$380 A Week Gets You What?
$380 a week for rent doesn’t get you much. Low quality housing is responsible for the poor health of three quarters of a million people in New Zealand.
“Top 5 Things Wrong With New Zealand”
For anyone wanting to get a feel for good old grass root opinions and issues in New Zealand you can’t go far wrong by logging on to the message boards at the NZ auction site Trademe. Here’s a thread that was started on Wednesday about a topic that’s always guaranteed to get a good response.…
Killing Of Gaynor White Highlights Mental Health Issues In New Zealand
Today’s Sunday Star times is carrying a story that tells how the family of Shaun Skilling, the man accused of the hammer murder of 62 year old Gaynor White, pleaded for him to be admitted to a mental health facility. Shaun Skilling’s family told told the newspaper they’d contacted the police, worried that he may…
Japanese Students Attacked At Christchurch Bus Stop.
There’s a report in today’s The Press, detailed on Stuff.co.nz telling the shocking story of how two Asian students were subjected to aggression and an unprovoked attack by a gang of skinheads in Christchurch (watch the video report here) Two Asian students, said to be Japanese nationals, were sitting at the bus stop outside of…
Housing Minister Resigns
Do you remember our post “Allegations of bribery at Housing New Zealand?” on 11 February ?(click here to read it) It ended with the comment “Stand by to see what else comes out of the woodwork over the next few days.” Exactly 2 weeks later the Housing Minister, Phil Heatley, has announced his resignation which…
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