Eden Park – Firearm Cordon Established

Various news outlets are reporting that police have established a cordon in the Auckland suburb of Mount Eden after incidents involving a firearm. So far there are no reports of shots being fired. Update The NZ Herald later reported that tourist buses were ordered to leave the summit of Mount Eden whilst police investigated the…

Sharp Rise In Burglaries After Christchurch Quakes

The Press is reporting that there was a sharp rise in “burglaries” following the quakes that hit Canterbury and Christchurch. Reports of looting (“police staff in the city centre have clamped down on any reports of looting“) have been largely suppressed since the quakes started but it has just been confirmed that there’s been a…

Irish Tourists Held To Ransom After Robbery

The Press has reported that an Irish couple has been held to ransom for the return of their flash drives, stolen during a robbery over the Labour weekend. The couple lef t their Springfield, Christchurch residence for a holiday in Mount Cook and returned to find their laptop, an harmonica and flash drives containing 9…