[ad_1] 123rf A senior teacher quit his job after an inappropriate relationship with a student was alleged. (File image) A senior teacher at an Otago school quit his job after allegations of a relationship with a student emerged. In a statement, the president of the school’s governing board confirmed that …
Read More »Cannabis referendum: election debate sees leaders and minister confess to smoking marijuana
[ad_1] The practice may not be legal, but that hasn’t stopped seven Wellington electoral candidates, including a minister, a deputy and a co-leader, from admitting to smoking marijuana, just a month away from the national cannabis reeferendum. As part of the Victoria University of Wellington Student Association Candidate Debate in …
Read More »2020 Election: National Would Bring Back Evictions Without Cause, But Maintain Ban on Rental Fees
[ad_1] KEVIN STENT / Stuff The ban on rental rates and isolation requirements would remain in effect even with a change of government. National would reverse many of the rent law changes made by the government over the past three years if it won the election. But some elements of …
Read More »Mental Health Foundation warns of harrowing TikTok video
[ad_1] Warning: This article is about suicide and it could be distressing for some people. The Mental Health Foundation has issued a warning to Kiwi parents and caregivers for a harrowing video circulating on social media. Images that appear to show a man dying by suicide have been shared on …
Read More »Attorney General David Parker Believes Proposed Drug Driving Laws Will Violate the Bill of Rights
[ad_1] Taylor-Cyphers said such vagueness is not acceptable. “In my opinion, the impairment is a real mistake when using it as a legal standard.” Taylor-Cyphers wants the government to put on the brakes. And it is not alone: documents released under the Official Information Law show that officials at the …
Read More »Teens admit murder of 90-year-old woman after murder charges dropped
[ad_1] A fit of boredom was the catalyst for a trio of teenagers who violently robbed a 90-year-old woman, who died 25 days later from injuries sustained in the burglary. But while all three have admitted to causing the woman’s murder, two of the girls at one point wanted all …
Read More »China says Indian forces crossed border and fired warning shots
[ad_1] China said Indian forces crossed the territory it occupies along its disputed border and fired warning shots at a Chinese patrol in a move it called a “serious military provocation” and a violation of its agreements. Nuclear-armed rivals have been involved in a tense standoff in the cold desert …
Read More »Covid 19 coronavirus: the huge virus spike in Europe
[ad_1] Coronavirus cases in Europe have started to increase dramatically, with a total of 500,000 cases in Spain, raising fears that other nations could be next. Total cases in Spain topped the half-million mark overnight as the government struggled to contain a wave of infections in one of Europe’s worst-hit …
Read More »Schools issue a warning to parents about graphic death on social media
[ad_1] Anjum Naveed / AP Schools have warned parents to keep kids offline for 24 hours and heavily monitor all social media interactions until content is removed. (File photo) Schools across the country are warning parents to keep their children away from devices after a Facebook Live video of an …
Read More »New Zealand Elections 2020: Winston Peters Criticizes ‘Hypocrisy’ Of Having Smokefree 2025 Target Along With Cannabis Referendum
[ad_1] “Keeping cannabis in the hands of the black market is the complete opposite of everything that Mr. Peters seems to support in politics, so I hope he looks at the legislation.” At the time of the 2018 census, the proportion of habitual cigarette smokers aged 15 years and over …
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