Another Savage Attack In Tauranga

Days after Mary Loader, a 65 year old grandmother, was left critically injured in a random bottling attack in Tauranga (see Tauranga grandmother in coma after bottle attack) a 16 year old youth has sustained serious leg injuries in a fight outside the town’s 10 pin bowling alley on Friday night. The NZ Herald stated…

Theo Kriel’s Sentence May Be Appealed By Solicitor General – Updated x2

(scroll to bottom for update) The following notification appeared in the Northern Advocate, 11 April 2010 “The Solicitor General is considering whether to appeal the 11-and-a-half year jail term handed down to a Kerikeri teenager convicted of murdering schoolgirl Liberty Templeman. Whangarei Crown prosecutor Mike Smith sent a request to Wellington asking for a possible…

Ode To Whangarei

There is a Facebook page called Poem Online, where the following poem about the North Island town of Whangarei (vision statement: “To be a vibrant, attractive and thriving District by developing sustainable lifestyles based around our unique environment; the envy of New Zealand and recognised world wide.” ) has been published. One line of it…