Look Out For A Bird With A Passport
A British tourist has had his passport stolen in New Zealand’s Fiordland region - by a large wild parrot with a reputation for mischief. The passport has not been recovered and, given the 4,600 square mile size of Fiordland's alpine national park, the officer said it was unlikely.
FOOTNOTE: Starred and feathered.
Showing posts with label New Zealand. Show all posts
Showing posts with label New Zealand. Show all posts
Sunday, June 07, 2009
Thursday, July 10, 2008
Don’t Be Fleeced
The Queen’s Looking A Bit Sheepish
New Zealand shopkeepers have reported fake $100 notes featuring a sheep wearing a tiara in the place where the Queen's portrait should be. Police said the notes, all with the same serial number, were crude forgeries.
FOOTNOTE: Hopelessly devoted to ewe.
New Zealand shopkeepers have reported fake $100 notes featuring a sheep wearing a tiara in the place where the Queen's portrait should be. Police said the notes, all with the same serial number, were crude forgeries.
FOOTNOTE: Hopelessly devoted to ewe.
Wednesday, May 16, 2007
What’s The Matter At Matamata?
Lock, Shock And Barrel
Police in New Zealand are puzzled after burglars broke into a police station and locked themselves into a cell block. The intruders got into Matamata police station through a window, but as they entered the cell block a self-locking door closed behind them. Sergeant Graham McGurk said they had to smash their way out by throwing a chair through a plate glass window. "We don't know the motive. No prisoners were being held at the time," he said. "No attempt whatsoever has been made to get to firearms or other police equipment." Three police officers were on duty but none was at the station.
Police in New Zealand are puzzled after burglars broke into a police station and locked themselves into a cell block. The intruders got into Matamata police station through a window, but as they entered the cell block a self-locking door closed behind them. Sergeant Graham McGurk said they had to smash their way out by throwing a chair through a plate glass window. "We don't know the motive. No prisoners were being held at the time," he said. "No attempt whatsoever has been made to get to firearms or other police equipment." Three police officers were on duty but none was at the station.
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