NZ Immigrants Forced To Live in Third World Conditions

Lincoln Tan, the immigration affairs reporter for the NZ Herald has written about the desperate financial plight of immigrants in New Zealand who have been reduced to living in vehicles. Some can’t even afford campsite fees. And it’s set to become  harder with with a raise in GST to 15% (even on food) and tax…

New Zealand Is Third World

This is a statement we’ve often seen and heard bandied around, how true is it exactly and what does ‘third world’ mean to people these days? This blog post is going to be progressive one, as we collect more information it will be added to but here’s the starter to get the ball rolling- some…

Emily Jordan’s Father Writes To John Key: Safety Regulations Are "Third World"

from The Birmingham Mail, UK. 9 Sept 09 “The father of a young Midland tourist who died during a river adventure trip in New Zealand has pleaded with the country’s prime minister to make extreme sports safer. Law graduate Emily Jordan, from Worcestershire, drowned on a “river boarding” excursion after guides failed to take safety…