Northland Crime Sends Japanese Students Packing

The Northern Advocate is carrying a story about a group of Japanese homestay students who lost most of their possessions whilst on a trip to Northland. We’ve often blogged about crime in Northland, time and time again unwary travellers have been mugged and assaulted, or their vehicles broken into for the valuables they contain. As ever,…

80% Of People Think That Crime Is a Serious Problem In New Zealand

But it’s someone else’s problem, according a Victoria University survey, Not in my backyard? Crime in the Neighbourhood, conducted by Institute of Criminology director Associate Professor Michael Rowe. This is taken from an write up by Alanah May Ericson in today’s NZ Herald newspaper: “New Zealanders can recognise crime in other areas, but prefer to…