We here at E2NZ were shocked to hear that looting and burglaries are rampant in some parts of earthquake damaged Christchurch, with some people’s homes hit on multiple occasions. Yet strangely this information is not making it into the mainstream media, despite repeated requests from journalists. We are mindful of news reports from earlier in…
A New Zealand alcohol producer, with a reputation of using anti-gay slogans to sell its beer, has won an official sponsorship deal with the New Zealand Olympic team. The company, which doesn’t need any more publicity than it deserves, is responsible for the Low Carb Beer is Queer campaign. It has a number of new…
There are some very funny mock-ups doing the rounds during the NZ election campaign. We here at E2NZ liked this one especially. It’s a skit on a highly popular anti-drink driving campaign currently being aimed at NZ youth (with a nod to the chip eating Beached Whale cartoon) It was tweeted by KendallForbes from MoreFM…
The trial of the man accused of the murder and rape of British immigrant, Jacqueline Blackbourn, got underway at Auckland Crown Court today. The man has already pleaded guilty to a charge of arson. The Crown said in its opening statement that Jacqueline had been raped, strangled and stabbed to death before being set alight…
The NZ Herald reporting on the Christchurch earthquake inquiry have said that GNS scientists held back from making predictions about another powerful aftershock following the Boxing Day 2011 quake. “Government earthquake experts held back forecasts of a massive aftershock for Christchurch following the magnitude 4.9 Boxing Day jolt because they didn’t want to alarm the…
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