Happy Waitangi, Sorry About the Dildo to the Face. The Alternative Flag Burning and Nurse Butler

The annual hikoi to treaty grounds on #WaitangiDay. pic.twitter.com/D9DhwP4RBY — Marika Hill (@MarikaJHill) February 5, 2016 A couple of weeks ago we wished our Australian readers Happy Australia Day, today we’re wishing our New Zealand readers happy Waitangi celebrations. This year’s festivities have already been marred by John Key’s “mickey mouse” insult to the people…

German Tourists Have Nightmare Injuries: Couple Savagely Beaten and Robbed in Whakatane, German Tourists Robbed in Invercargill – ongoing updates

the site of the attack in Whakatane Two reminders this festive season that poverty in New Zealand continues to make it a very unsafe tourism destination. A young German couple, sleeping in their tent in the small town of Whakatane (renowned for its gang activity) were beaten severely and robbed in the early hours of Boxing Day.…

Another Quake Rocks The Bay Of Plenty

Not to be outdone by the tremblors rumbling around the South Island, the North Island too has experienced a number of sizable earthquakes in recent days. Most noticably a 5.4 that rocked Gisborne and Tokomaru Bay on Friday 25 March and a magnitude 4.5 that hit 70 km NE of Whakatane just after 5am this…