Bullying In NZ Schools – “A Harsh Lesson”

Readers may remember one of our Migrants’ Tales – “ A Better Life for the Kids” Written by Steve, he spoke about  a widespread and insidious problem within schools in New Zealand  – bullying. When his children were bullied at a fee paying school the school’s way of dealing with the problem seemed to be…

Kiwis Use Fraud To Maintain Lavish Lifestlyes

The secret’s out! Now we know what keeps that lavish Kiwi lifestyle of bachs, boats and bbqs afloat. Fraud is thriving in NZ due to the recession and it’s allowing people to pursue, or maintain, affluent lifestyles Regular readers may remember that we’ve commented on fraud and corruption a number of times in this blog,…

No IKEA In New Zealand Because Of “Traffic Chaos”

Lovers of good design at a reasonable price are to be denied an IKEA store in New Zealand, supposedly because of the “traffic chaos” the store would cause: Kiwis are to be denied something they want because they want it too much. Nanny state obviously knows best for them,  ‘we’ll have no trouble here.’ The…