‘Christchurch’s youngest don’, sex offender Tasi Selini, on the run from police http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/83792546/christchurchs-youngest-don-tasi-selini-on-the-run-from-police In 2009, he allegedly kidnapped a man – driving him around Christchurch for several hours assaulting him, stabbing him in the leg with a knife and abandoning him. A witness at trial gave evidence of Selini referringContinue Reading

Sexual assaults on children rising in the Bay http://www.nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plenty-times/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503343&objectid=11702228 Almost 100 children under the age of 12 report being sexually assaulted in the Bay of Plenty every year – and experts say this is only a fraction of the problem. New figures revealed to The Bay of Plenty Times showedContinue Reading

Nelson school sports coach who had sex with student took advantage, judge says http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/83858325/nelson-school-sports-coach-who-had-sex-with-student-took-advantage-judge-says An talented sportsman, Banse has held various coaching roles in Nelson and with the girl’s school, the name of which has been suppressed. In a serious indictment of Banse’s offending, judge David Ruth said he “gaveContinue Reading

http://www.artofmanliness.com/2009/08/23/how-to-apologize-like-a-man/?utm_content=bufferf2530&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer Pride. Apologizing can be particularly hard for men because it involves the admittance of fault. It’s hard to say that we messed up. That we were wrong. Our pride gets in the way. Embarrassment. If we messed up royally, doing something truly boneheaded even though we knew better, itContinue Reading

Climate change will double hay fever allergies in Europe over the next 50 years https://t.co/yc3B8vB1At – Quartz (@qz) August 25, 2016 A new study by researchers at the University of East Anglia and colleagues, found that for just one type of pollen, that of the ragweed Ambrosia artemisifolia, the numberContinue Reading

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-37243442 Bans on the women’s full-body swimsuits have also been lifted in Villeneuve-Loubet, Cannes, Frejus and Roquebrune. French Riviera mayors imposed the bans, but they were overruled on Friday by France’s top administrative court. Critics see burkinis as a symbol of Islam and potentially provocative after the July terror atrocityContinue Reading

Sydney boys, 12, charged with rape of six-year-old girl in primary school toilet block http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-09-01/12yo-boys-charged-with-rape-of-girl-at-sydney-primary-school/7805828 Two 12-year-old boys have been charged over the alleged assault and rape of a six-year-old girl at a primary school on Sydney’s northern beaches. The girl was allegedly assaulted in the toilet block of theContinue Reading