What exactly does a suburban home in Bucklands Beach need with a massive gun cache and 5,000 rounds of ammunition? The burglary comes on the eve of Operation Unification*, an Australasian-wide two-week campaign aimed at encouraging the public to report those who hold firearms illegally. Would you feel safe knowing a. your neighbour was legally…
Those of you that don’t care to read about everyday shootings in New Zealand are advised to look away now, if you’re wanting to preserve the cocoon you live in close the page and go put the kettle on. A double shooting this morning in West Auckland left a 23 year old man dead and 20 year…
After reading the news about Roberto Arteaga, a young Mexican lawyer who was robbed at gunpoint in Hawke’s Bay (a known gang stronghold), one could be forgiven for wondering whether he’d have been safer remaining at home. Tourist attacks and robberies are commonplace in New Zealand, each one adds further damage to the country’s crumbling reputation as…
A lovely vignette of the New Zealand lifestyle appeared on the Trademe.co.nz forum today. Living next door to a myopic family with access to a rifle is not everyone’s idea of bliss, but still this person felt guilty for reporting them “Told on the Neighbours today… (Christchurch City) And feeling a lil guilty. We live in…
Violent crime in New Zealand is coming close second to the prolonged news coverage of the life and death of Nelson Mandela. However, the blanket coverage of the great man hasn’t quite been enough to smother reports of some pretty nasty crime in the last few days. A reminder to us all that New Zealand is not as peaceable…
E2NZ.org 
You must be logged in to post a comment.