1080 Documentary Wins Out Against NZ Propaganda Machine

Attempts to prevent the “Poisoning Paradise” documentary from screening at the AMRISTA film festival have failed.

Rangitikei River Drownings

This afternoon there was was another tragic drowning in a NZ rafting river – the Rangitikei River near Bulls which has stretches of grade 4 and 5 white water. Police were said to be in attendance and visibly upset people were being comforted. In October 2007 trainee guide Tor Prestmo, 24, from Norway, drowned when…

American Tourist, Caroline Lackey, Drowns In Rafing Incident

There has been another tragic Adventure Tourism related death in New Zealand. In an incident very reminiscent of the drowning of British tourist Emily Jordan, a 58-year-old American tourist, Caroline Lackey, has died after she became trapped under a rock whilst rafting at the Te Hoe section of the Mohaka River yesterday. http://www.wkyt.com/video/?autoStart=true&topVideoCatNo=default&clipId=4468480&flvUri=&partnerclipid= The trip…

Protestors Waiting For Prince William To Arrive In Wellington

Prince William’s trip to New Zealand is seen as a golden tourism marketing opportunity for some and chance for others to push the Republican Agenda.

Vietnamese Man Killed In Maraekakaho Named As Kim Sol

The Vietnamese vineyard worker who died when his van rolled had only been living in New Zealand for a couple of months. Various news outlets are carrying the following the story about the loss of control crash on a road bend: “A Vietnamese man killed when the van he was in rolled near Hastings on…