Silent Death Toll In World’s Eighth Happiest Country

New Zealand was recently judged to be the world’s eight happiest country according to Gallap Poll Data that appeared in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. That report highlights just another startling disconnect within New Zealand, which often happens when perceptions don’t marry with hard facts. We wonder to what degree that is caused…

Made In New Zealand, Not

It could be the ‘world cup effect,’ or just a coincidence, but there has been a lot in the media recently about New Zealand promotional goods not actually being made in New Zealand. Two different stories have cropped up in the last few says  which makes us wonder if there are moves afoot to clean-up…

90 Day Fire At Will Law

New Zealand trades unions have risen to the government’s challenge to prove that the new 90 day ‘Fire At Will’ law, which was passed under urgency (meaning that the public and unions had no chance to make submissions on it)  has resulted in workers losing their jobs. They are to showcase a number of  videos…

Racist Street Attacks In Christchurch

Cantebury’s Star newspaper is reporting today on two racist street attacks that have taken place in Christchurch in the past few days. The first incident involved a young mother and her children as she was putting them in her car and the second a man who was beaten by a skinhead as he left a…

Skiers Stuck On Mount Shutt

Hundreds of people are trapped in freezing conditions on Mount Hutt as high winds brought about the closure of the ski fields this afternoon. Various news reports say that anything from 900-1,000 people may have to spend the night under shelter until conditions improve. The Mountain has been plagued by accidents this season with three…