Few parents prosecuted over truancy Sunday Star Times 22 April 2012 The government’s promise to crack down on truants and convict their parents has fallen flat, with just a few convictions in the past two years. The revelation comes as a…
Growing push for drinking age of 20 :-)
Sunday Star Times 22 April 2012 Support for returning the drinking age to 20 is gaining momentum as MPs face calls to address binge drinking. But politicians courting the youth vote are cautious, and the Green Party has indicated it is…
Cops catch hundreds of stoners behind the wheel
NZ Herald 16 April 2012 New Zealand’s drug-driving scourge has been described as a “hidden epidemic”, with latest figures showing hundreds of people have been caught stoned behind the wheel. The figures, released to the Herald, show police caught 568…
Crime stats to drop family violence
NZ Herald 17 April 2012 A police decision to drop family violence as a category in crime statistics will obscure a nationwide rise in domestic abuse, Women’s Refuge says. But Government and police say the decision is aimed at putting…
Govt ‘undervaluing’ mothers on paid parental leave – Family First
TVNZ 12 April 2012 Family First is slamming the Government’s plan to use a rare veto tool to quash a bill extending paid parental leave, saying it is “undervaluing mothers”. The private bill from Labour’s early childhood spokesperson Sue Moroney…
More reason to oppose ‘dodgy government deal’
Sex industry likely to get boost from centre NZ Herald 14 April 2012 The sex industry is looking forward to a big leg up from SkyCity’s proposed National Convention Centre and the thousands of free-spending overseas conventioneers it would draw…