Another cautionary tale about rip off prices during the 2011 Rugby World Cup has emerged. Ceana Priest, writing for the Waikato Times said that Waikato motels have been warned not to price gouge ahead of the RWC: Waikato Motel Association president Mike Ward said hiking up room rates during peak demand was a “bloody rip-off”…
Within hours of writing about the Armed Offenders call-out in Kamo, Whangarei this morning there was news of another AOS call-out in the town of Hamilton. The siege has now ended but the offender escaped. Here’s what Yahoo News had to say about the incident, which may have had gang connections: “An armed offenders squad…
Journalist Peter Bills has written a lively and good natured riposte to the avalanche of criticism and support attracted by his article, “NZ:100% Pure Rip-off.” The official ‘backlash’ is very reminiscent of the reaction that previous travel writers have caused whenever they’ve dared to offer up criticism of New Zealand, no matter how constructive (Read…
Oh dear, bet the guys who coined the “100% Pure NZ” are cringing right now. It will be interesting to see how well the brand’s image survives this latest onslaught on the slogan that lends itself so easily to abuse. It is currently being used to highlight how expensive New Zealand has become. It all…
Another young woman has gone missing in New Zealand, her disappearance is the latest in a number of similar disappearances. Carmen Thomas, 32, a mother to a five year old son, lived in Remuera. She was last seen in Auckland on 1 July 2010, her car was spotted in Hamilton a few days later and…
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