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Thursday, December 1, 2016

Labour's education spokesman Chris Hipkins says the cost to parents for early childhood education has increased up to seven times the rate of inflation.

New Zealand

Army truck carrying live ammo involved in crash with Mongrel Mob

Waikato Times - ‎3 hours ago‎
A New Zealand Defence Force Light Operational Vehicle was involved in a crash with members of the Mongrel Mob in October. Waikato's Mongrel Mob Notorious were also involved in the crash.

Wairarapa woman Gaylene Dunn died trying to rescue her cat from a tree

Stuff.co.nz - ‎2 hours ago‎
Gaylene Dunn's cat Tinker was stuck up a tree. It was a small, innocuous-looking lancewood, but the 55-year-old was a small woman, who would have had to stretch up to clamber into its forked base and reach for her pet.

Woman who stabbed Wellington woman Heidi Pryor to death found not guilty by reason of insanity

Stuff.co.nz - ‎2 hours ago‎
Heidi Pryor was murdered at a house in the Wellington suburb of Strathmore in May. A woman has been found not guilty by reason of insanity, for the murder of Wellington woman Heidi Pryor.

Schools evacuated after suspected bomb threats, possible link to overseas hoax

Stuff.co.nz - ‎9 hours ago‎
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Officer 'careless' when he pepper-sprayed 10-year-old girl

New Zealand Herald - ‎9 hours ago‎
A Whakatane police officer pepper sprayed a 10-year-old girl and her mother, but it was carelessness, rather than a deliberate act, the Independent Police Conduct Authority has found.

Human Rights Commission joins calls for independent inquiry into state abuse

Stuff.co.nz - ‎2 hours ago‎
More than 1100 people who suffered prolonged abuse at the hands of the state between the 50s and 80s, have formed the basis of a report which calls for an independent inquiry.

Man swept down Manawatu River when dog rescues goes wrong

Stuff.co.nz - ‎38 minutes ago‎
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Mt Roskill: closer than you think

New Zealand Herald - ‎6 hours ago‎
With the Mt Roskill by-election looming the electorate is no longer as safely Labour as it once was. Explore the swings by every polling booth over each general election.

Boat capsizes off Kawhia: Two swam to shore, one clung to rock, another plucked from water

New Zealand Herald - ‎22 minutes ago‎
Four people have been rescued after their boat capsized crossing the Kawhia bar. Photo of Kawhia Harbour / Christine Cornege. Four men have been rescued after their boat capsized crossing the Kawhia bar this morning.

Iwi mourn young rangatira: 'He was our next tier'

Radio New Zealand - ‎6 hours ago‎
Te ao Māori is mourning the sudden death of Awanuiārangi Black, a tribal ambassador for Tauranga iwi who "lived and breathed our people".

Five people injured, one serious, after three-vehicle crash near Porirua

Stuff.co.nz - ‎9 hours ago‎
Life Flight's Westpac Rescue Helicopter at the scene of the crash. They transported one patient via helicopter to Wellington Hospital and two others were transported via road ambulance.

Missing Timaru woman found safe

Radio New Zealand - ‎13 hours ago‎
A woman missing from Timaru has been found safe, and a man has been arrested for kidnapping and breach of a protection order. Nicole Brown, also known as Nicole Smith, was found safe and well after going missing in Timaru.

Firefighters' eyes treated for sulphur dioxide gas after Napier fertiliser plant blaze

TVNZ - ‎2 hours ago‎
Two firefighters have been treated by ambulance at the scene of a fire at a Napier fertiliser plant after getting sulphur dioxide gas in their eyes.

Bill may pause student loans to help first home saving

Otago Daily Times - ‎1 hour ago‎
The Green Party have proposed a Bill that would pause student loan repayments in favour of saving for a deposit for a first home. Photo: File.

Some Goose Bay properties declared safe, others await more data

Stuff.co.nz - ‎8 minutes ago‎
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Sir Mark Solomon appointed to Canterbury District Health Board

The Press - ‎4 hours ago‎
Ngai Tahu's Sir Mark Solomon had been appointed deputy chair of Canterbury District Health Board (CDHB). Outgoing Ngai Tahu leader Sir Mark Solomon has been appointed as deputy chair to the Canterbury District Health Board (CDHB).

Deadly December warning for New Zealand drivers

Waikato Times - ‎6 hours ago‎
Drive carefully plea from the AA as New Zealand heads into its most deadly month on our roads. Relevant offers. Motoring. Move over Land Cruiser 70-series, here's the Mercedes-Benz G-Professional · Jeep Renegade: the fun-filled SUV that doesn't take ...

The Government is 'spinning' the numbers on early childhood funding: Labour

Stuff.co.nz - ‎2 hours ago‎
Labour's education spokesman Chris Hipkins says the cost to parents for early childhood education has increased up to seven times the rate of inflation.

Person trapped after two cars collide near Hastings

The Dominion Post - ‎11 hours ago‎
One person was trapped and another injured after a crash between two cars near Hastings. Senior sergeant Dan Foley said the two cars collided on the Hastings side of the Fernhill Bridge at about 8.15am on Thursday.

Accused officers were left without leader during arrest, court told

Radio New Zealand - ‎2 hours ago‎
The police officer in charge of an arrest that saw officers use pepper spray, tasers and police dogs left his team leaderless after getting glass in his eye, he says.

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University Friends

Butler's 'Trumpism' course description draws backlash

Indianapolis Star - ‎9 hours ago‎
Butler University said it is reviewing its course description practices after it received backlash for a fall 2017 course offering that focused on the election of President Donald Trump.

Guidelines and Policy - Social Media at Your University

Inside Higher Ed (blog) - ‎9 hours ago‎
When you do an advanced Google search for social media policy and/or social media guidelines on either .edu or .ac.uk domains, a lot of results* appear.

Ex-UM health CEO named Oakland University president

The Detroit News - ‎15 hours ago‎
Rochester Hills - Oakland University has named Dr. Ora Hirsch Pescovitz as its seventh president, choosing a pharmaceutical company executive and former University of Michigan hospital leader who is a physician, researcher, administrator and fundraiser.

Congresswomen in Black Sorority Decry Racist Acts at American University

NBC4 Washington - ‎9 hours ago‎
The international president of the historically black sorority Alpha Kappa Alpha spoke with News4 about the recent racist displays at American University. Jackie Bensen reports the unversity's security has been called into question due to poor ...

University Presses

New York Times - ‎11 hours ago‎
One of the lessons of NUMBERS AND THE MAKING OF US: Counting and the Course of Human Cultures (Harvard University, $27.95), a fascinating book by the anthropologist Caleb Everett, is that to exoticize the Pirahã (say, by likening them to Borges ...

Florida university to award degree to Trayvon Martin

CNN - ‎16 hours ago‎
The slain Florida teenager -- killed by George Zimmerman five years ago -- will be awarded a posthumous bachelor's degree in aeronautical science from Florida Memorial University. Martin's parents, Sabrina Fulton and Tracy Martin, will accept the ...

University of Akron bans all smoking including e-cigarettes

fox8.com - ‎10 hours ago‎
AKRON, Ohio-- Students at the University of Akron are being reminded that as of July 1, smoking of any kind will not be permitted on campus or at any off-campus university activity. The school will begin enforcing a ban that not only includes ...

Tuition hike proposed for some University of Montana students

The Missoulian - ‎7 hours ago‎
Tuition and fees for students at the University of Montana would jump 13 percent for resident freshmen and sophomores, but those costs at UM also would be equal to Montana State University, unlike the current setup. And, the total annual cost of ...

Baylor University Frat Suspended For “Mexican-Themed” Party

PEOPLE.com - ‎10 hours ago‎
The members of the Kappa Sigma fraternity at Baylor University faced repercussions for throwing a “Mexican-themed” party for Cinco de Mayo.

University of Iowa must pay $1.4 million to Jane Meyer

The Gazette: Eastern Iowa Breaking News and Headlines - ‎11 hours ago‎
Finding the University of Iowa discriminated against a former athletics administrator based on her gender and sexual orientation, a Polk County jury Thursday awarded Jane Meyer $1.43 million, according to her legal team.

University of Texas stabbing victim asked student to call his mom

New York Daily News - ‎13 hours ago‎
The victim of a stabbing spree at the University of Texas asked a student he didn't know to call his mom before he died Monday.

University of Arizona seniors behind viral red swimsuit giveaway

AZCentral.com - ‎7 hours ago‎
The company's founders, University of Arizona seniors Alan Alchalel and Brady Silverwood, now seem to be scrambling to figure out how to make the deal happen.

A Public University Acquires A Big For-Profit, And Raises Big Questions

NPR - ‎22 hours ago‎
In a move that's being called "bold" and "out of the blue," Indiana's Purdue University is acquiring the for-profit Kaplan University. In announcing the deal last week, Purdue President Mitch Daniels said it was designed to open the university up to a ...

Carlow University students mourn freshman who died in fall from balcony

Tribune-Review - ‎8 hours ago‎
A somber mood permeated Carlow University's Oakland campus Thursday, a day after the death of freshman Dalton Bacco. On the sidewalk outside the student center, bouquets of yellow, pink and blue flowers propped up alongside a few candles served as ...

Noose Found Inside University of Maryland Fraternity House

U.S. News & World Report - ‎18 hours ago‎
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) - Authorities at the University of Maryland are investigating a noose discovered in a fraternity house.

Potemkin Universities

National Review - ‎May 3, 2017‎
The university faces crises almost everywhere of student debt, university finances, free expression, and the very quality and value of a university education. Take free speech. Without freedom of expression, there can be no university. But if the ...

Student comes up with 'ingenious' way to cheat in university exams

Telegraph.co.uk - ‎12 hours ago‎
It may sound like something used by one of Harry Potter's wayward classmates at Hogwarts, but “invisible ink” has now been revealed by the university ombudsman as the latest university exam scam. According to the latest annual report by the Office of ...

Student Arrested After Crawling Into a Duct to Steal an Exam

New York Times - ‎12 hours ago‎
The Multidisciplinary Science Building at the University of Kentucky, where officials said two students tried to steal an exam from an instructor's office.

Salaries of 245 senior university staff are leaked

Devon Live - ‎1 hour ago‎
"The Information Commissioner was satisfied with the steps taken by the university to address the unauthorised disclosure and took no further action.

Arizona House OKs university bonding, Senate up next

ABC15 Arizona - ‎4 hours ago‎
The focus immediately returned to the Senate, where deal-cutting to gain support from conservative Republicans for the $1 billion university bonding program is yet to be tested with a vote. But it was clear the Legislature was moving closer to passing