7 May An Australian tourist from Sydney has been injured whilst performing a bungy jump this afternoon above the Waiau River: From a NZPA report “An Australian tourist is in a stable condition in Christchurch Hospital after slipping from a bungy cord into a river near Hanmer Springs today. The woman, who had been holidaying…
Another male teacher, 53 year old Steve Hose who teaches maths, has been stabbed by a student with a knife whilst teaching. He has two daughters The assault allegedly took place in front of a class of 24 students at Te Puke High School in the Western Bay of Plenty at 11am today: “Tauranga police…
Lincoln Tan, the immigration affairs reporter for the NZ Herald has written about the desperate financial plight of immigrants in New Zealand who have been reduced to living in vehicles. Some can’t even afford campsite fees. And it’s set to become harder with with a raise in GST to 15% (even on food) and tax…
An amateur cricketer has been told he is dying from skin cancer after he forgot to slap on sun cream during a game in New Zealand. His story is a salutary reminder of the dangers presented by high UV levels in New Zealand and ozone depletion, which leads to the country having the world’s highest…
Little known impacts of New Zealand’s low population and frugal economy are the restrictions placed on the funding of health care and the inability to recruit and retain staff. It has resulted in dire shortages of trained medical staff and the over reliance on locums at considerable expense to DHB’s that are often struggling with…
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