Theo Kriel’s Sentence May Be Appealed By Solicitor General – Updated x2

(scroll to bottom for update) The following notification appeared in the Northern Advocate, 11 April 2010 “The Solicitor General is considering whether to appeal the 11-and-a-half year jail term handed down to a Kerikeri teenager convicted of murdering schoolgirl Liberty Templeman. Whangarei Crown prosecutor Mike Smith sent a request to Wellington asking for a possible…

Another Walker Sprayed With Weedkiller

Our regular readers may remember the recent incidents where contractors and members of the public have had 1080 and weedkiller dumped over them from helicopters whilst out and about in New Zealand’s 100% Pure countryside. Well it’s happened again, this time to a walker, Robin Simenauer, who says he was breathing in herbicide for around…

Migrant Tales – “NZ Like A Dumb Blonde, Great To Look At…” Updated

Continuing in our series of Migrant Stories: first hand accounts of migrant life in New Zealand, taken from locations around the net. For more Migrant Stories click here This tale is taken from an expat forum. The poster, a British tradesman who lives in Northland,  has been in New Zealand for more than three years,…