23 May 2010 The driver of the ‘hoon car’ that left the road and ploughed into a mother and her 2 children, killing one of them and seriously injuring his older brother, in an area of Christchurch notorious for its boy racers, has been named and shamed by the NZ Herald: “Ash Austin, 17, was…
For an update to this story please see ‘Hoon car’ driver was only 17” Many of our regular readers already know that New Zealand has world’s second highest road death and injury rates, twice that of countries like the UK. Much of the tragic loss of life and injuries can be attributed to two major…
Another violent death has taken place in New Zealand. The body of a 47 year old man was found in a two bedroom flat in Lansdowne in the Wairarapa. Police discovered him during a call-out at 3am today and attempts to resuscitate him failed. Reports say that police are talking to a man in connection…
5 May News reports are saying that three women were found dead in a house in Christchurch at 10.30 this morning. Police haven’t released any details about how the women died at the house in Apsley Drive, Avonhead but initial reports are that they’re not looking for anyone in connection with the deaths. One radio…
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.…
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