The New Zealand ‘Holocaust’

A reader sent in the following link from the Urban Dictionary: New Zealand Holocaust The term to describe the massive native population decline in New Zealand. 25 percent of New Zealand college graduates have fled New Zealand, and nearly 20 percent of adult working age New Zealanders do not live in New Zealand. 1000 New Zealanders a…

ER Head At Dunedin Resigns In Protest

The ODT is carrying a report about the resignation of the Clinical Leader of its emergency care facility. He’s resigning in protest at proposed staffing levels: “Dr Tim Kerruish resigned as clinical leader yesterday morning  after about 15 months in the role, effective immediately, but will stay on as a specialist. His position was “untenable” because of a disagreement…

Kaikoura Firearm Chase and The Roar

Local police are collecting evidence after a firearm incident at around 5.15am last Saturday morning in Kaikoura. Police Sargent Barry Hansen said a man pulled a firearm on another man and “chased him round town” he didn’t have any information as to whether the two men were known to each other. Senior constable, Andy Grant, in…