July 2012

NZ Herald 19 July 2012 A controversial welfare bill designed to cut the number of young people on benefits and […]

NZ Herald 19 July 2012 About 50 residential brothels in the central Auckland area have been raided in the past

Challenge Weekly 19 July 2012 The nature of marriage, the blessing of same-sex unions and the ordination of gay priests

The Christian Institute 9 July 2012 Children who were smacked are more likely to suffer from mental health problems in

NZHerald 18 July 2012 South Auckland sex workers say the Auckland Council is turning them into \”public enemies\” and \”targets

NZHerald 17 July 2012 More than 70 children and young people were abused while in Child Youth and Family care

Stuff.co.nz 17 July 2012 Millionaire businessman Owen Glenn has given $80 million to prevent child abuse in New Zealand, with

DailyMail.co.uk 5 July 2012 Teenage relationships are becoming increasing violent due to the prevalence of internet pornography, the country’s top

NZHerald 17 July 2012 Watching two hours of television puts a millimetre on the waist of a child and reduces

NZHerald 17 July 2012 A free-speech battle is shaping up at Auckland University tomorrow over a move to boot out

Bay of Plenty Times 16 July 2012 A homosexual couple considering adoption say sexuality should not be a consideration when

Bay of Plenty Times 16 July 2012 Government agencies are failing those who need help most, a children\’s advocate says. 

NZHerald 16 July 2012  A Hawkes Bay man says his repeated calls for help for the depressed mother of his

ODT 16 July 2012 The principal Youth Court judge is asking school boards of trustees to try to keep every child

NZHerald 16 July 2012 A group of local body politicians is hoping first-hand stories of encounters with gangs of street

Stuff.co.nz 13 July 2012  A proposed bylaw restricting where brothels can be located in Christchurch has drawn nearly 200 submissions

nzNZDoctor.co.nz 11 July 2012It is concerning that Maryan Street said she took up the bill because \’she could not think

TVNZ News 12 July 2012 Labour is continuing to take a hard line on alcohol reform by proposing greater restrictions

Stuff.co.nz 13 July 2012 The children\’s commissioner says an \”explosion\” in the number of children with signs of foetal alcohol

NZ Herald 12 July 2012 A growing number of mistreated and abused children are being admitted to Waikato Hospital, and

Stuff/co.nz 11 July 2012 A South Auckland man has appeared in court charged with murdering his two-year-old stepdaughter. Michael Martin

Stuff.co.nz 11 July 2012Smartphones to get police on the beat Crushed boyracer car to help teach safety  Couple charged with

Stuff.co.nz 9 July 2012 Schools have enlisted debt collectors to make parents pay \”voluntary\” donations, with one school attempting to

Stuff.co.nz July 8, 2012 A father is concerned his son  attended alternative sexuality education classes at school that  explored ideas

Stuff.co.nz 4 July 2012 Despite ongoing work on a minimum alcohol price, a proposal to introduce a pricing regime looks

Washington Post 7 July 2012   Judith Wallerstein, psychologist who pioneered research on divorce, dies at 90 In 1970, preschool teachers

ninemsn.com.au 25th May 2012 A US woman who \”married herself\” in a commitment ceremony says she did it to celebrate

3News 30th June 2012 The International Criminal Court is set to launch a formal preliminary examination into the New Zealand

\”Next.\” \”Good morning. We want to apply for a marriage licence.\”  \”Names?\”  \”Tim and Jim Jones.\”  \”Jones?  Are you related? 

Stuff.co.nz 3 July 2012 New Zealand could soon follow in Argentina\’s footsteps by making it easier for transgender and transsexual

Bay of Plenty Times 2 July 2012 First it was children; now it\’s pets: Less than perfect behaviours are being labelled

Newstalk ZB 2 July 2012 There\’s a call for the Government to withdraw funding from the sex education programmes run

Auckland Now 2 July 2012 Porn tycoon Steve Crow says the Erotica Expo has been blacklisted at Auckland Council-run venues.

Christchurch Press 2 July 2012 Plans to allow major brothels in Lyttelton could be scuppered after an outcry from residents.

NZ Herald 2 July 2012 Raising the age at which people are allowed to buy alcohol has been given overwhelming

NZ Herald 30 June 2012 Proposals being considered by the Anglican Church could see gay marriage services carried out in

Brisbane Times 22 June 2012 The Queensland government will ban single people and same-sex couples from having a child through

NZ Herald 30 June 2012 Nearly two-thirds of New Zealanders support giving gay couples the right to adopt children. A