An Invercargill woman is calling for Southland Boys’ High School to change one of its house colours after pupils were seen dressed in blackface and afro wigs at their sports day. “I was pulling into a park when I saw…
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Northland meningococcal death: Leaders plead for help as ‘well-loved’ boy passes away
Northland’s first meningococcal death in more than two years, a six-year-old boy, has Kaikohe leaders pleading for more essential health services in their rohe (area). The boy, from the Kaikohe area, was sent home from Tautoro School on February 12…
Why Nigerians are muting their mothers on WhatsApp
In our series of letters from African writers, Nigerian novelist Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani says children are now having to police their credulous parents on WhatsApp. Just a few years ago, local comedians had a field day with jokes about elderly…