Friday, 8 January 2021, 12:25 pm
Parents of the out-of-control youth who led police on a
lengthy police pursuit need to be held to account and need
to face consequences for their neglect, says Sensible
Sentencing Trust.
“The issue of parental
responsibility for youth who commit crime is not a new one,
but very little seems to be happening with ensuring parents
take responsibility” says Darroch Ball spokesperson for
Sensible Sentencing Trust.
“There needs to be
consequences and the courts need to enforce them” says Mr
Ball.
“These youth were between just 12 and 14 years
old. The responsibility of their actions lays directly at
Thursday, 7 January 2021, 4:37 pm
There’s a new name at the top of this years’ baby
names list.
Isla beat Charlotte and Amelia to debut as
the most popular name given to girls in 2020. Oliver remains
the most popular name given to boys for the eighth year in a
row.
Nikau and Mia are the most popular Māori names,
followed by Manaia and Aria.
Taylor and Darcy are the
most evenly split gender-neutral names for 2020, with a
51/49 per cent divide between boys and girls.
There
were no Jacindas or Judiths on the top 10 list for 2020 and
no increase in Ashleys despite these names appearing often
University of Canterbury Associate Professors Kathryn MacCallum & Cheryl Brown , Co-Directors of Te Puna Rangahau i-Ako | Digital Education Futures Lab discuss the pros and cons of our children’s increasing screen time, and how to deal with .