Australians Latest Victims Of Tourist Crime In New Zealand

Following on from our post Tourists Continue To Be Targets For Criminals In New Zealand on 2 December, we’re appalled to hear the news that more tourists have been targetted by New Zealand’s bogan criminals. New Zealand has one of the OECD’s most rapidly widening gaps between rich and poor, unfortuantely crime against tourists is just one manifestation…

Scott Guy – Man Charged With Murder

Police investigating the shooting death of Feilding farmer Scott Guy have charged a 30 year old, local man with his murder. The arrest was made on 7 April, in relation to murder and other charges “…the investigation team arrested the man at an address in Feilding and have charged him with murder. He has also…

Armed Offenders Squad In Nawton, Hamilton

Within hours of writing about the Armed Offenders call-out in Kamo, Whangarei this morning there was news of another AOS call-out in the town of Hamilton. The siege has now ended but the offender escaped. Here’s what Yahoo News had to say about the incident, which may have had gang connections: “An armed offenders squad…

More Work For Armed Offenders Squad In Kamo – Updated

New Zealand’s curiously named Armed Offenders Squad (shouldn’t it be defenders?) has again seen action in a call-out in the Whangarei suburb of Kamo this morning (update – there was another AOS call-out in Hamilton later in the day) Residents in the town, located in the country which is supposedly ‘the most peaceful nation on…