@mataahu@Mihi_Forbes@Mihi_Forbes what a powerful and distressing story. And what a courageous and beautiful young wahine Jubilee is. Well done Mihi & Annabel. Hopefully your hard work and sensitivity will help get these three babies home to their whanau now!
Jubilee Dawson big sister of missing Marokopa siblings gives frank interview about her missing siblings and Tom Phillips, her former stepfather.
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I have been reluctant to post this photo of my brother. He died last week. His mother died when he was a toddler. His father suffered from depression and killed himself a few years later. He was being abused by his grandfather. Charged with arson at 9. Bootcamp not the answer.
@paulapenfold@NZonAir About 12 years ago, I tried to do an investigation into FASD. One of the victims had given birth 11 times and had every one of her babies taken from her. She wouldn't speak - like so many others. It's a hidden yet pervasive epidemic in NZ. Go you @paulapenfold !
Fame, pain, family, new beginnings- I talk to Scribe in today's Your Weekend mag here: 'I never felt like I deserved to be that famous guy' stuff.co.nz/entertainment/…
For those who are wondering why so much attention has been focused on the response of the Capitol Police to the Trump-inspired riots, here’s a data-driven article that provides some useful frame of reference.
fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-p…
More than ever, as Covid 19 savages an already starved profession... Let’s save our journalists, one supporter at a time by PressPatron link.medium.com/7idCb1o0R5
Powerful. Sobering. The other darker side of Lockdown ... a call to action for every one of us who has the means to be be contributing to those who don't. Thank you @shortall_staceyourwordsmatter.co.nz/post/something…
OK, I know it’s early and all, but I would like to nominate Dr Siouxsie Wiles for New Zealander of the Year. She has been tirelessly delivering calm, knowledgable and current information on #COVID19nz to Kiwis from day one. Legend.