Pub Raid Was Canterbury’s 10th Armed Robbery In 8 Weeks

Canterbury, more specifically Christchurch, is undergoing something of a serious crime wave at the moment with the news this morning that a pub was held-up by two men armed with a gun and a knife last night. The region is now averaging more than one violent armed robbery a week in commercial premises. Patrons at…

Joanne Wang’s Killer Gets 12 Years – Updated

The brutal killer of young mother, Joanne Wang, murdered in front of her eight year old son at the Manukau Westfield shopping centre, has today received a ‘life’ sentence with a minimum parole period of 12 years. Christopher Shadrock, 23, was found guilty of murdering Mrs Wang in June 2008, five other people – Maka Tuikolovatu,…

Another Bomb In New Zealand

New Zealand, allegedly one of the safest and most peaceful places in the world to live, has just suffered another bomb alert. This form of domestic terrorism has been climbing in popularity recently within the country and sure seems to create a lot of disruption. This time a bomb was said to have been left…