New Zealand Unable to Cope with 9% Rise in Tourist Numbers -updated

If you’re considering either vacationing or emigrating to New Zealand spare a thought first for the people who have to live there, and the impact it will have on them. New Zealand’s fragile infrastructure (resident pop. only 4.4 million) is under pressure from the effect a modest 9 % rise in tourism numbers this year…

Elderly Chinese Couple Found Dead in Napier Motel Room

Our condolences go out this morning to the family of an elderly Chinese couple found dead in the “Art Deco Motor Lodge” in Napier yesterday evening. As yet police are not releasing any details about the circumstances of their death but they were keen to point out the deceased were not tourists: they were said…

Elderly Chinese Tourists Robbed at Knifepoint in Hamilton

International news agencies are reporting that an elderly Chinese couple were robbed at knifepoint in Hamilton yesterday “Two men, one armed with a knife, have robbed two Chinese visitors in broad daylight while they were walking in the popular Hamilton Gardens. Police say the 60-year-old woman and her husband were followed before being confronted by…