New Plymouth is still having severe problems with its street thugs. Graeme Waswo, a Taranaki limousine company owner, was so badly beaten-up by punks high on ‘P’ after the All Blacks -v. Ireland test on Saturday night that he is not going to refuse to let his vehicles enter the towns CBD at night during…
The UK’s Daily Mail has come out with a very interesting feature on the ‘best cities in the world’ poll. Martin Samuel, absolutely, positively puts the boot into Wellington and in the process calls into question the validity of these types of surveys, exposing just how vapid some of these places (and the compilers of…
Another violent death has taken place in New Zealand. The body of a 47 year old man was found in a two bedroom flat in Lansdowne in the Wairarapa. Police discovered him during a call-out at 3am today and attempts to resuscitate him failed. Reports say that police are talking to a man in connection…
NZCity is reporting that people in Wellington are being advised to be aware of their personal safety after a spate of street attacks. See: Safety Advisory and Aggravated RobberiesThe twin issues of street violence and New Zealand’s image abroad were brought to the attention of the world’s press recently following a street bashing allegation made…
The Economist’s survey of liveable cities in the world has just been published naming cities in Europe, Canada and Australia as the best places to live. The top ten comprised 4 European cities, 3 Canadian and 3 Australian. High-scoring cities tend to be mid-sized and located in developed countries with a low population density. This…
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