New Zealand. Any Colour So Long As It’s Black

This gang colour thing  is getting beyond ridiculous now. First an adult assaults a four year old in a park and rips his clothing off him because he’s wearing a red T shirt in Whakatane (see here for the story) now a man walking his dog in a park in New Plymouth gets assaulted for…

NZ Not So Great For Kids

Two recent reports have  again highlighted poor health and welfare outcomes for children in New Zealand, with disease patterns that are closer to those of developing countries. If you’re thinking about emigrating to New Zealand and raising kids this may make interesting reading. The Public Health Advisory Committee’s report The Best Start in Life re-iterated…

Czech Tourist, Jan Fakotor, Stabbed In Motueka – updated

Another foreign tourist has been attacked in his room at a backpackers whilst holidaying in New Zealand. Jan Fakotor, from the Czech Republic was attacked by a New Zealand man, described as “an odd ginger man in spectacles”. An American back packer, Matt Sullivan, saw the attack on his room mate at the Hat Trick…

Migrants’ Tales – American Says Tauranga ‘Mis-sold’

Continuing in our series of Migrants’ Tales – first hand stories of the immigrant experience of New Zealand, gathered from locations around the net. Today’s story is taken from a forum called Expat Blog, in it a young American immigrant says that Tauranga wasn’t as advertised and likens the small town to the US Midwest…

Cumbria Shootings Similar To Aramoana Massacre

We are shocked to hear about the mass shootings and deaths in Cumbria, UK, overnight. Our deepest and heartfelt condolences go out to the communities involved and the shattered families who have lost loved ones. Sadly, incidents such as these happen all over the world and Britain, like most countries, isn’t immune to them. The…