October 2012

CNN 15 Oct 2012 North Carolina voters have passed a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage, CNN projects, putting a ban

NZ Herald 16 Oct 2012 An attempt at breaking a world-record for skinny dipping planned for Mount Maunganui is being

Population Research Institute Gardasil has been controversial from the beginning. While other vaccines protect against diseases spread by casual contact,

Telegraph (UK) 11 Oct 2012 Fathers will be able to take time off work and claim state benefits throughout the

Otago Daily Times 15 Oct 2012 More than 700 drivers have been caught for drug-driving since a new law came into

Sunday Star Times 14 oct 2012 Feeding hungry schoolchildren does nothing to boost their learning, a new report shows. The

Stuff.co.nz 14 Oct 2012 The Greens have drafted a bill to overhaul adoption laws and allow adoption by same-sex couples,

Scoop co.nz 14 October 2012 Green MP to place adoption reform bill in ballot tomorrow, seeking to alter 57-year-old Adoption

NZ Herald 13 Oct 2012 Every time I read a report on poverty in New Zealand I wonder whether I\’m

NZ Herald 12 Oct 2012 Former Police Commissioner Howard Broad has been chosen to lead a new independent inquiry into

Otago Daily Times 12 Oct 2012 The rate of serious assaults in New Zealand has been steadily rising, throwing into

NZ Herald 12 Oct 2012 Five out of every six children who are abused or neglected in their first five

NZ Herald 12 Oct 2012 Victim advocates are calling for changes to the three-strikes law to ensure offenders receive a

The Guardian (UK) 12 Oct 2012 By the age of seven, a child born today in the UK will have

Washington Post 10 Oct 2012 Gallaudet University’s chief diversity officer was placed on paid leave on Wednesday after school officials

NZ Herald 11 Oct 2012 Grandparents raising grandchildren are set to get more financial assistance from the Government as part

NZ Herald 11 Oct 2012 Complaints against social workers could be handled by a new independent authority by 2014. The

NZ Herald 11 Oct 2012 Social Development Minister Paula Bennett Bennett has rejected criticism that the newly released White Paper

Lifesite News 9 Oct 2012 John Deighan, the parliamentary officer of the Bishops’ Conference of Scotland, told a conference in

NZ Herald 10 Oct 2012 A Maori leader is standing by his support of Mike Tyson\’s visa application despite reviews

Bay of Plenty Times 8 Oct 2012 Conceiving from bathing in a hot pool and not getting pregnant the first

World Radio Switzerland 4 Oct 2012 One in four people who accompany someone to commit assisted suicide suffer massive psychological

NZ Herald 5 Oct 2012 About a quarter of the people who die from injury deaths could still be alive

Dominion Post 6 Oct 2012 Young people can buy more than a week\’s worth of booze for less than an

NZ Herald 6 Oct 2012 Food programmes for hungry Kiwi schoolchildren may soon get a boost from the Government to

Stuff.co.nz 5 Oct 2012 Young girls should not be shamed for dressing like \”tarts\” and \”hookers\” because this is how

NZ Herald 5 Oct 2012 Church leaders will use their Sunday sermons this month to implore their congregations to speak

Mail Online (UK) 16 May 2012 Since his son’s birth 18 months ago, Sir  Elton John has been the epitome

Mail Online 29 Sep 2012 Only one in every 66 people say they are gay  or bisexual, a nationwide survey

Stuff.co.nz 3 Oct 2012 The suspected suicide of a 12-year-old girl in state care may have been prevented if Child,

Deseret News 29 Sep 2012 Since the 1960s, there has been a dramatic decline in marriages among this group of

Toronto Sun 2 Oct 2012 An astounding link on the Toronto District School Board website which entices children to experiment

LifeSite News 1 Oct 2012 School posters produced as part of the Toronto District School Board’s “Safe and Positive Spaces”