Te Awamatu in Lock Down. Tear Gas and Stun Grenades, Just Another Day in Socially Progressive New Zealand

Residents of the township of Te Awamutu, Waikato, are being told to keep a low profile after an alleged armed man was on the loose in the vicinity. Police are warning the public not to approach a man who escaped their grasp in Waikato and is believed to be armed with a pistol. Initial information…

New Zealand Tops the Social Progress Index, From Zero to Hero – The Silly Season has Begun

    How did New Zealand go from ‘No information’ (image above, data below from Jan 2014) to top of the index so quickly? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_Social_Progress_Index Four months later, according to The Social Progress Imperative website, New Zealand now “tops the world on indicators of personal rights and freedoms, and comes in the top four for…