Oct 2007
A violent, drug fuelled gang culture is
emerging in New Zealand. Unlike the
traditional ethnic gangs, these new street
gangs model themselves on LA gangsters and
are attracting younger and younger recruits.
Ten year old Sam describes himself as "a
little thug from Otara". He spends his time;
"stealing bikes, drinking", although he has
given up smoking. It's estimated there are
2,000 young gang members in Auckland. The
problem has become so serious that some
politicians are calling for all gangs to be
banned. "We should be simply outlawing them
and making it illegal for anyone to be a
member of a named gang". But criminologist
Greg Newbold believes this; "could never,
ever succeed". While political debate rages,
some youth workers are taking matters into
their own hands. They drive around the gang
hotspots trying to befriend the vulnerable
kids. Tags :JourneymanPicturesGangsta'sParadiseNewZealandHiphopmusiccrime
France vs New Zealand
11 nov 2006
Stade de Gerland - Lyon - France
Maori haka performed by the "All Blacks"
before the meeting begins. Tags :rugbyfrancenewzealandhakagerlandallblacks
Christchurch, New Zealand Armageddon pulp
culture expo April 2007. The semi-final of
the Dragon Ball Z Kamehameha imitating
contest.
The two guests making comments throughout the
competition sitting behind the contestants
are Maile Flanagan who is probably best known
as the voice of Naruto in Naruto and Crispin
Freeman who has voiced a number of notable
anime characters.
The final between the two winners of this
competition can be seen here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDVIsuRg1wg Tags :ChristchurchArmageddonPulpexpoDBZKamehamehaかめはめ波Over9000NewZealand
Miss V explains once and for all the
mysteries of that odd sound coming from the
mouths of Kiwis.
**due to technical difficulties, this video
from last week could only just be posted now.
Enjoy the belated goodness!** Tags :MissVerständnisexplainstheNewZealandaccentlanguagelearningEnglish