Three very weird headline news stories from the NZ Herald this afternoon.
West Coast cannabis haul slumps 42pc
The West Coast’s reputation as the second most popular cannabis growing area in New Zealand after Northland may be under threat.
The headline and opening line of the story makes it appear that cannabis is a major export earner for New Zealand.
a “standard fault” caused delays of about half an hour
Auckland commuters on the Western line faced 30-minute delays this morning when a train broke down and had to be pushed down the tracks.
I don’t see how a train breaking down and having to be pushed to another station can be considered a “standard fault” and be treated as such a minor and simple operational issue. It is little wonder Auckland has such poor public transport given the “meh” type response to this sort of issue. The Auckland rail network has only 3 routes on it and yet it seems to have more failures than any other major city that I know.
Hotplate mistaken for a landmine
A tense situation involving an apparent land mine under a Mount Maunganui house was defused after Defence Force bomb disposal unit members identified the mystery object as an old and corroded hotplate.
I know that you can’t take bomb threats/concerns as jokes but really a hotplate as a landmine? And how the hell do you defuse a hotplate!
