Darkland
NEW ZEALAND: Turned into the Darkest Land
They find ‘em here, they find ‘em there… corpses, bodies, cadavers, stiffs everywhere
Not a day, not an hour goes by without a body being found somewhere in New Zealand
Take any city, “township,” road, blind alley, house, abandoned structure, cupboard, garage, burnt out wreckage of a car… look carefully, and you’ll find a body!
It’s no wonder New Zealand is among Top Ten destinations for “murder tourism.” [The others on the list are Afghanistan, Iraq, PNG, Somali...]
Interestingly (!) in most cases the police-instructed coroners want the curious public to believe that
- A victim can commit suicide by first hanging himself, then walking to the nearest bridge/ harbor and jumping into water
- Bludgeon himself to death (!), pretending it was an ‘accidental death‘
- Shoot himself in the head, and then set the house on fire the next day.
Here are some recent examples, which cover approximately 8 percent of such finds that have been reported or recorded by this blog, but somewhat demonstrate the point.
Most kiwis would say they’re ’shocked’ when confronted with the evidence!
- The body of an unidentified man has been discovered lying on the grass in a Manukau cemetery. Police say death not suspicious. When asked for more details, senior policeman is believed to have shouted, ‘it’s a cemetery, for Christ’s sake, what else did you expect to find there?” Or words to that effect.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/3097123/Tattooed-body-found-in-grounds
- Body discovered at riding school
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10611117&ref=rss - Body of murder Victim at Queenstown Taxi Stand that of Mark James Smith, 47, father of two
http://nz.news.yahoo.com/a/-/top-stories/6501723/queenstown-father-to-be-farewelled-on-tuesday/ - Body found on rocks in Tauranga Harbour today
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/3087533/Cyclist-death-not-suspicious-police-say
- Body found in Deborah Bay, Dunedin
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/3064478/Body-found-in-Deborah-Bay
- Body found in burning house
http://nz.news.yahoo.com/a/-/mp/6473499/body-found-in-burning-house/
- The body of a man has been recovered from Dart River Valley north of Glenorchy, New Zealand.
http://home.nzcity.co.nz/news/article.aspx?id=107086&fm=newsmain,nrhl - Body found in the sleepout of a Castlerea St house, in the suburb of Wanuiomata
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/3037595/Man-found-dead-in-sleepout-had-head-injury - Body found in Marlborough Sounds
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/3039271/Body-found-in-Marlborough-Sounds - http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/3030229/Divers-to-search-Picton-harbour-for-missing-man
- Man’s body found on Northland beach
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/kaitaia/news/article.cfm?l_id=221&objectid=10493135
- http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/3019558/Otara-homicide-investigated
- http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/3018672/Benneydale-body-find-sparks-homicide-investigation
- Body found in stable identified as senior judge’s husband
http://nz.news.yahoo.com/a/-/mp/6433866/stable-fire-victim-was-judges-husband/ - Body Found in House Fire was Sir Don Beaven
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/3032564/Sir-Don-Beaven-dead-after-house-fire - http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/2972619/Body-of-elderly-woman-found-on-Hawkes-Bay-peak
- Body Found in half-way house
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10606314 - http://nz.news.yahoo.com/a/-/local/6420077/body-found-floating-in-waitemata-harbour-police/
- http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/3000820/Womans-body-found-at-vacant-house
- Another body found in Marlborough
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10600213 - Naturally!
http://nz.news.yahoo.com/a/-/top-stories/6103592/body-of-man-found-death-not-suspicious/ - Slain woman’s body found by employee
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10599493 - Body found in the street
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10599505 - http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/2838991/Body-of-missing-man-found-washed-up-on-rocks
- http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/2838608/Police-carry-out-autopsy-on-woman-found-under-Wainoni-house
- http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/2838854/Police-talk-to-residents-over-Palmerston-North-death
- http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/2815676/Body-may-have-been-in-river-three-days
- http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/2774628/Mans-body-pulled-from-Rotorua-hot-pool
- http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/2585690/Body-found-on-foreshore
- http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/2442495/Body-found-in-Hamilton-identified
- Male body found in Otago Harbor
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10583715 - Remains a mystery: No clue on identity of body
http://www.stuff.co.nz/4842307a11.html - Man’s body found in suburban Wellington
http://nz.news.yahoo.com/a/-/top-stories/5303919 - http://www.stuff.co.nz/4831591a11.html
- Body found on rocks ‘fell off boat’
http://www.stuff.co.nz/4827564a11.html - Body of missing guide found in Fjordland
http://nz.news.yahoo.com/a/-/top-stories/5276261 - Washed up body found near Raglan
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/805892
The Riddle of Bodies in Burnt Out Cars and 450+ Missing Foreigners
An inordinate number of bodies are found in burnt out cars throughout New Zealand each year …
Man’s body found in burning car in Wellington (Friday Apr 10, 2009)
A man’s body was found in a burning car at a Lower Hutt property this morning. The Fire Service and police were called to the property in Normandale Rd, Belmont, about 7.40am.
Police said there were no suspicious circumstances and the matter would be referred to the coroner.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10566079
Identity of body found in burnt-out car yet to be confirmed (March 31, 2009)
Police are awaiting forensic tests to confirm the identity of a body found in a burnt-out vehicle in Tasman District this morning.
The body was discovered on the beach front of Kina Peninsula near Baigents Reserve, 13km southeast of Motueka, about 9.30am, Motueka Senior Sergeant Grant Andrews said.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10564666
The body of a man was found near his burning car (Fri March 20, 2009)
The man whose body was found near his burning car was identified as Lindsay Mark Antony Bell, 45, of Cambridge, New Zealand.
The nincompoop-come-secretive NZ police said the death was not being treated as suspicious. When asked what happened to the guy, they said they couldn’t reveal the cause of death. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10562654
Person found in burnt out car died in fire (February 18, 2009)
A body was found in a burnt out car near Auckland. The body, believed to be that of a man, was found in the driver’s seat of a white hatchback at Kawakawa Bay, about 55km southeast of downtown Auckland.
Detective Sergeant Veronica McPherson, from Counties Manukau police, said the death was not thought to be suspicious.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/275068
Burnt body found near Motueka (January 4, 2009)
The charred remains of a body was found in a burnt-out car near Motueka. A local resident walking his dog made the grisly discovery – at Baigent’s Reserve on the tip of Kina Peninsula – about 7.30am, said Senior Sergeant Grant Andrews of Motueka police.
Police were unsure how the fire had occurred or what colour the car had been.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/nelson-mail/news/2307101/Burnt-body-found-near-Motueka
Body found in car fire at beach (May 27, 2008)
Police forensic experts are at the scene where a body was found in a burnt-out car at Maori Bay, Muriwai.
Police spokesman Kevin Loughlin said the cause of the fire had not been determined and police were likely to release more information this afternoon.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10512680
Onehunga car fire death not suspicious
The body of a man was found in a burnt out car in Auckland after it had been seen doing a large “burn out.”
Police say the fire which killed the man in Onehunga, south Auckland, last night was not suspicious.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/34677
Identity of body should be known on Tuesday
The body of the man found dead in a burnt out car near Owaka in south Oatgo on Sunday was taken to Dunedin today for a post-mortem examination.
Senior Sergeant Lane Todd, of Balclutha, declined to name the man. A passing motorist raised the alarm about 8am on Sunday after finding the burning car on the Southern Scenic Route.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10386245
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