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Jail Reforms - A hung jury still out

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Auckland City Harbour News

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IN GOOD COMPANY: New Zealand Aids Foundation Trust Board member Cherry Sonderer says working with communities is what drives her.

Aids foundation turns 25

By JOCELYN REIN - Auckland City Harbour News

Working with one of the country's most at-risk groups is the next step in a lifetime of community work for Cherry Sonderer.

Light at end of tunnel

By: RHIANNON HORRELL - Auckland City Harbour News

A devoted Mt Albert couple who have faced indescribable pain and bad luck are pushing forward, with rays of sunshine on the horizon.

Party time for gay community

Auckland City Harbour News

The Big Gay Out will celebrate a summer of love this Valentine’s day.

Eden Park makeover

By: SCOTT MORGAN - Auckland City Harbour News

Eden Park's $240 million make-over remains on target for an October completion date.

Questions the cows want answered

In four words: "What about the cows?"

Getting families out the door in time

When the long Christmas and summer holidays come to an end it can be hard to re-adjust to the routines of back to work, back to school and back to busy family life.  For many families the morning rush hour is the most stressful part of the day.  So how can you and the kids get out the door on time?   

Expert warning on 'get tough' rules

Another long wait for the truth

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Jail reforms - a hung jury still out

No surprise. Views from a specialist forensic psychiatrist quoted in this column - that tougher, longer sentences could actually cause more crime rather than deter it, that long-term jailing of fathers causes at-risk sons to offend more, and too many prisoners having serious mental health problems - predictably struck raw nerves among readers.

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