We’re appalled to hear about the street assault by a stranger of 40 year immigrant Praveet Chahal in Papatoetoe, South Auckland on Thursday. Not only does her attack show that women aren’t safe on the streets, it also demonstrates people are inured to violence and believe male partners have a right to beat their women.
New Zealand’s reputation for having a culture of brutality is alive, well and punching above its weight.
Praveet Chahal was attacked by a bottle wielding crazy man during the late afternoon as she was out walking near her home. A report by the Sunday Star Times, showing her with a battered and badly bruised face, said. Read Article
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According to stuff.co.nz, two Argentinian men have had a lucky escape after a truck carrying a container crushed their car. The smash happened about 11.30 on State Highway 6 at Collins Valley, between Rai Valley and Nelson, but just how the truck came to rest on its side, crushing the back of the Argentinians’ car, […]
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newstalkzb.co.nz reported that a German tourist has been rescued from Mt Ruapehu after he fell near the top of the Te Heu Heu Valley. The man fell around 11:30 this morning and slid some distance on the snow and ice before colliding with some rocks. As a result he has numerous cuts, and a broken […]
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Yahoo News New Zealand reports that a terrifying ordeal for a tourist left stranded on Mt Ruapehu after falling, fracturing his leg, and losing all means of communicating with emergency services. The German man fell near the top of the Te Heu Heu Valley around midday yesterday and slid for some distance on ice and […]
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As reported by Rte.ie, police in New Zealand have said an Irish hiker, who went missing in Kahurangi National Park for almost two days, was very lucky to be found. Siobhan Flynn was separated from her group on the first day of their trip and was unconscious for some time following a fall. She is […]
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As reported by Stuff.co.nz, a British tourist has skipped the country for Bangkok, leaving behind a hard drive loaded with child pornography in a Wellington rental car. The hard drive was discovered in a rental car at Wellington Airport yesterday afternoon by rental staff, but the 46-year-old man who hired the car had already left […]
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According to tvnz.co.nz, police are still searching for a second assailant following an assault on two French tourists in Napier. Police say the French couple, a 22-year-old man and woman, were attacked in their campervan in the Whakarire Ave carpark at the end of Westshore Beach in Napier about 10.45pm on Saturday. They were approached […]
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According to rnzi.com, New Zealand’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs is asking people travelling to the South Pacific to register their details on the Ministry’s SafeTravel website as the cyclone season approaches. The Pacific cyclone season runs from 1 November to 30 April, with an average of nine tropical cyclones per season. Read article
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Stuff.co.nz reports that police have found a Chinese backpacker missing since Sunday in National Park, in the central North Island. A search team found the man alive just after 1pm today on the outskirts of the area, police said. Police earlier boosted their search teams to look for the backpacker. One team searched throughout the […]
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According to 3news.co.nz, police believe they have found the body of missing Canadian woman Joanna Lam. Connor Hayes, 25, and Ms Lam, 24, are presumed dead after their rented campervan was hit by a large slip during last week’s storm in the South Island. The body was discovered about 2.30pm on the stretch of beach […]
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