Friday 15 March 2019 – possibly the darkest day in modern times in our New Zealand.
How many times have you called New Zealand/Aotearoa, “Godzone”. It was a belief we all shared until the terrorist act in the Garden City – Christchurch. How can this be, why did it happen, what sort of person could have this hatred? This is just a few of many questions going through New Zealanders minds at this time. There is no simple answer. If this had happened in any part of Europe,
Great Britain or USA we would have been saddened, thought how lucky we are in “Godzone”and gone on our way. But this horrendous act was in “Godzone”!! I don’t believe we (the authorities) were or have been complacent, this is an out of character act for this Country.
Recently I spent 3 hours in a queue trying to get past Border Control to get in to USA – I thought they are somewhat paranoid. NZ will now change forever and people may have to experience the 3 hour delay to get into “Godzone”.
A senseless, mindless and quite frankly gutless act by a person who can only be described as a Moron. A gutless person who changed New Zealand/Aotearoa forever.
The secret now is simple – unite this wonderful Country irrespective of your religious beliefs, your cultural heritage or other beliefs – we have and can continue to live in this beautiful multi-cultural Country and show the World we care about all our people lucky enough to live in “Godzone”
