Daniel Vae & NZ’s War On Drugs

Police have finally managed to apprehend Daniel Vae, a patched member of the King Cobras, at an address in suburban Glenfield, North Shore, Auckland. The operation was one of those textbook AOS raids, a ‘surgical strike’ into the heart of an otherwise peaceful neighbourhood, but two previous attempts to capture Vae last week (in Grey…

Memorial For Liberty Templeman

The Bay Chronicle is carrying a story about a group of teens planning a memorial to murdered British teenager, Liberty Templeman, who died at the hands of a youth in Kerikeri in 2008. “To fundraise for the memorial, they plan to hold a concert on October 16 at The Centre, where Libby performed as a…

New Zealand’s Unemployment Rate Rises

Statistics NZ has issued a press release with the shock revelation that unemployment in New Zealand rose in the last quarter to another 10 year high undoing almost all of the improvement seen in the previous quarter. “In seasonally adjusted terms, New Zealand’s unemployment rate rose from 6.0 percent to 6.8 percent during the June…

New Forum For NZ Migrants

We came across a new NZ migrant support website and forum today, here’s the press release issued by the site’s designer and author. The site offers opportunities to post job vacancies, look for work and build up social networks whilst allowing people to talk freely about their experiences of moving to and working in New…

Calls To Ban Abortions In NZ’s Dairy Industry

The New Zealand Green party has added its voice to others calling for a ban on the controversial use of an abortion drug by New Zealand dairy farmers, fearing that it has the potential to damage the country’s green reputation as other countries turn to more responsible and sustainable  farming methods. Dairy farmers in New…