Wellington’s Got No Sole

The UK’s Daily Mail has come out with a very interesting feature on the ‘best cities in the world’ poll. Martin Samuel,  absolutely, positively puts the boot into Wellington and in the process calls into question the validity of these types of surveys, exposing just how vapid some of these places (and the compilers of…

Massive Rush For Jobs In Dunedin

The unemployment situation in New Zealand isn’t really easing if the reports about the rush at the Dunedin store of Bunnings (A DIY Store) is anything to go by. Apparently 1,700 job seekers turned up to apply for 110 jobs, as people sacked in the recession turned up to find work. The Herald says: “The…

Kids In New Zealand, The Village Lets Them Down

Can you believe it? parents and caregivers in Whangarei are said to be organising fights between their kids to sort out petty playground squabbles. We know that Michael Laws called the kids in the far north ‘feral‘ but this really is hard to believe. The Northern Advocate reported Police are investigating claims parents have organised…

French Tourists Back In Northland To Help Catch Attackers

The three French tourists, attacked whilst they camped at the side of the road last Friday are said to be back in Northland to help police to catch the three men who beat and robbed them. For background see Three French Tourists Beaten In Northland Campervan Robbery. The men were later named as Antonin Schopfer,…

School ‘Bus’ Crashes Near Cambridge, Waikato

A school bus crashed on the  Maungatautari Rd, east of Cambridge, at 12.35pm today. One Press report is that five people have been injured, one of them is in a serious condition in hospital “The driver of the mini-van was taken to Waikato Hospital in Hamilton with serious leg injuries, four children were taken to…