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Proudly killed in NZ: Thousands of Foreigners Killed in NZ Since 2000
Up to 5,000 overseas visitors, international students, foreign workers, recent emigrants and refugees have lost their lives and more than 30,000 others seriously injured in New Zealand between Jan 2000 and Oct 2018.
- 32 Foreigners killed in New Zealand in 32 days [Posted on January 25, 2017]
- Police told to keep their mouths shut about overseas drivers
- Don’t reveal crash driver’s ethnicity, police told.
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UPDATE: Mountain guides Martin Hess and Wolfgang Maier, both in their 50s, were killed in an avalanche on Mt Hicks, near Mt Cook on Wednesday. The two men were German nationals living in NZ.
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Two foreigners killed in avalanche on Mt Hicks, Aoraki/Mt Cook National Park
Two foreigners were killed following a reported avalanche on Mt Hicks, in Aoraki/Mt Cook National Park, police have confirmed.
A party of three people were ascending Mt Hicks early Wednesday morning when they were caught in an avalanche.
“The deceased are two men, and both were mountain guides. Their bodies have been removed from the scene. A third person, a woman, managed to free herself and is safe.”
http://www.police.govt.nz/news/release/search-and-rescue-aorakimt-cook-national-park
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International students in New Zealand fleeced to the tune of $5b each year
“The Economic Valuation of International Education report by Export New Zealand shows the value of international education has risen from $4.8b last year to $5.1b this year.”
https://www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/369911/international-students-bring-in-5b-each-year-to-new-zealand
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Protest against ‘war industry’ at Palmerston North defence forum
“Around 400 protestors converged on Palmerston North today, saying the New Zealand Defence Industry Association Forum was not in the interest of peace.”
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12152207