Today we learn that shots were fired at police in Friedlanders Road (Google Street View above). New Zealand’s escalating violent crime continues to be a problem for over-stretched police around the country. Counties Manukau Police said four shots were fired at police in Manurewa about 3.50 on Wednesday morning. While several shots hit the police…
Hold-ups are fairly common place in New Zealand, so much so we can’t keep up with them all. Sometimes they happen when the bars, corner shops, pharmacies, clubs and banks, even hairdressers, are crowded with customers. Sometimes people get injured (or worse) but they’re so frequent that we seldom mention them these days. Also, police…
Remember how a few years ago we wrote about NZ parents organising after school fights for their kids to sort out playground squabbles? Well, the kids are making their own arrangements now – using social media to organise fight events. Two police officers were driving past a mass brawl in Manurewa on Thursday and tried…
In an incredibly dehumanising and insensitive example of both religious and racial bigotry gentleman Karnail Singh turned up to a lunch at the Manurewa Cosmopolitan Club (ed. cosmopolitan?) to honour his service to the community and was forced to return home because “headwear” was not allowed in the club. According to Hannah Norton of the…
