[Travel] English girl missing in NZ.

[Leekbrookgull]

One or two members of NSC have travelled the world and maybe even their offspring have,yet places like Australia,NZ,USA and many other are simply vast to the UK eye. Hoping for a good news story. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-46479058

 

[lawros left foot]

Is it Dougie?

Sorry, I do hope they find the young lady safe and well.

 

[Leekbrookgull]

And full respectful apology from P/M Ardern.

 

[Triggaaar]

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[Leekbrookgull]

Trigg,you know the story.

 

[Triggaaar]

Trigg,you know the story.

Yes, just a sad face about the story

 

[blue-shifted]

And full respectful apology from P/M Ardern.

What would we have to do to get a Prime Minister like her?

 

[clif26]

What would we have to do to get a Prime Minister like her?

A Labour Government would be a good start

 

[dannyboy]

Big news over here!

 

[goldstone]

And full respectful apology from P/M Ardern.

I can't understand what the Prime Minister has to apologise about. It's hardly her fault or her country's fault that a scumbag has murdered a tourist.

 

[clippedgull]

I can't understand what the Prime Minister has to apologise about. It's hardly her fault or her country's fault that a scumbag has murdered a tourist.

Being such a small and remote country, tourism/backpacking is huge value to them, I guess the Prime Minister got involved to try and reassure people that murder of tourists is not an everyday event and that NZ is still a safe country to visit. Pretty much a PR event.

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Being such a small and remote country, tourism/backpacking is huge value to them, I guess the Prime Minister got involved to try and reassure people that murder of tourists is not an everyday event and that NZ is still a safe country to visit. Pretty much a PR event.

Or maybe she’s just genuinely sorry that this has happened

 

[colinz]

Being such a small and remote country, tourism/backpacking is huge value to them, I guess the Prime Minister got involved to try and reassure people that murder of tourists is not an everyday event and that NZ is still a safe country to visit. Pretty much a PR event.

It's interesting that most posters on here that have travelled around NZ, speak highly of the country. But it does have a worrying dark side. That I think is not mentioned in the travel guides.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/cr...urists-killed-in-new-zealand-while-travelling

 

[seagull_special]

I can't understand what the Prime Minister has to apologise about. It's hardly her fault or her country's fault that a scumbag has murdered a tourist.

It’s called collective responsibility. I admire the fact that she feels that NZ has a duty of care to visitors.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

It's interesting that most posters on here that have travelled around NZ, speak highly of the country. But it does have a worrying dark side. That I think is not mentioned in the travel guides.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/cr...urists-killed-in-new-zealand-while-travelling

The article highlights 4 deaths in 20 years, I stopped reading after 1998 as the article is nonsense. In context, NZ doesn’t strike me as having a “worrying dark side”. Far from it.

 

[saafend_seagull]

Tragic story.

My mates cousin the girl which was murdered. RIP.


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[Willow]

The article highlights 4 deaths in 20 years, I stopped reading after 1998 as the article is nonsense. In context, NZ doesn’t strike me as having a “worrying dark side”. Far from it.

[MENTION=17480]colinz[/MENTION] may be better place to judge that, being based in Auckland? There is a strong gang presence in New Zealand and brutal murders are not uncommon. Just last week a pensioner in Wellington was decapitated.

 

[Gwylan]

NZ is relatively safe in world terms - but then, so is the UK. The NZ homicide rate is about 1 in 100,000 while the UK one is 1.2 per 100,000. So, yes, NZ is safer but not to the extent that the UK media are suggesting.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

[MENTION=17480]colinz[/MENTION] may be better place to judge that, being based in Auckland?.

Maybe. But that article is poor and does not in anyway back up his suggestion.

 

[Hampden Park]

[MENTION=17480]colinz[/MENTION] may be better place to judge that, being based in Auckland? There is a strong gang presence in New Zealand and brutal murders are not uncommon. Just last week a pensioner in Wellington was decapitated.

are the black power headhunters still going? met some of them in 1979 whilst out on the piss in number 1's. watched them have a shoot out with other gang/cops from the safety of an off license, then couldnt be arsed to wait and bimbled out, much to their amazement