Another improvised explosive device was found today, this time in Taupo. It follows a car bomb left in a Otahuhu street in South Auckland a week ago. Police are very cagey about releasing details for either incident. This time the IED was left in a 1080 depot in Broadlands Road, Taupo and was found when…
In what must be a landmark decision in adventure tourism in New Zealand company director Alistair McWhannell has just been found guilty of the manslaughter of Catherine Peters. “Adventure company director Alistair McWhannell has been found guilty of the manslaughter of student Catherine Peters, who fell to her death while bridge-swinging last year. A jury…
Latu Kepu, 21, the prisoner who killed prison officer Jason Palmer had had his name suppression lifted but he won’t be facing a murder charge. Jason’s mother Ada is said to be furious that Kepu has been charged with manslaughter, she’s vowed to write to John Key and call for changes in prison procedures to…
New Plymouth is still having severe problems with its street thugs. Graeme Waswo, a Taranaki limousine company owner, was so badly beaten-up by punks high on ‘P’ after the All Blacks -v. Ireland test on Saturday night that he is not going to refuse to let his vehicles enter the towns CBD at night during…
New Zealand and China have strengthened their relationship beyond the boundaries of free trade agreements and are now working together on defence issues, further strengthening ties between them. Just how the arrangement will sit with Australia’s nearest neighbours is unclear but this arrangement with China does seem to get little or no coverage within New…
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