from the stifling parochial culture can be found in New Zealand's bigger cities, where there is plenty of other stuff going on. And let's face it, cultures all over the world have butchered animals for millennia. It's just an unpleasant fact of life. NZ can be very insular but it also has a lot going for it compared to many other parts of the world. It's still a relatively safe place to live with unspoiled nature still preserved in some parts and still one of the best places to raise children."

Jimbob liked rural life: "I have always found the sense of community in provincial NZ far outweighs the anonymity of big city life. And in rural areas, even more so."

The countryside also appealed to Glacier23: "I grew upSaskatoon police are looking for a suspect after a stolen truck hit a cruiser on Sunday morning.

According to police, a canine unit member saw a truck reported as stolen near Massey Drive and 33rd Street West just before 8 a.m. The truck pulled into the parking lot of an apartment complex in the 3300 block of 33rd Street West. When the officer pulled up behind the truck, the driver reversed quickly and rammed into the cruiser, police said in a media release. The truck’s passenger fled on foot and the driver left in the truck. Another officer followed the truck, but the chase ended due to safety concerns.

The canine officer followed the truck’s passenger to a home in the 200 block of Bowman Crescent. Police believe the man