Yesterday we published a Migrant Tale showing one immigrant’s reaction to New Zealand’s poor ratings in the NZ Institute’s ‘State of the Nation’ report and new figures that had just been released showing that the country’s crime figures had sky rocketed. Today we’d like highlight Kiwis’ take on the report and their feelings about where…
The independent New Zealand Institute has ranked New Zealand 5th in a list of 30 OECD countries for its high murder rate according to the Herald: “The murder and manslaughter of about 100 people a year makes New Zealand one of the most violent countries in the developed world, according to a new independent report.…
The furore over New Zealand’s name suppression laws is going to be given a fresh impetus with the announcement that permanent name suppression has been granted to a “prominent” Manawatu man convicted of downloading more than 300,000 pornographic images, “many of them children“: “The man, who was charged with 25 counts of possessing objectionable material…
We’ve been holding off commenting on the ridiculous bickering over the distinctly westernised and 21 century depictions of a dejected Joseph and a resigned Mary lying between crisply laundered sheets outside an Auckland church, until now. The boards were supposed make people think about the ‘true’ meaning of Christmas (True? let’s not go there) but…
More evidence that gang activities and violent behaviour in New Zealand’s schools are getting out of control: Source NZ Herald “A 23-year-old man has pleaded guilty to a charge of unlawful assembly, following a brawl in the grounds of Hutt Valley High School yesterday. Police said a series of fights broke out shortly before 3pm…
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