Immigrants Caught In Cold Poverty Trap

Our sympathies go out to Tenoch King and her husband, Mark Steadman. The couple emigrated to New Zealand three years ago, Mr Steadman is a relief secondary school teacher from Australia and his American wife is a graduate and is working part time. They bought an old, uninsulated 1914 villa (wooden)  in Port Chalmers* with…

“The Highways Most Likely To Kill You”

If you’re planning on a short road trip or holiday to the Northland region here’s something that may help you plan your route. The Northern Advocate has published a list of the regions worst roads, identified in an AA “KiwiRap”  survey (we mentioned the report here if you want to read more about it) saying:…

Is New Zealand REALLY A Good Place To Live?

It’s been a while since we looked in on the ‘New Zealand’ thread on Amazon.com. This must be one of the longest and most controversial threads about New Zealand on the internet, with almost 200 responses. It’s well worth taking a look at if you have the time, a lot of time. Here’s some snippets…

Joanne Wang’s Killer Gets 12 Years – Updated

The brutal killer of young mother, Joanne Wang, murdered in front of her eight year old son at the Manukau Westfield shopping centre, has today received a ‘life’ sentence with a minimum parole period of 12 years. Christopher Shadrock, 23, was found guilty of murdering Mrs Wang in June 2008, five other people – Maka Tuikolovatu,…