NZ First to put forward bill stripping paedophile name suppression
Stuff co.nz 25 March 2015 A new bill to remove name suppression from paedophiles when the victims want their attacker named, is to be introduced…
FAMILY MATTERS: “We Need To Talk” – Is ScreenTime Robbing Your FamilyTime?
Family First recently released a report on the increasing use of screen time for children. It’s entitled “WE NEED TO TALK” and is written by…
Family–Supported Suicide and the Duty to Die
First Things 20 March 2015 In 1991, my friend Frances invited me to a “going away party.” She wasn’t moving or going on vacation. Frances…
Books without swearwords? There’s an app for that
The Guardian 16 March 2015 Do you like your books as they come, clean, or squeaky clean? Because there’s now an app that will let…
4D ultrasound shows what smoking does to an unborn baby
NZ Herald 24 March 2015 A new study appears to shed more light on the harmful effects of smoking while pregnant using 4D ultrasound scans…
World Down Syndrome Day 2015 – “My Opportunities, My Choices”
Welcome to the PREVIEW for “My Opportunities, My Choices”, interviews with people with Down syndrome from 39 countries looking at their enjoyment of full and…
Happy World Down Syndrome Day!
Last weekend was the 10th annual World Down Syndrome Day (WDSD), and this year’s theme highlights the positive contributions that families make for their loved…
St Bede’s parents High Court action ‘stinks of self-entitlement’
Stuff co.nz 23 March 2015 Schoolboys will be schoolboys, but parents can be their own worst enemies. Bravo to St Bede’s College Rector, Justin Boyle,…
Euthanasia court challenge not in society’s best interests
MEDIA RELEASE: EUTHANASIA – FREE NEW ZEALAND. Application for a change to New Zealand Law on assisted suicide and euthanasia is not in society’s best…
Lawyer with brain cancer in legal bid for right to die
NZ Herald 21 March 2015 A terminally ill woman is mounting a legal challenge seeking the right for a doctor to help her die without…