“Stop embarrassing us” The Labour party has been swift to issue a press release condemning yesterday’s early morning attack on a party of French tourists camping in a lay-by near Mangamuka, Northland (for background see our earlier post today) Michael Laws, mayor of Wanganui also issued a rebuke, calling Maori communities in the far north…
Attacks on tourists continue in New Zealand with the savage beating of three french tourists in Mangamuka, Northland (for updates also read “Tourist beaters up un-Maori” and “French Tourists Back in Northland To Help Catch Attackers” ). The men were later named as Antonin Schopfer, 27, Guillaume Rey, 26, and Sebastien Vautier, 29 (click here…
It’s not just sting rays, sharks and rip currents (about 40 people drown every year off the beaches) that you have to watch out for on New Zealand’s coastline but the venomous Katipo spider too. New Zealand may not be as safe as you think it is and this is one little beastie you’ll want…
It was like a scene from the television series League of Gentlemen, only there was no humour in it. The Northern Advocate is carrying a story about a police patrol coming under attack in Whangarei, the ‘capital town’ of Northland, est pop 41,000. Men wielding spades and wheel braces and an object thrown at a…
There is a Facebook page called Poem Online, where the following poem about the North Island town of Whangarei (vision statement: “To be a vibrant, attractive and thriving District by developing sustainable lifestyles based around our unique environment; the envy of New Zealand and recognised world wide.” ) has been published. One line of it…
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