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Jail Reforms - A hung jury still out

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North Shore Times

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LUCKY ESCAPE: Tanya Whitworth avoided injury when the approximately six metre tree hit.

Felled tree hits house

By: MICHELLE ROBINSON - North Shore Times

The felling of a neighbour's gum tree resulted in a buckled roof and shattered conservatory for a Glenfield couple.

Spate of Shore attacks

By MICHELLE ROBINSON - North Shore Times

A 22-year-old has been arrested for an unprovoked attack on a North Shore couple.

Band in tune with the animals

By: LISA HONEYBONE - North Shore Times

It's not every day a successful band gets to hang out with a pregnant giraffe.

Simon’s D-day serves a purpose

By: SARAH CODDINGTON - North Shore Times

A new job has prompted Simon Keepa to give his dreadlocks the chop.

Breakers hungry to restore faith

Ever felt like you're doing all the things your supposed to but for some reason things just don't work out the way you expect?

Special day for athletes

Special Olympics Ribbon Day was held at the Millennium Institute and was sponsored by Don MacDonald.

Softball under-19 final

Chris Steele's the show at world splash champs

Trent Walker strap

International flavour spurs on junior cricketers

Young cricketers of all abilities took on the world in their own backyard this week during the annual junior world series.

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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