Authentic voices: It’s NOT the economy, stupid
Who are the authentic voices in the election campaign? And what do they think are the big issues? NewsWire’s LAURA FRYKBERG and JENNY MEYER cut through the spin and talked to Kiwi workers to find out....
View ArticleMen four times more likely to be nabbed
A STUDY of New Zealand crime in recent years shows men are offending at four times the female rate. The male/female ratio for offending stands at 4:1, with females making up only 19% of offences which...
View ArticleSexual offences are up while crime rate falls
CAMPAIGN SUCCESS: Helen Sullivan says people are tolerating sexual abuse less. IMAGE: Grant Ellen LATEST crime statistics show an increase in sexual offending, although most other types of offending...
View ArticleWorking like a dog: the return of youth wages
PUPPY EYES: "Munter" relaxes outside Plum Cafe. “OUR youth now love luxury. They have bad manners, contempt for authority; they show disrespect for their elders and love chatter in place of exercise;...
View ArticlePatrol wants protection from boy racer threats
RACER FEAR: Wellington patrol members are nervous of boy racer retribution. MEMBERS of a Wellington community patrol want their own patrol car so they will be safer when confronted by threatening boy...
View ArticlePorirua neighbourhood police team turns one
PORIRUA’S NEIGHBOURHOOD policing team are celebrating their one year anniversary this week, a year where prevention before the problem has proved the all difference. Senior Constable Robert Gregory...
View ArticleStudents want co-ordinated response to sex assaults
Staged artistic impression of ‘Rape Alley’ STUDENTS are calling for a coordinated response to recent sexual assaults on an infamous Wellington pathway known as ‘rape ‘alley’, along with other paths...
View ArticleWellington back in action after burglary
The burglary and vandalism of the premises of a Wellington charity won’t stop them from helping the people who need them. Dress for Success is a charity that provides free clothes and advice to women...
View ArticleChild abuse, poverty, housing, prisons show NZ ‘off track’
Image supplied Entrenched child abuse and poverty, alarming housing conditions and an exploding prison population are in stark contrast to New Zealand’s strong economy according to a report released...
View ArticleWellington remembers murdered trans woman
Grief and disbelief were evident in Wellington’s Civic Square on Tuesday as around 100 people gathered for a vigil to remember Zena Campbell. Zena Campbell was found strangled in her car on February...
View ArticleLISTEN: Ratepayers likely to foot the bill for waterfront vandalism
Wellington’s Mayor says ratepayers could pay for some of the reckless vandalism of a beloved water sculpture on the city’s waterfront. The Len Lye water sculpture was snapped off by a man who was...
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