11 December update: Radio NZ is reporting that a forest fire that started yesterday afternoon near the Wairau Valley township has destroyed 750 hectares of pine trees. 14 aircraft and 60 firefighters started working on putting out the blaze at 6am today and say it will take “many days” to bring it under control.…
Tourists are advised to stay away from large tracts of Marlborough forest as huge forest wildfire rages out of control. Update 29 Nov 2015: After 5 days the 450 hectare forest fire is still blazing and has yet to be brought under control. Fire crews are exhausted and the blaze has taken up over 500…
A man has pleaded guilty in Kaikoura district court to downloading more than 6,000 images of child exploitation and abuse after joining an on-line child porn chat group. He has been given interim name suppression, the reason for which has been withheld. It is believed this may be the 19 year old man we wrote…
Destination Marlborough has a new social media tool called ‘Marlborough Now’ on its website. Its aim is to give “authentic, unsolicited feedback from travellers and locals. But, it looks like action may be taken against anything that is perceived to be negative. How genuine will it be? From a Marlborough Express report today we…
Another reminder this morning that New Zealand isn’t a safe place, and that the victims’ support may depend largely on their gender. An elderly man was seriously assaulted in Brighton Mall, Christchurch at 1:53am today. Locals say it’s not a safe place and are concerned about the lack of police in the area, they’re now…
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