Professional beggar : Prisoner educator jokes he needs forehead tattoo to get Govt s attention for funding Newshub 6 hrs ago Hannah Kronast
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The developer of a prisoner education programme has joked that he needs to tattoo professional beggar on his forehead in order to get the Government s attention for funding.
Sir Graham Lowe developed the Kick for the Seagulls programme which teaches prisoners numeracy and literacy skills based on sporting principles.
He told The AM Show on Thursday one of their main ongoing issues is finding money to continue to run the programme. We get no funding at all. We are really fortunate Corrections help out and top up our expenses with shortfalls when we have small classes but we barely have enough to pay a wage. I don t get it. We have over 600 men who will have qualified with level 2 NCEA literacy and numeracy… it s a big course.
Press Release – Green Party Green Party MP Chle Swarbrick has put the Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Harm Minimisation) Amendment Bill into the Members ballot. The Bill will end the special appeals process on local alcohol policies to ensure communities have real control and the …
Green Party MP Chlöe Swarbrick has put the Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Harm Minimisation) Amendment Bill into the Members’ ballot.
The Bill will end the special appeals process on local alcohol policies to ensure communities have real control and the final say over liquor sales in their neighbourhoods. It will also implement a number of recommendations from the 2014 Ministerial Forum on Alcohol Advertising and Sponsorship.