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Letters to the Editor: What have anti-smacking laws achieved? 13 May, 2021 08:00 PM 3 minutes to read Sparing the rod has spoiled the children, says one reader. Photo / Getty Images Rotorua Daily Post In 1990, New Zealand legislated the outlawing of corporal punishment in schools. Then in 2007, we saw the ushering in of the controversial anti-smacking laws, which even today, some 14 years later, provoke vigorous discussion. We were assured both times that these measures would reduce violence in society as we were tackling these issues at the very grassroots, protecting children from both the ...

Letters to the editor: Need to step up the fight against drug dealers 13 May, 2021 08:00 PM 3 minutes to read A reader says new figures on kids and drugs were grim reading. Photo / Glenn Jeffrey Bay of Plenty Times Nationwide figures showed how desperate the problem is. We can't blame the government, police or social services. No, the parents of the younger offenders need to step up and take responsibility for instilling moral standards on their children. They need boundaries from birth. Even former drug kingpin Billy Macfarlane stated that cannabis use by children is a big ...

Police data: Kids aged 5 to 9 among youth busted with drugs 10 May, 2021 06:00 PM 6 minutes to read Figures show court proceedings were taken against 631 Bay of Plenty youth between 2016 and 2020. Photo / File Figures show court proceedings were taken against 631 Bay of Plenty youth between 2016 and 2020. Photo / File Police are finding children aged nine — or even younger — with drugs, new figures reveal. Over the past five years, police have caught more children and young people with illicit drugs in the Bay of Plenty than in any other district. And a former drug kingp...

Photo: Patrick McMullan/Patrick McMullan via Getty Organisers behind the disastrous Fyre Festival have reportedly reached a $2 million (R28.5 million) settlement with ticketholders, meaning that each of the 277 attendees will receive $7 220 (R100 000).  The settlement comes almost four years after the $100 million class-action lawsuit was filed, The publication writes that each attendee could potentially receive less than the settlement amount as Fyre Festival is still in the middle of a bankruptcy case with several creditors.  Quoting Billboard, NME adds that lawyers representing ticketho...

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