American Tourists Hospitalized After Vicious Attack, Paihia in Spotlight Again – Updated

It’s summer, it’s open season on tourists in New Zealand again. Two American vacationers have been brutally assaulted in New Zealand’s lawless north, one of many regions in the country where tourists regularly fall victim to crime. The attack comes less than a week man held a machete to the neck of a female staff…

Another Tourist Attack in the Lawless North, Judge Fires Opening Salvo of the Season Against Crims

Looks like the tourist attack season is well underway in the Lawless North. Blink and you may’ve missed this report in today’s edition of Stuff.co.nz. It has taken four days for police to come forward with details of the crime and to appeal for help. The north is nothing if not laid back. A 48 year…

E2NZ revisited: “Bashing Tourists Now a National Pastime?”

Now that the tourism season has arrived, and in light of the recent tourist attacks over Christmas, we thought it pertinent to re-vist an article we wrote in from January of this year titled “Bashing tourists now a national pastime?”. It seems that almost a year after writing it New Zealand is still a risky…

Migrant Tales – British Cop in Northland: NZ’s “Crime Statistics a Work of Fiction”

Continuing in our series of Migrant Tales – first hand accounts of the migrant experience of New Zealand. Today’s story was sent in by a British man who emigrated to Northland as a ‘Brit Cop’ under the NZ First agreement. Despite having 10 years experience of UK policing he was treated as a probationer by…

“Bashing Tourists Now A National Pastime?”

Those are not our words but a direct quote from a thread on the Trademe.co.nz forum, a community comprised mostly of New Zealanders. It’s an interesting thought isn’t it, as are some of the replies. But first, here’s how the discussion started, followed by a bit of the background. “Welcome to New Zealand. 100% Violent. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10860674“…