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Paula Penfold @paulapenfold.bsky.social · 1d

What no potatoes

Paula Penfold @paulapenfold.bsky.social · 2d

Every year hundreds of New Zealand families experience perinatal loss. There’s a plan to build a nationwide system to give grieving whānau the support they need.
But the plan’s authors are so exasperated by how slowly things are moving, they have taken the unusual step of going public.

'We were sitting in hell': The parents gave birth knowing their baby had died - the help they were promised never arrived

A detailed national plan to support parents after baby loss was delivered to Health NZ in June. Four months on, nothing has changed

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Paula Penfold @paulapenfold.bsky.social · 3d

I am forever impressed and appreciative of people’s willingness to tell their stories 🤍

Chasing the losses

They lost everything. Now more is at stake.

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Paula Penfold @paulapenfold.bsky.social · 7d

I did some work for Paddy Gower Has Issues on the Online Casino Gambling Bill. Fair to say addicts think licensing 15 casinos here, who can advertise, is not a great idea.

Million dollar habit: Kieren quit drinking. But this addiction is harder to break

The Government plans to open the online gambling market to 15 new operators. Those who’ve lived with addiction say: don’t do it.

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Paula Penfold @paulapenfold.bsky.social · 9d

After the story.

After the story

The news moves on. The people don’t.

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Paula Penfold @paulapenfold.bsky.social · 11d

Have just sent a fresh round of questions off to Vietnam’s Embassy and Foreign Ministry but if past experience is anything to go by 🦗 🦗🦗

Chief victims advisor wants answers over failed extradition case

The unsuccessful attempt to extradite two Vietnamese officials accused of indecent assault is facing scrutiny from the chief victims advisor

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Paula Penfold @paulapenfold.bsky.social · 12d

Deja vu all over again

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Paula Penfold @paulapenfold.bsky.social · 13d

No extradition of Vietnamese officials accused of sexual assault

Fury as efforts to extradite foreign officials accused of sexual assault fail

Police said they had ‘no doubt’ assaults occurred, but the alleged offenders will not face justice.

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Sander van der Linden @profsanderlinden.bsky.social · 22d

Jimmy Kimmel is back!

“Efforts by leaders to pressure artists, journalists, and companies with retaliation for their speech strike at the heart of what it means to live in a free country.”

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