Sam Uffindell - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz Catholic News New Zealand Thu, 11 Aug 2022 09:35:04 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://cathnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-cathnewsfavicon-32x32.jpg Sam Uffindell - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz 32 32 70145804 Mental Health Foundation says bullies can change https://cathnews.co.nz/2022/08/11/mental-health-sam-uffindell/ Thu, 11 Aug 2022 07:54:57 +0000 https://cathnews.co.nz/?p=150333 A mental health advocate says it is important to remember school bullies can change, after National MP Sam Uffindell was stood down over "very concerning accusations". On Monday it was revealed Uffindell had been asked to leave King's College as a 16-year-old after taking part in a group assault on a younger boy. Speaking with Read more

Mental Health Foundation says bullies can change... Read more]]> A mental health advocate says it is important to remember school bullies can change, after National MP Sam Uffindell was stood down over "very concerning accusations".

On Monday it was revealed Uffindell had been asked to leave King's College as a 16-year-old after taking part in a group assault on a younger boy.

Speaking with media on Tuesday, Uffindell conceded he was a bully at school and "punched a few people".

"I was effectively a bully and I was a mean person and there will be other people at high school that I have hurt one way or another and for those people as well I just want to apologise for that. I'm not proud of it at all." Read more

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