Palmerston North – Still Not a Safe City, Especially for Women

  Thinking about studying in Palmerston North? until it gets its crime problem sorted out look elsewhere. Our regulars will remember the censorship of Palmerston North’s Wikipedia page to remove all mention of crime because it was putting off professionals from settling in the township. If only it were that easy to remove the criminals…

Injured Mum’s Attacker Was On Bail for Similar Offences

New Zealand’s bail laws are in desperate need of revision, are as it’s kid-glove treatment of young offenders who brutalize women. Today we learned that the young thug who punched an Auckland mother in the back of the head, shattering her skull, was on bail for a similar offence committed five days previously. At a…

Rampaging Axe Man Kills Woman, Injures Three People

New Zealand’s reputation as a safe place took another nose dive today. A rampaging axe man has attacked householders in Timberlea, Upper Hut, killing one woman and seriously injuring two males ages 20 and 24 years. Here’s what the NZ Herald had to say: A woman has told of a narrow escape after a man armed…