Asians Attacked In Riccarton Rampage

A number of Asian people were attacked attacked by a knife wielding robber in the Riccarton suburb of Christchurch : A knife-wielding man attempted to rob five Asian people as he went on a 30 minute rampage in Upper Riccarton, police say. Brett Allan King, 21, of Upper Riccarton, faced five charges of trying to…

Kids Caught Smoking Cannabis At School

Two separate stories about groups of school kids smoking cannabis  have made the news recently. The cases highlight how widespread the problem is within the community in New Zealand and how inconsistently the punishment is dealt with by schools, time for a national strategy to deal more effectively with drug and alcohol use in schools…

‘Hoon Car’ Driver Was Only 17 -Updated

23 May 2010 The driver of the ‘hoon car’ that left the road and ploughed into a mother and her 2 children, killing one of them and seriously injuring his older brother, in an area of Christchurch notorious for its boy racers, has been named and shamed by the NZ Herald: “Ash Austin, 17, was…

“Tourist Beaters Up Un-Maori”

“Stop embarrassing us” The Labour party has been swift to issue a press release condemning yesterday’s early morning attack on a party of French tourists camping in a lay-by near Mangamuka, Northland (for background see our earlier post today) Michael Laws, mayor of Wanganui also issued a rebuke, calling Maori communities in the far north…