Another Car Jacking, This Time in Opunake

There’s been another armed car-jacking in New Zealand, this is how the Herald reported it  Two 18-year-old Opunake teenagers allegedly tried to steal a car armed with a knife early yesterday. The two, Tyler Fransen and Maku Temaire, appeared in the New Plymouth District Court at noon wearing white police overalls. Judge Allan Roberts acknowledged the…

Nelson Mandela

 . It was with much sadness we learned today of the death of a great man. . “Our human compassion binds us the one to the other – not in pity or patronizingly, but as human beings who have learnt how to turn our common suffering into hope for the future.” Nelson Mandela . The…

New Zealand Cricketers Caught Up in Match Fixing Allegations, Poor Domestic Governance to Blame?

New Zealand cricket admitted today that the International Cricket Council’s anti-corruption and security unit (ACSU) had been in the country for the past 4 months investigating allegations of match fixing. Edit: After we wrote this post Dylan Cleaver in the NZ Herald said the three players under investigation are allrounder Chris Cairns, bowler Daryl Tuffey and batsman Lou…