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'Woefully deficient' youth services
New Zealand has a "woefully deficient" number of mental health services aimed specifically at young people and medical staff were poorly trained to identify those young people who might be at risk, according to a new report.
![<i>Dita De Boni</i>: Trying to keep the faith](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
<i>Dita De Boni</i>: Trying to keep the faith
It depresses me to think that inevitably, one if not all of my children will make their futures offshore.
![<i>Shelley Bridgeman</i>: Disney, a lifelong fairytale ... or something more sinister?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
<i>Shelley Bridgeman</i>: Disney, a lifelong fairytale ... or something more sinister?
So I thought I understood the Disney brand; it's about movies, theme parks and happy childhood memories, right? Well, as I discovered on a five-day stay at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida, Disney is actually far, far, more than that.
![MasterChef's backer drops support for school breakfasts](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
MasterChef's backer drops support for school breakfasts
Countdown has stopped funding breakfasts for children at 61 low-income schools.
![<i>Dita De Boni</i>: My 'real' mummy](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
<i>Dita De Boni</i>: My 'real' mummy
I am accustomed to being hailed from the other side of the house to the cries of "mummy! mummy!", but by now, I know I'm not the character in the house that goes by that name.
![R.E.S.P.E.C.T. find out what it means to me](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
R.E.S.P.E.C.T. find out what it means to me
Being respectful is an admirable quality. I know I probably sound like some old digger who fought in the trenches for his country when I say that sort of thing, but it is.
![Facebook tribute pages to dead student Emily defaced](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Facebook tribute pages to dead student Emily defaced
Facebook tribute pages to Emily Longley were defaced with lewd photos and nasty...
![Scott Kara's Forward Thinking](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Scott Kara's Forward Thinking
While I've only watched Coronation Street in passing over the years, from what I've seen recently, the murder plots, dodgy affairs (yes, Kevin, I've seen you in bed with that floozy. Poor Sally)
![Children's new advocate has proud record of cutting abuse](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Children's new advocate has proud record of cutting abuse
Brains behind successful Hawkes Bay scheme given chance to put ideas into practice nationwide.
![<i>Dita De Boni</i>: Little girl lost is found](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
<i>Dita De Boni</i>: Little girl lost is found
Hurrah for the safety of a nine-year old Wainuiomata girl who spent the night up a tree after becoming lost and was reunited with her family the following day.