue and disperse the hordes throughout Saturday…
Yahoo.nz “Dunedin police were forced to don riot gear and use pepper spray to disperse student mobs during overnight partying after the controversial Undie 500 rally arrived in the city. About 20 were arrested after more than 600 people pelted officers with bottles, bricks and bicycle parts in the student stronghold of North Dunedin. The…
Gangs have been quite a problem in NZ for some time. Some towns acknowledge they have an issue and take steps to control gang activities – for example Wanganui recently banned the wearing of patches – “There are people in Wanganui who will say we don’t have a gang problem, but the fact is there…
NZCity is reporting that people in Wellington are being advised to be aware of their personal safety after a spate of street attacks. See: Safety Advisory and Aggravated RobberiesThe twin issues of street violence and New Zealand’s image abroad were brought to the attention of the world’s press recently following a street bashing allegation made…
Dunedin police have arrested a man for the alleged sexual assault of a woman at the Leviathan Hotel last night. The man, aged 50, was found near to the hotel as police set up a cordon and spoke to the occupants at around 8:50 pm. The hotel offers cheap accommodation and is often used by…
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