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Only Death is Democratic in Dark Zealand
The following deaths represent only a tiny fraction of hundreds of foreigners who have been murdered, killed in car crashes, burned to death….
Many of the deaths go unreported, and of those that are reported many are never identified.
Man charged after death of Napier man Peter Lui [Victim’s nationality undisclosed as of posting.]
May 10 2021
A 29-year-old man has been charged in relation to the death of Peter Lui on Monday.
https://stuff.co.nz/national/crime/300303827/man-charged-after-death-of-napier-man-peter-lui
[The Final Destination: German National Killed in NZ]
Police name person who died in crash near Te Puke
Apr 24 2021
The man who died in a crash near Te Puke was Nicholas Wehner, 29, police have said.
Wehner died on April 18 on Te Matai Rd.
https://stuff.co.nz/waikato-times/news/124941910/police-name-person-who-died-in-crash-near-te-puke
[The Final Destination: Thai national killed in crash.]
Monday, 10 May 2021 – 7:27pm
Bay of Plenty [of Murders, and “Neglicides”]
Arrest following fatal crash
A 29-year-old man has been charged following a fatal crash on the Tauranga Eastern Link Road near Papamoa earlier this year.
Uthai Phonphong was killed in the crash which occurred on 17 January 2021.
https://www.police.govt.nz/news/release/arrest-following-fatal-crash
[The Final Destination: Indian man killed in crash.]
Tuesday, 11 May 2021 – 12:55pm | Canterbury
Name release – fatal crash, Methven
Police can now confirm the identity of the person who died following a single-vehicle crash east of Methven on Saturday morning.
He was 47-year-old Rajenesh Kumar, who lived in Ashburton.
https://www.police.govt.nz/news/release/name-release-fatal-crash-methven-0
Police release name of 5-year-old girl who died in crash at Auckland school
Mar 29 2021
Police have named the 5-year-old girl who died after being hit by a car at an east Auckland primary school as Joanna Kong.
Kong was taken to Starship Hospital after being hit by a car outside Pigeon Mountain Primary School on March 23.
https://stuff.co.nz/national/300264603/police-release-name-of-5yearold-girl-who-died-in-crash-at-auckland-school
[The Final Destination: Dutchman? killed in NZ.]
Sunday, 2 May 2021 – 3:59pm | Southern
Name release – Invercargill fatal crash
Neil John Van Schaik [age and nationality undisclosed] was killed in a crash yesterday on Chelmsford St, Invercargill.
https://www.police.govt.nz/news/release/name-release-invercargill-fatal-crash
Young female chef had a ‘big sense of humour and an even bigger heart’, family say
Tammi Murch, 25, was involved in a car crash on the State Highway 1 on 13th April 2021, she passed away in Dunedin Hospital seven days later.
https://stuff.co.nz/national/125013821/invercargill-chef-had-a-big-sense-of-humour-and-an-even-bigger-heart-family-say
[The Final Destination: German? male killed in NZ.]
Saturday, 24 April 2021 – 10:30am | Bay of Plenty
Name release – fatal crash, Te Puke
Police can now release the name of the man who died following a crash on Te Matai Road in Te Puke on April 18.
He was Nicholas Wehner, 29, of Tauranga.
The investigation into the circumstances of the crash is ongoing.
We extend our sympathies to Mr Wehner’s family and friends.
https://www.police.govt.nz/news/release/name-release-fatal-crash-te-puke-0
[The Final Destination: Victim’s nationality undisclosed, probably a Nepalese national]
The death of woman who was found in a car on April 13 is being treated as a suspected suicide.The victim was 56-year-old Nalinee Giri, Far North police have said.
https://stuff.co.nz/national/300280906/northland-shop-owner-named-as-woman-who-died-in-car
Missing Swedish hunter likely fell to his death in West Coast’s unforgiving alpine terrain
Apr 14 2021
A Swedish hunter died because he failed to follow basic safety rules while exploring some of the most “brutal terrain in New Zealand, with holes, bivvys and rocks the size of houses”.
https://stuff.co.nz/national/124815930/missing-hunter-likely-fell-to-his-death-in-west-coasts-unforgiving-alpine-terrain
Migrant mum and kids face uncertain future in Auckland after death of husband – Apr 11 2021
A Filipino family living in Auckland have been left devastated after losing their husband and father to cancer.
Rodel and Risalyn Malijan had been living in Mt Albert with their two children, 17-year-old Jarred and 14-year-old Aleiyah Gaile.
https://stuff.co.nz/national/immigration/124755237/migrant-mum-and-kids-face-uncertain-future-in-auckland-after-death-of-husband
[The Final Destination: Afghan? national killed in NZ.}
Saturday, 3 April 2021 – 2:28pm | Waikato
Name release – SH2 crash, Mangatawhiri
Police can now release the name of the man who died in a crash on State Highway 2, Mangatawhiri on April 1.
He was 22-year-old Kalam Safari Watkin-Mamode [nationality undisclosed,] who lived Mangatawhiri.
https://www.police.govt.nz/news/release/name-release-sh2-crash-mangatawhiri
Why ports boss Tony Gibson should resign over workplace deaths
Apr 04 2021
OPINION:
– Palaamo Kalati, a father of seven with a “big grin and even bigger heart” was crushed to death under a container.
– Laboom Midnight Dyer, dad to toddler Noah, fell 11 metres while driving a straddle carrier, which pick up and carry freight.
– Leslie Gelberger, an ocean swimmer, teacher and father of two, was fatally struck by a speeding pilot boat.
This is the grim roll call of recent deaths at the country’s biggest port, in central Auckland.
https://stuff.co.nz/national/politics/opinion/124718143/why-ports-boss-tony-gibson-should-resign-over-workplace-deaths
Kayaker in critical condition after rescue in Dunedin
Apr 10 2021
A sea kayaker was taken to hospital in a critical condition after being rescued in Dunedin on Saturday. [No updates available on kayaker’s condition.]
https://stuff.co.nz/national/124802325/kayaker-in-critical-condition-after-rescue-in-dunedin
[This one is for the “Lucky to Be Alive” category. –JW]
Argentine man may need 2nd surgery for broken jaw after unprovoked attack during Wellington holiday Mar 31 2021
The Argentinian national says he would never wants to return to Wellington [and presumably NZ] after being left with a broken jaw in an unprovoked attack while on holiday.
Mauro Fernandez, 26, who underwent surgery in Wellington Hospital required two titanium plates inserted into his jaw after he was punched in the face by a stranger while walking back to his hostel.
He is in New Zealand on a working holiday visa, and two months on from the incident, he believes he will have to undergo a second surgery to realign his jaw.
Fernandez reportedly “lost 7 kilograms from being unable to eat properly for weeks and said ongoing pain and subsequent lack of sleep left him feeling depressed.”
https://stuff.co.nz/national/124681481/man-undergoes-surgery-for-broken-jaw-after-unprovoked-attack-during-wellington-holida
Remains of Australian climber found on Mt Aspiring 42 years later
Mar 30 2021
The remains retrieved from Mt Aspiring are believed to be of Australian climber Terry Jordan, 30, who went missing with companion Marc Weinstein on December 17, 1978.
Weinstein’s body was reportedly recovered on December 26, 1978.
“It is understood other remains of Jordan were discovered on the mountain about five years ago and were recently confirmed to be his by the coroner.”
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/124695283/remains-of-australian-climber-found-on-mt-aspiring-42-years-later
Teen’s killer still a ‘doctor’ as medical investigation closes after his death
Apr 29, 2021
A medical investigation into the doctor who murdered a Dunedin teen ended when he died in a suspected suicide, meaning he retains the honorific “doctor”.
Venod Skantha, 33, died at Otago Corrections Facility on April 14, the same day he was told his appeal against his conviction had been rejected.
Skantha had been sentenced to life in prison after fatally stabbing 16-year-old Amber-Rose Rush at her Dunedin home on February 3, 2018.
https://stuff.co.nz/national/crime/300288178/teens-killer-still-a-doctor-as-medical-investigation-closes-after-his-death
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