E2NZ revisited: “Bashing Tourists Now a National Pastime?”

Now that the tourism season has arrived, and in light of the recent tourist attacks over Christmas, we thought it pertinent to re-vist an article we wrote in from January of this year titled “Bashing tourists now a national pastime?”. It seems that almost a year after writing it New Zealand is still a risky…

“Bashing Tourists Now A National Pastime?”

Those are not our words but a direct quote from a thread on the Trademe.co.nz forum, a community comprised mostly of New Zealanders. It’s an interesting thought isn’t it, as are some of the replies. But first, here’s how the discussion started, followed by a bit of the background. “Welcome to New Zealand. 100% Violent. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10860674“…