There is fresh hope today for families trapped in New Zealand by the injudicious application of the Hague Abduction Convention. This doesn’t just affect children born in New Zealand, those born outside of the country also find themselves trapped when one parent refuses to consent to their relocation back to their place of birth. “The…
We here at E2NZ were shocked to hear that looting and burglaries are rampant in some parts of earthquake damaged Christchurch, with some people’s homes hit on multiple occasions. Yet strangely this information is not making it into the mainstream media, despite repeated requests from journalists. We are mindful of news reports from earlier in…
Angry and frustrated business owners took to the streets of Christchurch’s CBD today in an effort to gain access to resources that have remained trapped behind the cordon since the 22 February quake. Businessmen and women, the very people who are supposed to be able to lead the Christchurch recovery, are angry that they’ve been…
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…
According to Keith Lynch writing for The Press police had to call for support from the army in quake stricken Christchurch on Saturday night. A number of people went to extraordinary lengths to enter a cordon that had been set-up at the Manchester St-Hereford St corner: “Senior Sergeant Gordon Spite said police arrested seven people…
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