New Zealand’s curiously named Armed Offenders Squad (shouldn’t it be defenders?) has again seen action in a call-out in the Whangarei suburb of Kamo this morning (update – there was another AOS call-out in Hamilton later in the day) Residents in the town, located in the country which is supposedly ‘the most peaceful nation on…
The very day after the government made a very public backtrack on mining Schedule 4 land it’s been revealed that Australian company AWE is to prospect for oil close to the Marlborough Sounds following its disappointment in the Tui oilfield, off Taranaki. The focus is now likely to be on minerals outside of the conservation…
Almost two weeks on and Police are still no further forward in the search for the killers of Feilding Farmer Scott Guy. Mr Guy, aged 31, was found shot in the throat on the driveway of his Feilding farm on the morning of 8 July 2010. His brutal and violent death devastated his young family,…
Way back in 2008 this blog highlighted the appalling state of some of New Zealand’s most popular bathing waters in “A Third of All Popular Swimming Places Unsafe.”- “In stark contrast to New Zealand’s ’100% Pure’ image a survey of local authority records by Consumer NZ has revealed that 29% of the most popular beaches…
Journalist Peter Bills has written a lively and good natured riposte to the avalanche of criticism and support attracted by his article, “NZ:100% Pure Rip-off.” The official ‘backlash’ is very reminiscent of the reaction that previous travel writers have caused whenever they’ve dared to offer up criticism of New Zealand, no matter how constructive (Read…
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