Are you supporting someone affected by mental illness and live on the North Shore then come along to a support… https://t.co/jK2wboDxnQ — Supporting Families (@SFNewZealand) January 26, 2016 19 February, 2016 How does Schizophrenia impact family and whanau and what things can help? – Flyer Supporting Families is offering aContinue Reading

http://www.fairobserver.com/region/asia_pacific/legalizing-prostitution-new-zealands-example/ Today, as it was before the change in law, sex work is widespread, and mostly occurs in a low-key way in minor towns and in every major city throughout New Zealand. Yet the industry has not grown in the last ten years. It’s not obvious that the sex tradeContinue Reading

A 2008 study published in the American Journal of Public Health found that people who lost their virginity at age 22 were more likely to report sexual problems than people who had sex around 17, a “normative” period to lose one’s virginity. This study may be concerning to some, butContinue Reading

Here are 5 alarming facts you need to know about water: https://t.co/t0lZiaQsTs #wateris pic.twitter.com/aMGwR6Qd9M – UNICEF (@UNICEF) January 24, 2016 663 million people still do not have access to improved drinking water, meaning a water source protected from contamination. It is also important to note that most people prefer toContinue Reading

Vaccines can give you the disease they’re meant to be protecting you from, and four other myths busted https://t.co/vgSjqfWdzJ — The Conversation (@ConversationUK) January 20, 2016 Myth 3: Vaccines contain toxic chemicals Aluminium salts are commonly added to improve the immune response to the vaccine. Aluminium occurs naturally in breastContinue Reading

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=11570145 Police descriptions of the perpetrators as of “Arab or North African origin” were seized on by those calling for an end to Chancellor Angela Merkel’s open-door policy toward people fleeing violence and persecution ” even as authorities warned they don’t know if any of the culprits are refugees. AddingContinue Reading

Teacher blames Aspergers for sexually abusing student https://t.co/E5bIVjwncW — nzherald (@nzherald) January 19, 2016 The teacher admitted touching the young man’s penis, saying he had been concerned for his personal hygiene. He conceded that his actions were “bizarre” and he was “deeply ashamed”. The man was charged with one countContinue Reading