GUEST BLOG: Dave Macpherson – Another Open Letter to Board of Waikato DHB re: Nicky Stevens
Dear Bob – we have noted from your reply that you have not yet been able to bring yourselves to say ‘sorry’.
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GUEST BLOG: Dave Macpherson – Open Letter to Board of Waikato DHB re: Nicky Stevens
We have not heard from the Waikato DHB for many months in relation to the ‘serious incident review’ your organisation is required to undertake into the death of our family member Nicky Stevens, while he was in your care as a compulsory inpatient under the Mental Health Act.
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GUEST BLOG: Arthur Taylor – Just another fight in prison
I’m sad to say, that the five month (must be a world record in a maximum security prison) hiatus from a violent incident on this landing ended yesterday morning.
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GUEST BLOG: Dave Macpherson – IPCA Report finds Police “policy and good practice” not followed in Nicky Stevens case – upholds complaints by family
All five complaints by Nicky Stevens’ family over police handling of missing person ‘search’ upheld by IPCA
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GUEST BLOG: Warren Thomson – A CRITIQUE OF THE CULLEN-REDDY INTELLIGENCE REVIEW
The Cullen-Reddy Review gives us a strong indication of some of the likely new elements of new bills, and the opposition to extension of State covert power needs to prepare immediately to prevent further demolition of the rights to privacy, liberty and morally decent public policy making.
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GUEST BLOG: Roger Brooking – What does Tony Robertson have in common with Graeme Burton, William Bell & the Beast of Blenheim?
Robertson was in prison for eight years and had a grand total of seven counselling sessions. Seven sessions in eight years. That doesn’t add up either, does it?
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GUEST BLOG: Vanessa Kururangi – Moko Rangitoheriri
The anger has triggered finger pointing. The finger pointing has snowballed action. The action has forced reviews. So what will change? Will Moko be added to the ever increasing list of child abuse statistics, tut-tutted over, paper-pushed around in death as terribly as he was physically pushed around in life?
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GUEST BLOG: Maire Leadbeater – Jose Ramo-Horta cheerleader for Indonesia’s rule in West Papua
It would be hard to overstate the importance of the role that Jose Ramos Horta played during the long dark years when Timor Leste was occupied by Indonesia. As ‘foreign minister’ in exile he developed quite extraordinary advocacy and diplomatic skills that other liberation movements could only envy.
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GUEST BLOG: Vanessa Kururangi – RIP Joy Owens – she lived at 286
Anyone who infers that those from lower socio economic groups can’t achieve incredible things and lead interesting rich lives doesn’t have a “286” mindset.
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GUEST BLOG: Arthur Taylor – rehabilitation programs are a scam
It’s hard to believe isn’t it… CareNZ continues to take public funds to provide under-resourced programmes for Prisoners and continues to get rid of qualified, experienced Counsellors at the cost of thousands of taxpayers dollars.