Children Caught Up in Gunfight at the O.K. Corral – Only it’s in Kennedy Bay, Coromandel

Today is a public holiday in New Zealand, it’s the country’s national day – the day when they celebrate their birth as a nation with the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi. Unfortunately, this time is often marred by violence. Presently, there is an armed stand-off in the quiet area of Kennedy Bay, Coromandel. The…

Man Pierced By Stingray Barb – updated 7 Jan 2014

A man has been taken to hospital in Auckland after he was pierced in the chest by a stingray whilst scuba diving in the Hauraki Gulf, scene of New Zealand’s only stingray fatality. He was airlifted from Pakatoa Island with moderate injures and is said to be undergoing tests. Neither his name, nor his nationality…