The Australian Daily Telegraph (see below) is reporting that many sporting tour groups from Britain and Australia are thinking about basing themselves in Sydney for the 2011 Rugby World Cup. The decision to stay in Sydney has been brought about by reports of NZ accommodation providers’ extortionate price gouging. See our article “Price Gouging and…
A 17 year old youth from Nelson has escaped with just a community sentence after mugging a German tourist: A 17-year-old Nelson youth who robbed a German tourist of an iPod has been sentenced to six months community detention for his part in the crime. Josiah Atutahi Henare was sentenced in the Nelson District Court…
We’ve heard that an alleged armed robbery in Point Chevalier sparked off a Armed Offenders Squad call out to an address in Caserta Place, Flatbush, South Auckland. The entrance to Caserta Place According to 3News “The Armed Offenders Squad was called to a Manukau address today after police pursued a man fleeing an aggravated robbery.…
Another improvised explosive device was found today, this time in Taupo. It follows a car bomb left in a Otahuhu street in South Auckland a week ago. Police are very cagey about releasing details for either incident. This time the IED was left in a 1080 depot in Broadlands Road, Taupo and was found when…
In what must be a landmark decision in adventure tourism in New Zealand company director Alistair McWhannell has just been found guilty of the manslaughter of Catherine Peters. “Adventure company director Alistair McWhannell has been found guilty of the manslaughter of student Catherine Peters, who fell to her death while bridge-swinging last year. A jury…
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