Christchurch Street Robbery “Almost Endemic” Says Judge

If you’re out and about in Christchurch, NZ,  late at night there is a strong likelihood that you’ll be set upon and robbed, according to the words of a judge recently quoted in Court News. The city, already named “New Zealand’s murder capital” seems to be plagued with late night random acts of violence, many…

Driver Of Boy Racer Death Car To Be Charged

In May we wrote about four-year-old Nayan Woods. He was out walking with his six-year-old brother Jacob and his mother Emma on Linwood Ave, Christchurch (the city is the hoon capital of NZ) one evening when they were all hit by a car that had ‘lost control’ on a long, straight stretch of road. See…

Intruder Strangles Boy’s Pet Dog In Front Of Him

Poor thirteen year old Tyler Corbett-Gaber held his boxer dog Troy as it died in his arms. The dog, who had been trying to defend they boy,  had been strangled by an intruder that broke into their family home in Christchurch on Friday and wrecked the property, leaving it looking like a “war zone”. Our…

Mosgiel’s “Had A Gutsfull” Of Boy Racers

A few days ago we published a blog about the road side killing of a young boy in an area of Christchurch infamous for its attraction to ‘boy racers’, or ‘hoons’ as they are called in New Zealand. See Hoon car kills kid – boy racers your time is up But Christchurch isn’t the only…

Asians Attacked In Riccarton Rampage

A number of Asian people were attacked attacked by a knife wielding robber in the Riccarton suburb of Christchurch : A knife-wielding man attempted to rob five Asian people as he went on a 30 minute rampage in Upper Riccarton, police say. Brett Allan King, 21, of Upper Riccarton, faced five charges of trying to…