Fur Seals Shot in Kaikoura

The NZ Herald is reporting more seals have been slaughtered in Kaikoura, it follows the clubbing of 26 seals at the Ohau Point colony in December 2010. According to the report Two New Zealand fur seals have been shot dead on the South Island’s east coast, a “grotesque” act which has outraged the Department of Conservation. DoC…

Kaikoura’s Mobs – Street Violence Erupts Again

Last month we wrote about how a group of men from Christchurch on a fishing trip were attacked by a mob of around 30 local youths in Kaikoura. Read Five Arrested In Kaikoura Mob Attack. At the time Kaikoura’s mayor, Winston Gray, said “the incident was not the first against visitors and the community needed to…