Local Democracy Reporter Alice Angeloni explores Tinder, toxic masculinity and sexual consent, and whose role it is to keep young people safe and informed.
Tinder, toxic masculinity and sexual consent: The fallout from Grace Millane s murder
26 Dec, 2020 02:34 AM
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By: Alice Angeloni, RNZ
New Zealand needs to unpack the macho male psyche to challenge a rhetoric that dehumanises women, a sex educator in Gisborne says.
In 17 years of teaching sex education in schools, Meredith Akuhata-Brown has witnessed a shift in attitude where women in particular are more objectified. She believes this aligns with greater accessibility of porn.
Add mobile phones and dating apps to the mix, further detaching young people from human contact and physical touch , and the result was an attitude towards relationships which lacked respect and connection, she said.
Travel restrictions mean motorcycle sales boom in Northland
23 Dec, 2020 05:00 PM
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John Shaw, of Shaw Motorcycles in Whangārei, has seen a 25 per cent spike in motorcycle sales since the Covid-19 lockdown. Photo / Michael Cunningham
Northland motorcycle retailers are seeing record sales under international travel restrictions, prompting a safety warning ahead of the festive season. John Shaw, of Shaw Motorcycles in Whangārei, has seen a 25 per cent spike in motorcycle sales across their Kawasaki and Harley Davidson ranges since the Covid-19 lockdown earlier this year. We ve been at the stage when we ve only had a few machines left on the floor and it makes my shop looks terrible. People ask you, Are you closing? , he said.
Over 5500 Northland ACC claims over festive season, 337 on New Year s Day
22 Dec, 2020 04:00 PM
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Officials are warning Northlanders to stay safe as the country enters the festive season - a peak time for injuries.
Based on data from the Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC), there were 5597 injuries in Northland between December 21 to January 10 in 2019/20, with New Year s Day (337) the highest single day for accident claims.
It was a decrease from the 5965 claims made during the 2018/19 summer in Northland - the highest it s been for the past five summers.
Nationally, over the 2019/20 summer, there were 103,248 ACC claims for injuries which cost over $100 million. About 4000 people were injured on Christmas Day last year.
Woman s slip on slip resistant tiles in Blenheim s town centre cancels her Christmas
22 Dec, 2020 03:38 AM
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Marlborough woman Sandie Wooster has had to cancel plans to spend Christmas in Christchurch after a slip in Blenheim s town centre left her unable to walk. Photo / Supplied
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By: Chloe Ranford
A Marlborough woman is being forced to spend Christmas doing nothing after a slip on town centre pavers left her with serious injuries.
Sandie Wooster was walking into the central business district last Monday when she fell, suffering two fractures to her hip and one to her arm.
Since the accident, Wooster had spent her days bedridden, with her husband helping her move about, shower, and go to the toilet.