The Most Heavily Censored Blog in New Zealand [Watch Out for Ceaseless Swarms and Immense Tsunamis of Bad Karma, Mister Ingrish!!]
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HIV cases in NZ jumped 9% in 2016
“In 2016, 244 people (217 men, 27 women) were first known to be infected with HIV in New Zealand, 118 through Western Blot antibody testing and 126 through viral load testing. Of these 244, 30 had been previously diagnosed overseas.
“Of the 244, 159 were men who have sex with men (MSM), 5 men were infected through either sex with another man or injecting drug use, 42 people (22 men, 20 women) were infected through heterosexual contact, and one person was infected by injecting drug use (IDU). For the remaining 37 people (30 men, 7 women) the means of infection was unknown or information is still to be received.
“The total number of diagnoses in 2016 (244) was higher than in 2015 (224). Among MSM the number diagnosed rose from 136 in 2014, 153 in 2015, to 159 in 2016. However, the number diagnosed each year will not be the same as the number infected, as people may be infected a number of years before being diagnosed.”
“Overall 23 people (20 men, 3 women) were notified with AIDS in 2016, compared to nine people in 2015. Of the 23, 16 (70%) were MSM, 4 (17%) were infected heterosexually, 2 men (9%) were infected by either sex with another man or injecting drug use, and for one person (4%) the means of transmission was not reported.
“Twelve (52%) were of European ethnicity, 4 (18%) Māori, 6 (26%) Asian, and 1 (4%) Pacific Islander. Sixteen people had their AIDS diagnosis within three months of being diagnosed
with HIV and would probably not have had the opportunity for antiretroviral treatment to control progression of their HIV infection.”
[AIDS Epidemiology Group, Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, Dunedin School of Medicine, University of Otago]
NZ students experiencing unwanted sexual advances
Twenty percent of female and nine percent of male high school students said they had experienced unwanted sexual advances, according to a new report. [Beres, M. (2017). Preventing adolescent relationship abuse and promoting healthy relationships. Auckland, New Zealand: New Zealand Family Violence Clearinghouse, University of Auckland]
Environmental Catastrophes
Four in five of NZ’s native birds ‘in trouble’, environment watchdog warns in damning report
“One in three of New Zealand’s native bird populations is at risk of following the moa into extinction, Parliament’s environment watchdog has revealed in a hard-hitting report.” http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11866776
Only in New Zealand
Armed hold up at bar in south Auckland
Customers and staff at a south Auckland bar were held up three armed robbers, who fired shots. The trio hit the Headin’ Home Bar on Ti Rakau Drive in Pakuranga at about 12.30pm on Wednesday, took cash and fled in a white car waiting outside, said a report.
[BTW: Nine out of 10 NZ ‘adults’ are unable to spell “WEDNESDAY” correctly, or use the spellchecker to get it right.]
Blame it on Aussies
Myrtle rust blown over from Australia – MPI
“Scientists” claim they have found proof that the myrtle rust fungus was blown over from Australia. Myrtle rust has now infected 29 sites, with 24 in Taranaki, 3 in Northland and 2 in Waikato. https://www.mpi.govt.nz/news-and-resources/media-releases/myrtle-rust-update-wednesday-31-may-2017/
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Police Road Fatality Reports [Extreme Censorship is in Effect]
- No road fatality report allowed by police today, WEDNESDAY, as of posting, despite several serious crashes reported locally.
- NZ police say no road fatality occurred over May 28 – 30 period. The odds of this being true in about 1 in 750 million, independent experts say.
- Based on insider information, statistical models and local news, We believe about 900 people were killed and 8,000 others seriously/critically injured on NZ suicide roads in 2016; however, only 328 fatalities were reported last year.
- To protect the tourist industry and massive foreign investment, about two out of every three road fatalities go unreported, or the dead are statistically resurrected by NZ government.
- 32 Foreigners killed in New Zealand in 32 days [Posted on January 25, 2017]
- Police told to keep their mouths shut about overseas licence holders
- Don’t reveal crash driver’s ethnicity, police told.