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Gaynor White’s Family Devastated By Her Murder -updated

Back in February we wrote about the killing of Christchurch pensioner Gaynor White, and of how her murder highlighted mental health issues in New Zealand. Shaun Skilling, the man who battered to death the 62 year old widow in her own home, was said to have had a history of mental health problems. When his…

Silent Death Toll In World’s Eighth Happiest Country

New Zealand was recently judged to be the world’s eight happiest country according to Gallap Poll Data that appeared in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. That report highlights just another startling disconnect within New Zealand, which often happens when perceptions don’t marry with hard facts. We wonder to what degree that is caused…

3 Korean Women Found Dead In Christchurch Tragedy – Updated

5 May News reports are saying that three women were found dead in a house in Christchurch at 10.30 this morning. Police haven’t released any details about how the women died at the house in Apsley Drive, Avonhead but initial reports are that they’re not looking for anyone in connection with the deaths. One radio…

Migrant Stories – "Why I think New Zealand is backward" Part II

Yesterday as part our Migrant Stories series we entered an account from a British person, who’d lived in New Zealand and returned to the UK, titled “Why I think New Zealand is backward“. Her post was made on an emigration forum frequented mainly by British people and some New Zealanders. It drew a massive response,…