Voxy has published an ACT press release announcing that the Three Strikes Bill is to become law, and not before time (see below) One little known about provision in the bill is that courts will be able to order a life sentence without parole for the worst types of murders, even if the offender has…
The Trademe board was buzzing in the early hours of this morning with posters scared stiff about a prolonged swarm of shallow earthquakes that were hitting Whakatane and the Bay of Plenty overnight, it shows how frightening and disruptive shallow quakes can be for people living near to the epicentre: “Massive quakes hit bay of…
7 May An Australian tourist from Sydney has been injured whilst performing a bungy jump this afternoon above the Waiau River: From a NZPA report “An Australian tourist is in a stable condition in Christchurch Hospital after slipping from a bungy cord into a river near Hanmer Springs today. The woman, who had been holidaying…
An amateur cricketer has been told he is dying from skin cancer after he forgot to slap on sun cream during a game in New Zealand. His story is a salutary reminder of the dangers presented by high UV levels in New Zealand and ozone depletion, which leads to the country having the world’s highest…
Little known impacts of New Zealand’s low population and frugal economy are the restrictions placed on the funding of health care and the inability to recruit and retain staff. It has resulted in dire shortages of trained medical staff and the over reliance on locums at considerable expense to DHB’s that are often struggling with…
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