New Zealand is often marketed to migrants as being somewhere with a low incidence of crime, a great lifestyle,and above all – safer than where they live now. Nothing could be further from the truth, today we learn that a young woman was stabbed as she jogged along Tahunanui Beach, the main beach in the…
Police have gone into information lockdown after the recent murders of women in Auckland. It has been more than a week after the death of Joanne Pert and police have released no details about how she was killed, the weapon used, the possible motives for the attack, details of her injuries, whether they have any…
Police have shot an armed man in the South Island township of Motueka, whom they say pointed a firearm at them. The dust had barely settled on yesterday’s massive manhunt in the North Island, when New Zealand police were required to deal with another armed offender this afternoon. The man was critically injured in Wharepapa…
A few days ago we wrote about violence and criminal activities in Palmerson North. Today it is Nelson that takes the crime focus after a man was subjected to a chemical attack outside the Nelson Council Offices this morning, and a woman was assaulted as she walked to work at Nelson hospital. The attacks follow…
Emigrating to New Zealand because you think it has a low crime rate and a great lifestyle? Fancy living in the Nelson area? Warning, you may want to look elsewhere after reading this article. We’ve known for some years now that police in New Zealand restrict the number of crime reports they release to the…
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