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“After that, I heard boys using the wrong language. That motivated me to do something . it didn t sit right with me,” he said. In his four-minute speech, Knight told the boys he wanted to talk to them “about what it means to be a man”.
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Carlos Knight, 17, says he felt compelled to speak out after witnessing homophobic and sexist comments at school. “During my time at Boys High I have experienced boys behaving in a rude, so-called manly manner to towards young women, gay, lesbian, bisexual or just different people,” Knight said. “We think it’s cool to make jokes about a boy, just because he may be gay. We think it s manly to catcall girls at bus stops and we think we have the right to body-shame girls or judge them just off their appearance – we don’t.”
MMA fighter Fau Vake s family asks to keep him on life support as they pray for a miracle
19 May, 2021 08:33 PM
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Mike Angove speaks out against coward punching. Video / ZB
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The family of mixed martial arts fighter Fau Vake have asked that he be kept on life support as they pray for a miracle.
Vake, 25, remains in a critical condition in Auckland City Hospital this morning, police confirmed.
A family member told Tongan news site Kaniva News that the family had asked doctors to keep their son and brother on life support as friends and family uplifted him in prayer.
New Plymouth Boys’ High School 1st XV broke a 13-year drought with a 29-24 win against their Auckland Grammar School counterparts in the annual inter-school sports day on Tuesday.
Bay of Plenty schools say Government funded school lunches don t go to waste
18 May, 2021 07:00 PM
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The Ka Ora, Ka Ako programme expects to benefit 215,000 students in New Zealand by the end of 2021. Photo / File
The Ka Ora, Ka Ako programme expects to benefit 215,000 students in New Zealand by the end of 2021. Photo / File
Concerns over food waste from a Government-funded lunch scheme don t seem to be shared by Bay of Plenty school leaders who say open communication is reducing waste. Earlier this month, concerns were raised nationally about the level of food waste as part of the Ka Ora, Ka Ako programme which provides the option of free lunches to schools at a high socio-economic disadvantage.