South Island, still reeling from devastation caused by this morning’s magnitude 7.1 earthquake, has been slammed with another disaster this afternoon. Nine people lost their lives and one was injured in a plane crash at Fox Glacier airport. Reports are that the plane burst into flames shortly after takeoff. It’s thought that the plane was…
Various media outlets are reporting this morning on the allegation that a serious sex assault took place in the female toilets of a backpackers, the Mint Bar in Wanaka, in the early hours of the morning. The woman, age 22, who is said to be a visitor to the town, may be an international student…
The armed offenders squad has been involved in what is thought to be the second call-0ut in Glenfield this month. News reports about the incident vary, the NZ Herald’s account says two truckloads of officers descended on James Street and Glenfield Road after a report of gunshots. The report adds that two women were seen…
The Dom Post has today reported on the robbery of another small business in New Zealand, this time a dairy (NZ vernacular for a small convenience store) in the small town of Havelock North. The report in itself is surprising given that there are restrictions on crime reports that are released to the press. It…
Cantebury’s Star newspaper is reporting today on two racist street attacks that have taken place in Christchurch in the past few days. The first incident involved a young mother and her children as she was putting them in her car and the second a man who was beaten by a skinhead as he left a…
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