Sydney Radio Segment: 20th January, 2011

It’s all on in Dubai

Here’s a story to enhance the reputation of the New Zealand male’s sexual prowess if not necessarily his taste.  A Kiwi stud abroad in Dubai landed himself in the local clink this week after he called authorities with regard the behaviour of his former girlfriend.  The jilted Brazilian, a fiery 24 year old, broke into the man’s house the day after he dumped her.  Finding him in bed with her replacement - an English tart, no less - the South American set about destroying his domicile with a knife.  She then attempted to do her former lover and his new partner some bodily harm.  Dubai police arrested all three members of the amorous triangle, displaying a healthy sense of humour by throwing the two females into the same cell.  Perhaps, a la “Seinfeld”, they were hoping that a cat fight would ensue for, as we all know, if two women fight, they just might kiss.

Restoring Faith in Human Nature

An entirely less edifying reflection on the New Zealand male psyche is a story from earlier in the week about good deeds not going unpunished.  A young driver of a vehicle that went off the road in Wairoa was assisted by a couple in their 60s, given adequate footwear to ascend the scrub covered bank on which he landed and the offer to use a cell phone to ring for further help.  Moved by this good Samaritan like behaviour, the wanker then climbed into the front seat of the couple’s car and drove off, stealing both their vehicle and personal belongings and leaving them stranded by the side of the road.  He was later apprehended and, hopefully, given the bash by Wanganui police.

From the Cultural Clash Department

A group of ‘wacky’ Christian climbers have been in hot water this week with Taranaki Maori and Department of Conservation finger-waggers.  Their stunt to ascent the mountain formerly known as Mt Egmont, complete with couch and barbecue in tow, and then enjoy good old fashioned sausages and steak at the summit itself, has met with heavy criticism.  Local iwi consider that such actions, no matter how humorous the intent, break the rules of ‘tapu’, in that they constitute the sin of “eating over the ancestors”.

Barbecue organiser Jordan Millen said he was unaware the group’s actions were offensive.

“We are sincerely sorry for any offence we may have caused during this trip on Mt Taranaki, we were unaware of any tapu or the sacred nature of the summit and that it was not respectful to cook there,” he said.

Taranaki DOC boss Phil Mohi was also offended by old graffiti on the summit rock, which he felt showed people went out of their way to cause offence.