Government Knew Christchurch Had Lost The Matches

TVNZ have revealed today that the government of NZ knew five days before the official announcement that Christchurch was to lose its RWC matches, but they have denied that they pulled the wool over the public’s eyes. “Papers released today, under the Official Information Act, show the government was told five days before the official…

Christchurch Won’t Host World Cup – updated

The British newspaper The Telegraph has obtained confirmation from a senior International Rugby Board source that the forthcoming engineer’s technical report on the condition of the AMI stadium is likely to be “bleak” The article made the following observations, some of which will be sombre news for the people of Christchurch that own the stadium.…

Open Season On Freedom Campers Well Underway In New Zealand

  Well it’s been a glorious start to New Zealand’s first open season for hunters of Freedom Campers. Last February the president of the New Zealand Motor Caravan Association, Dick Waters  issued a second call for freedom campers to be “shot” if they use vans that don’t have their own toilet facilities. Mr Waters, was…