New Zealanders “bred for the trenches,” says Dolan

“New Zealand is no paradise, it is brutal”

“It may look beautiful, but in reality New Zealand is a harsh and morally questionable place,” says author Katherine Dolan.  http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/84158436/New-Zealand-is-no-paradise-it-is-brutal

Zombie Democracy

Police Minister Judith “crusher” Collins knows better than to fuck with rich-listers

Nikolas James Posa Delegat, 19, the son of winemaker Jim Delegat – estimated to be worth $450 million by the National Business Review – was sentenced to 300 hours’ community service and ordered to pay $5000 following a “serious violent attack” on a female police officer.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/84240463/Judith-Collins-spoken-out-about-attack-on-police-woman-previously-but-silent-on-latest-assault

Apartheid New Zealand

Maori imprisoned at twice rate of Europeans for same crime

Thanks to the apartheid system, Maori are twice as likely to go to jail than Pakeha when convicted of assault.

“Ministry of Justice figures reveal in 2015, 26.3 per cent of Maori convicted of assault were imprisoned, compared to less than 13 per cent of Europeans – when both were found guilty of the same crime.” http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11709631