We’ve long been concerned about crime in New Zealand and how the country is often portrayed abroad as having a low crime rate/risk of crime. A recent report showed that 80% of New Zealanders were concerned about serious crime in the country and the issue has been explored in the Auckland based NZ Herald. The…
“Police are concerned about a 14-year-old Christchurch girl who went to her local shops on Sunday and did not return home. Ashley Sehnert, who lives in surburban Papanui (see below) has not contacted her family, friends or been to school since then. This was completely out of character for her, police said. When last…
A few years ago the Maori Party MP skipped off from a justice and electoral select committee two days into its week-long trip to Victoria to go walkabout in the Australian bush, now he’s bunked an EU meeting in Brussels to go sight seeing in Paris with his wife Hilda … in November. According to…
A 70 year old woman has been found dead in her own home. Neighbours discovered the woman, Barbara Jullian at 91 Matthews Avenue, Kaitaia at around 5.30pm yesterday. Police have said that a man had been seen walking away from the house earlier in the day and a resident of the street had made a…
Yesterday we blogged on the Herald’s article in which it said that 80% of Kiwis think crime is a serious problem in NZ but the majority of them thought it wasn’t a problem where they lived – “Not in my backyard” syndrome. Selective blindness perhaps, or a problem with definition? Today we’d like to share…
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