Northland Schoolkids March Against Crime

In the week that the NZ government made a surprise announcement about a  drop in the rate of reported crime, and murders (note how the manslaughter figures weren’t mentioned) a group of Northland primary school kids took to the streets to protest about crime in their neighbourhood. From the Northern Advocate A youth hikoi through…

Government Knew Christchurch Had Lost The Matches

TVNZ have revealed today that the government of NZ knew five days before the official announcement that Christchurch was to lose its RWC matches, but they have denied that they pulled the wool over the public’s eyes. “Papers released today, under the Official Information Act, show the government was told five days before the official…

“Schools Don’t Need To Be Bullied Into Action”

Says Ian Leckie, national president of the union the NZ Educational Institute. Before taking up his post with the union Mr Leckie was principal of Tahatai Coast School in the Bay of Plenty. Bullying, both within New Zealand’s educational sector and the wider community, has been the focus of much media attention recently. In a…

Another Quake Rocks The Bay Of Plenty

Not to be outdone by the tremblors rumbling around the South Island, the North Island too has experienced a number of sizable earthquakes in recent days. Most noticably a 5.4 that rocked Gisborne and Tokomaru Bay on Friday 25 March and a magnitude 4.5 that hit 70 km NE of Whakatane just after 5am this…