Kaikoura’s Mobs – Street Violence Erupts Again

Last month we wrote about how a group of men from Christchurch on a fishing trip were attacked by a mob of around 30 local youths in Kaikoura. Read Five Arrested In Kaikoura Mob Attack. At the time Kaikoura’s mayor, Winston Gray, said “the incident was not the first against visitors and the community needed to…

Australian Tourist Injured By Dophin Boat – Updated

Today’s Stuff is carrying a story about an Australian tourist who was flown to hospital after being cut by a boat propeller in Ruakaka Bay, Marlborough Sounds shortly before midday. The woman, who is said to be 49  year old Catherine Carlyle from Adelaide, came into contact with the propeller as she jumped off the…

Five Arrested In Kaikoura Mob Attack

Yesterday we mentioned that some arrests had been made following the savage attack on a group of young men who were visiting Kaikoura on a fishing trip on Friday . Today the press is publishing details of the arrests, so far at least five people have been charged out of a group of around thirty…