St Teresa’s school in Karori has called off a money raiser involving delivering flyers advertising a new bar and restaurant, during school hours, after complaints from three families. Children in years six, seven and eight were to spend an hour delivering leaflets in return for a $500 donation towards school sports jackets. The bar and Read more
Posts Tagged ‘Alcohol abuse’
Compassion measured in sparse dollars
Friday, June 29th, 2012
On Monday my friend Carl died – under the wheels of a train. He would not have meant to disrupt the lives of rush-hour commuters. Nor would he have wanted to cause distress to the train crew. Perhaps from the “other side” he will let me apologise on his behalf. Sorry. Perhaps it’s ironic that, Read more
Child substance addiction – a whole community approach needed
Tuesday, June 19th, 2012
There is no easy way to reduce the number of children who are trying to solve their problems by using alcohol and drugs. Any effective campaign to address child substance addiction must involve the whole community. According to a report in the Waikato Times, in the past 18 months 72 children with full-blown addictions have Read more