Wellington’s 808 Earthquake Prone Buildings, List Released

United Future leader Peter Dunne has made public Wellington City Council’s list of 808 earthquake prone buildings. The list appears on the United Future website. on 3 March 2011  United Future’s website gave the following press release Ohariu MP and UnitedFuture leader Peter Dunne today placed Wellington City Council’s list of earthquake-prone Wellington buildings on…

AOS Called Out To Great Barrier Kidnapping

As if by proof that no corner of New Zealand is untouched by violent crime, the Armed Offenders Squad was called out to Great Barrier Island after a man was attacked and a woman went missing. According to various reports the man was seriously assaulted with a weapon yesterday and its feared that the 19…

Wellington Reverse Bungy Closed Amid Safety Fears

Today’s Dom Post had published a story saying that Reverse Bungy NZ in central Wellington has been closed due to safety concerns. Apparently the capital city’s tourist attraction has something of a “chequered safety history” over the last 14 months. The Dom Post states that the Department of Labour had been investigating the mechanical failure of…

Dying Motorcyclist Laughed At As He Lay Dying

One of our readers sent in the link to this story this morning, it’s a shocking example of New Zealand’s culture of brutality and of the callous disregard held by some Kiwis toward  fellow human beings. A few days ago we talked about the film Toby Brennan being shot in Christchurch because the people there…