Five people were taken to Whangarei Hopsital with serious injuries after a shoot-out in Northland’s capital of Whangarei. At approximately 10.30 on Tuesday night police were called to a Clark Road address in the suburb of Kamo after receiving reports of a shooting. Inspector Justin Rogers, Area Commander for Whangarei/Kaipara told reporters “While the investigation…
Continuing in our series of Migrant Tales – first hand accounts of the migrant experience of New Zealand. Today’s tale was sent in by a European migrant who bought his first home in the South Taranaki Bight area. After living in New Zealand for 14 years the author thought he knew the place well, but…
Kudos to the government initiative that will ban gang insignia from all state premises. This means the gang patch ban will extend to all schools and will take some of the stress off staff who fear reprisals. It also removes the pressure from impressionable kids, it begins to marginalise gang membership in a country where it has become…
You may be forgiven for having a hard time understanding why New Zealand is so soft on its violent criminals. There are grave fears for the rule of law and order when thugs like Nicho Waipuka get off with a 8.5 year non parole period for the “manslaughter” of Phillip Cottrell, a former BBC Scotland journalist,…
Armed Offender Squad officers have cordoned off a Wanganui street after at least three gun shots were heard. The NZ Herald reported “At 2.45 this afternoon emergency services were called to the Wanganui suburb of Aramoho following reports of gunshots being fired. A man was spotted walking around with a gun but he has since left the…
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