Criticism has been levelled at how the incident was dealt with by the school
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/117057951/sex-acts-in-primary-school-investigated-by-oranga-tamariki-and-ministry-of-education Multiple government agencies were called in to deal with a group of young boys caught playing sex games at a Catholic school in the Wellington region. Oranga Tamariki responded to the “distressing” incident – which was described as “harmful sexualised behaviour” – along with the Ministry of Eduction whichContinue Reading
Sister of murdered teen believed accused was sexually grooming
http://bit.ly/2NfMAjo Amber-Rose Rush’s sister sounded warnings about her friendship with her accused killer in the months before she died. The trial of former doctor Venod Skantha, who is accused of murdering the 16-year-old, today entered its second day in the High Court at Dunedin. The crown claims Mr Skantha stabbedContinue Reading
Samoa Methodist minister faces 10 charges over sexual allegations
http://bit.ly/36zkA1A Samoa police have finalised criminal charges against a 51-year-old reverend of the Methodist Church, Tugia Tuliau, who is facing 10 counts. Charges include one of rape and seven of sexual misconduct with a family member, as well as an indecent act to a dependent member of his family, whoContinue Reading
Hawke’s Bay girl targeted by international predator
http://bit.ly/2JMMdKU He said adults had many opportunities to connect with young people on the internet, and they take advantage of those opportunities. Cocker said catfish cases were unusual, and when young people get caught up in it, they often don’t know who to talk to about it. He said it’sContinue Reading
Abuse in care inquiry: ‘I learnt that I was nobody’
http://bit.ly/33kUUDS A man who has become an international disability rights activist was treated “like a slave” in care and learned he was “nobody”, he told a Royal Commission hearing. Robert Martin is the first person with a learning disability to be elected to a UN Committee for the Rights ofContinue Reading
Bullying in the police force is serious, endemic and happening now
A serving senior police officer has come forward to RNZ to back up claims that bullying in the police force is serious, endemic and happening now.https://t.co/USi1WAySMs — RNZ (@radionz) November 3, 2019
I can look at him and feel nothing.
http://bit.ly/2pEdNTF Given who they come from, those comments are pretty hard to ignore. And the police did reconsider: in February this year, Rewa stood trial for a third time for the killing of Burdett. Twenty-three years after she gave evidence against her rapist, McHardy went to the High Court atContinue Reading
10 Things to Know About Anxiety
http://bit.ly/34q1GZo 1. Anxiety shuts down your rational brain. When you get anxious, your amygdala fires up, sends chemicals to your frontal lobe, your rational brain, and it goes offline. 2. Anxiety is generally about the future. While anxiety can take several forms — generalized anxiety, phobias, panic attacks, obsessive-compulsive disorderContinue Reading