April, 2010 | My Gripe An Thing

It’s time for a school war on blubber, say retired US brass

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WASHINGTON – School lunches have been called many things, but a group of retired American military officers is giving them a new label: national security threat. That’s not a reference to the mystery meat served […] […]

Let’s all stand up to the bullies

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Bullies beware. Beware also those who allow bullying to take place in the environments over which they have control. Two unrelated news stories this week should have served as a sobering warning to both groups […] […]

‘True friend’ took own life after warning texts

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A 15-year-old who was relied on to counsel schoolmates devastated her family and community when she took her own life after receiving threatening text messages from the wife of her lover. The Rotorua teenager killed […] […]

Kiwis can lay claim to Oz heroine

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Jessica Watson is on course to be the youngest person to complete a non-stop solo sailing trip around the world. They have claimed Phar Lap, Crowded House and pavlova as their own. But now New […] […]

Sweet lesson on carseat safety for children

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American safety activist Kathy Kruger [right] Kathy Kruger gets through a lot of Twinkie bars when demonstrating the need for youngsters to be secured at all times in proper restraints when riding in cars. The […] […]

NZ man guilty of murdering wife in US

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A former Auckland University student has been convicted of murdering his wife and torching their United States home to destroy evidence. After eight hours of deliberations over two days, a jury found Blazej Kot, 25, […] […]

What’s bugging the nation’s children

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Joanna Laxon (right) says she is concerned about environmental problems. Today’s children are worried about more than just their homework and peer pressure – they are also worried about terrorism and climate change and whether […] […]

Rapist hit victim and mother, 67, in attack

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Teanewa Joseph Ipo forced both his victims into a wardrobe. File photo / Supplied A man who burst into a Auckland woman’s home, raped and then beat her before he trapped her in a wardrobe […] […]

iPod warning after cyclist killed in crash with train

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A woman cyclist killed after being struck by a train is believed to have been distracted listening to an iPod-style music player, prompting warnings about the dangers of the devices. The 55-year-old, from Tauranga, was […] […]

‘Texting eclipses talking’ among US teens

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Texting is more popular among girls than boys, the survey showed Texting has become the most popular form of communication among young people in the US, research indicates. The study, by the Pew Internet and […] […]