Yesterday a middle aged man was shot in the back as he filled-up at a service station in Wairoa, what makes the crime particularly disturbing is that it happened during a busy time of day and other people could’ve been hurt or killed in the attack. A RadioNZ report said it was only a matter…
The Nelson Mail is running another story about violence in the South Island town, this time a Chilean tourist has fallen foul of three members of Nelson’s community of drunken thugs. The young man was attacked on the Church Steps, below the Nelson Cathedral – a popular tourist attraction. This is is thought to be…
A reader has sent in a link to a video which depicts the possible scenario after a large scale (8.2) earthquake and resulting tsunami hit Wellington, the capital city of New Zealand. The Wellington Fault – New Zealand’s “most dangerous geological hazard” link Bearing in mind the disruption that a smaller scale 7.1 earthquake (and…
A group of visitors to Kawakawa’s iconic Hundertwasser toilets got rather more than a ‘traditional Kiwi welcome’ as they visited the facility late Tuesday afternoon. A couple of (local?) thugs decided to beat and rob them. The assault was covered by the Northern Advocate, which said that the group was on a scavenger hunt, for…
Another large quake hit the Christchurch area at 7.49 this morning, it was believed to have been a 6.1 but that has now been downgraded. Twitter user are posting that major cracks have appeared in the Lyttelton tunnel – it has been closed, and that Plains FM Radio Station is being evacuated. The station broadcasts…
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