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The Home Secretary has today published a paper on the characteristics of group-based child sexual exploitation offending making clear that more will be done by government, law enforcement and partners to better safeguard children and tackle perpetrators. The findings provide safeguarding partners with an overview of the current evidence in relation to group-based offending. The paper sets out the limited available evidence on the characteristics of offenders including how they operate, ethnicity, age, offender networks, as well as the context in which these crimes are often committed, along w...

War veterans try their hand at farming Newshub 15/12/2020 © NZDF The participants included veterans from the Navy, Army and Air Force. Veterans of all ages got a taste of the farming life recently when they attended a week-long taster course at the Taratahi Agricultural Training Centre in Masterton. The participants included veterans from the Navy, Army and Air Force, representing service from as far back as Malaya to recent deployments to Afghanistan. The group was given lessons in everything from milking cattle to fixing fences. "They are probably not going to look at the fence the sam...

Bailey said the workshop was aimed at offering the participants insights into a potential future career, adding that there was a "huge amount of light banter" between the veterans. The course was not just beneficial for the veterans, he said, but also for the team at Taratahi. "They got to share experiences from both a farming and military perspective, which led to a newfound respect for each other." The workshop was organised by UCOL in partnership with the Ministry for Primary Industries. Veterans were also taught about farming vehicles such as tractors, frontend loaders, quad bikes and lig...

Tuesday, 15 December, 2020 - 13:56 An idea born in 1919 has been carried forward by Taratahi once again. When Sir William Perry gifted a piece of land for the training of servicemen returning from World War I, little did he know that 101 years later, Taratahi would be proudly welcoming New Zealand veterans once again. Partnering with Ministry of Primary Industries, UCOL staff at Taratahi hosted New Zealand veterans on a week-long Taster workshop. Each day offered them insights into what could be their next career option. "The group included veterans from the Navy, Army, and Air Force Ar...

Tuesday, 15 December 2020, 2:17 pm An idea born in 1919 has been carried forward by Taratahi once again. When Sir William Perry gifted a piece of land for the training of servicemen returning from World War I, little did he know that 101 years later, Taratahi would be proudly welcoming New Zealand veterans once again. Partnering with Ministry of Primary Industries, UCOL staff at Taratahi hosted New Zealand veterans on a week-long Taster workshop. Each day offered them insights into what could be their next career option. “The group included veterans from the Navy, Army, and Air Force Army,...