Five Injured in Shoot-Out in the Lawless North

Five people were taken to Whangarei Hopsital with serious injuries after a shoot-out in Northland’s capital of Whangarei. At approximately 10.30 on Tuesday night police were called to a Clark Road address in the suburb of Kamo after receiving reports of a shooting. Inspector Justin Rogers, Area Commander for Whangarei/Kaipara told reporters “While the investigation…

Kaikohe, Kaitaia. New Zealand Communities in Crisis

Update 26 July 2016: 10th homicide in seven years, third knife attack in a week – is Kaitaia the murder capital of NZ? If you’re looking for violent crime, you can pick any town in New Zealand. It isn’t that hard. Until the National led government started interfering with reporting requirements by making “procedural changes…

Whangarei Placed in Lockdown as Shots Ring Out

The lawless north has earned another credit to its name this afternoon. The small town of Whangarei was placed under lockdown by the armed offenders squad after police received multiple reports of gunfire directed at a property in Willow Place near Silverstream Road. The town’s hospital and a number of schools also went into lockdown. Northern…