The three French tourists beaten during a campervan robbery in Mangamuka, Northland, have spoken to stafff at the Dominion Post about their ordeal. The paper has named the men as Antonin Schopfer, 27, Guillaume Rey, 26, and Sebastien Vautier, 29. The friends say that the men who attacked them were posing as police officers. “The…
Attacks on tourists continue in New Zealand with the savage beating of three french tourists in Mangamuka, Northland (for updates also read “Tourist beaters up un-Maori” and “French Tourists Back in Northland To Help Catch Attackers” ). The men were later named as Antonin Schopfer, 27, Guillaume Rey, 26, and Sebastien Vautier, 29 (click here…
Yesterday we wrote about accident blackspots and the dangers presented by posts/poles on roadsides and how some simple measures (warning signs, speed limits, rumble strips, barriers along embankments etc) could reduce the high death and injury statistics on NZ roads. Hours later a French national was killed when the car she was driving failed to…
A camper van carrying a Spanish family has been involved in a crash with a car on state highway 8 in the Lindis Pass, Cantebury. The accident happened around 7.30 last night on a hairpin bend. It’s thought that Australian tourists may also have been caught up in the incident. View Larger Map A stretch…
The New Zealand Herald is running a story about a group of tourists camping at a campsite in Northland. One of the group, Frenchman Anthony Cressend went for a walk after arriving at the campsite in darkness. No one advised them that walking alone wasn’t a safe thing to do. Unfortunately Anthony Cressend says he…
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