'Free food for people in need': Indian restaurant praised for generosity, https://t.co/fYR3ER07UA via @nzherald — NZ Human Rights (@NZHumanRights) May 24, 2017 An Auckland Indian takeaway restaurant is being praised after offering free food to those in need. Paradise in Sandringham has installed a cupboard full of food with aContinue Reading
"Sometimes there is no darker place than our thoughts, the moonless midnight of the mind." ~ Dean Koontz #mindfulness — Everyday Mindfulness (@mindfuleveryday) May 23, 2017Continue Reading
In 2017 Better Blokes has been supported by a grant from The Trusts Community Foundation. “The Trusts Community Foundation was established in June 2010. Our mission is to provide funding for a wide range of clubs, charities and community groups – in fields as diverse as sport, arts, culture, healthContinue Reading
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2017/may/18/the-keepers-netflix-nun-murder-baltimore-true-crime-documentary The Keepers starts with an unsolved murder but is really about something bigger. White’s initial contact was Jean Hargadon Wehner, who had attended Archbishop Keough as a teen and had a startling insight into the Cesnik case. In 1969, before the police discovered Sister Cathy’s corpse, she’d been takenContinue Reading
https://www.bustle.com/p/what-are-recovered-memories-the-keepers-shows-the-terrifying-way-trauma-can-affect-your-brain-57716 Recovered memories can occur for survivors of all ages who have experienced a variety of traumas. However, certain aspects of this case made Wehner and Lancaster especially likely to experience memory lapses. When incidents of abuse occur repeatedly, it’s easy to assume that would mean a person is moreContinue Reading
https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/news/987902/renfrew-paedophile-video-abuse-major-police-probe-new-zealand/ He was also found guilty of intentionally engaging in sexual activity in the presence of the young girl when she was aged between three and five. Sim was originally charged with raping the girl, but that charge was withdrawn by the Crown. Advocate depute Lisa Gillespie said: “There isContinue Reading
http://www.psypost.org/2017/05/study-uncovers-candidates-level-religiosity-can-impact-support-among-voters-48971 “The results have a number of implications for American politics,” Castle said. “First, they suggest that there is still a strong bias against secular candidates. In particular, we saw that Republicans had sharply negative reactions to the secular Republican candidate — in this treatment, the effect of party identificationContinue Reading
http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/92754759/Christchurch-real-estate-agent-sexually-harassed-and-bullied-female-colleague Between August and September 2014, the man made offensive personal and sexual comments about and in front of the woman. He called her “s… tits”, “fat”, “ugly”, and said she had a “pregnant belly”. On separate occasions the man commented on the assistant’s underwear and zipped and unzipped hisContinue Reading
https://www.odt.co.nz/opinion/prison-rethink-required Every few days another piece of research evidence or personal testimony heaps criticism on the ineffectiveness of our prison system in reducing reoffending. The latest is Corrections’ failure to meet its 2017 goal of reducing reoffending by 25%: there has only been a 4.5% reduction. Taxpayers now spend aContinue Reading
Police are attempting to debunk myths around reporting sexual assault, using new online videos. The 10 brief videos show step-by-step what victims can expect from the police, as well as defining consent and types of sexual assault.Continue Reading
