Migrant Tales – First Home Buyers Beware, Gangs Blight Property in the Bight. Small Dark Lives

Continuing in our series of Migrant Tales – first hand accounts of the migrant experience of New Zealand. Today’s tale was sent in by a European migrant who bought his first home in the South Taranaki Bight area. After living in New Zealand for 14 years the author thought he knew the place well, but…

Another Everyday Shooting, New Zealand’s Unsafe Streets.

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…

Outspoken Ex-Mayor Says “Many Small Towns in New Zealand are Failed Communities”

Kawhia, small town NZ Thinking about emigrating to New Zealand for a change in lifestyle? Think carefully about where you’re going to live when you get there, it may be best to avoid the small towns completely and head to the major centres of population. Outspoken New Zealand politician, broadcaster and writer/columnist Michael Laws, has…