The mother of a 14-year old who viewed footage of rape and domestic violence for research has defended the study and says …. she gave consent for her son to take part in the research and believed he didn’t see anything that wasn’t age-appropriate”. She said chief censor Bill Hastings was doing a good job. John Mills, president of the Society for the Promotion of Community Standards, said Mr Hastings showed appalling judgment.
Submission re Draft Brothels Bylaws Amendment 2008
The Society, having carefully examined the latest proposals by the Upper Hutt City Council to change its bylaws affecting brothel placement and operation in the district, strongly opposes some of the proposed changes to the current bylaws. It points out that since they were adopted as law in 2003 there have been no applications by those wanting brothels in the CBD, as allowed under the Local Government Act 2002 (LGA), to have these bylaws challenged on the basis that they are unreasonable.