not really a Meme, but...

Sooo...went along to the Family Group Conference for the boy that mugged TR Jnr today.

This kid...when you hear the story, he's been up against it from day 1...and I think the way the system is geared hasnt helped either, but cant really go into too much here

Anyway, I got to say my piece for TR Jnr and added a bit from me, and I actually got quite emotional during it, which isnt what I had expected.

This kid had been busy, were other parents there, one of the other boys came as well, from incidents over a 4 month period .

Quite a draining experience, I went in with an open mind that this is a worthwhile process, and even told the boy I wanted to believe that there is some good in him and he can set himself on a positive path in life with the support he has around him.

After going through it, I'm no better able to determine if he will change his ways or if he will end up in prison (or worse...) in a year or 2.

He is in a good place (police enforced) at present and has been for 2 full months and will be for at least another 6 weeks or so, but whether he wants to move on, is upto him and equally as much, the ongoing support that he will need.

Isnt this what everyone apparently wanted?

@Winger said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:

At this point I believe Trump is the worlds only hope.

take that BS to the other thread!

@frank at least !

@canefan I know Auckland have been in lockdown for ages, but up until today, for the past 11 days, Northland was at a stricter level than Auckland, with zero cases...so you can see why people around NZ are getting fed up, and I cant see them relaxing rules much more for some time.

@kruse said in Motorcyclin':

I'm assuming it'd give a bit of a reduction in the insurance rates

I am not aware of any Insurers that offer reduced rates, so if it does, it isnt well promoted.

Man, Whangarei was insanely busy today, was Christmas like busy....

@gt12 I've had a 5 putt before, but more that I am not a great putter than a shocking pin placement...

@steven-harris I expect this game, along with the others will have plenty of emotion out there, Wainui played with guys form all over with the teams he represented, and with the mana he carried, they'll all be feeling it.

@kirwan jump on FB and see plenty of that there.

Was talking to an Employment law person this morning and they said very single phone call they get at the moment is about vaccines; can I make staff get it, can I sack someone if they refuse, what is these staff wont work with those ones due to vaccine status etc

Then another who runs home based ECE and are issues there as not only staff meant to be vaccinated for them to stay employed, thier family are meant to be as well, which is a whole other can of worms.

@gt12 ha I used to work in an off-licence in the UK part time, and used to amaze me the number of people would get off the bus, come in, grab a can or 2 to drink while walking home...

2 dudes had returned form a football match that thier team had won, so bought a bottle of veuve clicquot (wasnt the cheap one either) and drank it straight form the bottle as they wandered home!

@mn5 beer from a 750ml bottle is far superior to thier canned or 330ml cousins!

@l_n_p said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:

At this stage no-one was vaccinated (in effect).
UK testing was pretty good by then so 6.7% hospital admissions of unvaccinated?

yeah thats my hope that as our vaccination rates are probably higher than most other nations when Delta hit, it shouldnt be as much of a burden on our health system as it leaks into our communities, especially as we head into summer.