@inuyarasha_ Never felt unsafe in Whangarei. Its a tired bitsy city except for the town basin area. Whats holding it back is investment, a decent road from Auckland and poor perception.
@EmmaUber7@CityCast_DC When I visited it and was told it was the Reflecting Pool, I thought it was a reference to it being of spiritual meaning, like a contemplation/cerebrate, rather that it being simply, a ‘mirror image pool’.
@Being_Kara@FlyAirNZ No way?! Security have taken smaller Victorinox swiss pocket knives fogotten in hand luggage , but kirpins allowed? Grannies knitting needled confiscated, but kirpins allowed?
Make it make sense.
@KiwibankNZ just charged my credit card and international transaction fee for @Apple cloud services, my subscription is in New Zealand - has been charged in Australia. What the heck?!
Today, in Southampton Crown Court, Olivia Nowak stood up and spoke directly to the man who murdered her younger brother.
She did not shout. She did not insult him. She did not look for revenge.
She looked at Vickrum Digwa and said: “If you had known him, you would never have hurt him.”
Then she spoke about Henry.
“My brother was my first best friend, an unbreakable bond. We lived our life to the fullest together. He lit up every room that he walked into, and the world became less valuable the day he left.”
Sit with those words.
A sister, in front of her brother’s killer, in front of the press, in front of the country — and the first thing she chose to tell him was that Henry was worth knowing. That he was lovable. That if you had only spent five minutes with him, you would not have been able to do what you did.
That is not weakness. That is the highest form of strength any human being is capable of showing.
Mark Nowak stood outside the court today and demanded accountability from the police. Olivia stood inside the court and reminded the world who Henry actually was.
A father’s anger. A sister’s love. Both of them, on the same day, refusing to let Henry be reduced to a headline.
The Nowak family is the strongest thing in this story.
Olivia — thank you. For saying who Henry was. For making sure the country hears it from someone who actually knew him.
Henry — forever 18. 🤍
@SamaramGill@aniobrien This is heartbreaking; how can good people stay safe when criminals, police and the government are against them.
I cannot unsee the pale hand of Mark Nowak, and cannot stop thinking it could be my son, anyones son.
No father should have to deal with what has happened to Mark.
@Alexarmstrong A lot of people are blaming the police. While they have questions to answer, politicians have caused the rapid cultural shift that has emboldened and made allowances for cultures not traditional or compatible with England. It is governments mandates driving the culture.
@skscartoon Indeed. There was a time where visiting England was safe. When there was a choice between visiting a safe country with a safe culture, and not travelling to an unsafe culture. Unfortunately many countries have imported unsave cultures, and now there is no avoiding.
@JohnCleese If I want to experience a particular culture; I will go to that country.
When I visit England, I want to experience English culture.
English culture is not carrying weapons in public.
@Telegraph In England, the culture (and law) is weapons are not carried in public. If I want to experience a particular culture; I will visit that country.
When I visit England, I want to experience English culture.
Not Indian, not African. Not Pakistan.