Honeymoon Couple Lose Precious Photos, No ‘Gold Medal’

A couple honeymooning in Auckland didn’t have the same Gold Medal rapid response that an American rowing team member got just three days later, when they too were burgled hours before leaving New Zealand. British newlyweds Simon and Sabine Greenslade were married in August in Germany and had been honeymooning in New Zealand. At the…

Man Pierced By Stingray Barb – updated 7 Jan 2014

A man has been taken to hospital in Auckland after he was pierced in the chest by a stingray whilst scuba diving in the Hauraki Gulf, scene of New Zealand’s only stingray fatality. He was airlifted from Pakatoa Island with moderate injures and is said to be undergoing tests. Neither his name, nor his nationality…

Still No Inquest For Emily Jordan

  Almost three years after her death and there still hasn’t been an inquest into the death of British tourist Emily Jordan. Emily Jordan drowned whilst participating in a commercially organised river boarding adventure on the Kawarau River in New Zealand on 29 April 2008. In August 2009 Mad Dog River Boarding was prosecuted for…

New Zealand Link To Korean Arms Dealers

Interesting report by Michael Field, writing in Stuff today “New Zealand’s role in allowing easy shell company creation has been revealed by a UN Security Council report as a key component in efforts by North Korea to break international arms trading sanctions. A 75-page report on North Korea’s sanctions busting efforts was released by the…