Lost among the hype of New Zealand’s recently released 2010 crime figures were some shocking data about child violence. The stats make for grim reading as they come at a time when schoolyard bullying and violent assaults are frequently in the New Zealand news. Police crime statistics showed the number of children under 9 apprehended…
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…
(scroll down for update) On International Women’s Day we thought we’d do a round up of just three issues that impact on women in present day New Zealand and look to see what progress, if any, is being made with them. What we found is that women’s affairs are going backwards: Pay Gaps New Zealand…
A particularly shocking statistic was released today in an article in the Manawatu Standard when it was revealed that there are 1 or 2 sex attacks in Palmerston North every week and it leaves us wondering is Palmerston North the rape capital of NZ? Women are warned to be vigilant whilst walking home alone over…
Ranginui Rahi, 18 and Mark Hati, 16 the two youths who pleaded guilty to the rape of a 22 year old Japanese tourist in Opotiki, in the eastern Bay of Plenty, have both been sentenced to 9 years in prison for rape and aggravated buglary. The two armed offenders broke into the Ford Street house…
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