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A Wanganui toddler who died in unexplained circumstances over the weekend is the son of a gang member jailed for the 2007 shooting of another Wanganui toddler, Jhia Te Tua.
Two-year-old Karl Richard Arc Perigo-Check received severe internal injuries over the weekend.
Inspector Duncan MacLeod of Wanganui police confirmed the dead boy was the son of Karl Check, who is serving a 15-year prison sentence for the 2007 murder, which happened after an altercation between the Mongrel Mob and Black Power gangs.
He was taken to Wanganui Hospital on Saturday afternoon, where he died.
While there were gang members associated with the case, police were keeping an open mind as to why and how the child died.
“We’re looking at the moment on behalf of the coroner to see how the death occurred,” he said. We’ve only been investigating since yesterday afternoon,” Mr MacLeod said.
“It’s early days yet.
Check, a father of seven, the drive-by instigator of the 2007 death, was found guilty of Jhia’s murder, along with the shooter Hayden Wallace and Ranji Forbes.
The investigation began after the post mortem “provided information which requires some explanation”, police said earlier today. .
Check had his case against his sentence heard in the Court of Appeal today. Not by disease nor by accident but by the malicious actions of those charged to protect and love him,” he said.
“The real scandal is that another child has likely been killed in this country.
“When are we going to protect these children? When are we going to get tough on derelict whanau, on deadbeat parents? Why do we tolerate this evil in our midst?”
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An inquiry has been opened by Acting Chief Coroner Garry Evans into the death of Aisling Symes.
Two-year-old Aisling’s body was recovered from a storm drain early yesterday, a week after she went missing from a house in the Auckland suburb of Henderson.
Mr Evans said an inquest into the cause and circumstances of her death would be held later.
Inspector Gary Davey said police found the woman yesterday and had spoken with her overnight.
Meanwhile, police have spoken to the mysterious Asian woman they sought during the investigation.
Mr Davey refused to reveal what the woman told police, only saying “she is no longer part of our inquiries relating to Aisling’s disappearance”.
He was “satisfied” she was unable to help police with the case and had officially ruled her out of the investigation.
He conceded the police search had caused some concern amongst the community but had been “a necessary part” of trying to find Aisling.
“We sincerely thank all the many members of the public who have delivered messages, beautiful cards prepared by children, flowers and other tributes,” he said. .
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Many of the messages had been brought to the Henderson police station and police and the Symes family appreciated the gestures, Mr Davey said
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A wire-haired dachshund that held the record as the world’s oldest dog has died on Long Island at age 21 – or 147 in dog years.
The dog, named Chanel, died Friday of natural causes at her owners’ home in suburban Port Jefferson Station, outside New York City.
Chanel, as stylish as her legendary namesake, wore tinted goggles for her cataracts in her later years and favored sweaters because she was sensitive to the cold, owners Denice and Karl Shaughnessy said Monday.
Along with her owner, Chanel spent nine years on assignment in Germany, where she became adept at stealing sticks of butter from kitchen countertops and hiding them in sofa cushions in the living room, Shaughnessy said.
The playful dachshund was only 6 weeks old when Denice Shaughnessy, then serving with the US Army, adopted her from a shelter in Virginia.
“She once ate an entire bag of Reese’s peanut butter cups, and, you see, she lived to be 21, so go figure,” Shaughnessy added. She also liked chocolate, usually considered toxic to dogs, Shaughnessy said.
Karl Shaughnessy nominated Chanel for the title of world’s oldest dog after noticing the Guinness World Records book had no record.
Chanel loved the party, especially the cake, which had a peanut butter flavor and had been made for dogs, Denice Shaughnessy said.
Guinness World Records officials presented Chanel with a certificate as the world’s oldest dog at a Manhattan birthday bash hosted by a private pet food company in May.
“Dogs are God’s angels sent here to look out for us,” Denice Shaughnessy said. . Owner Janelle Derouen said Max marked his 26th birthday on Aug.
A dog from Louisiana, named Max, is vying for the record of world’s oldest dog. 9. 9.
“I have five kids, and all my kids are grown and gone,” she said.
When asked the secret to her dog’s long life, Derouen said she was shocked he’s still with her.”
. “Now my grandkids are playing with this dog
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As the nation prepares to vote in the smacking referendum, several high-profile Kiwis are asked how they go about the tricky task of parenting without resorting to a whack.
NIGEL LATTA
Clinical psychologist, father of two, author of Mothers Raising Sons, host of The Politically Incorrect Parenting Show
Latta says a child’s role is to try to rule the world so parents need a discipline structure.
“It’s about having clear lines.”
Latta uses an early bedtime scale called “the ladder of certain doom”. You have punishment if they cross the line and there’s good stuff if they stay on the other side. Around dinner time they ask Latta how much time they’ve lost and they can either do jobs to make up time or go to bed early. When his boys behave inappropriately they lose 15 minutes from their bedtime.
Latta also advocates boredom as the best tool a parent can have and to use it as a consequence.”
He says although yelling feels good and can be used occasionally, it makes things worse. “When a child is little, a smack can work in a sense it gets their attention, but in my experience it doesn’t work anywhere close to as well as boredom.
ROBYN MALCOLM
Outrageous Fortune star; mother of Charlie, five, and Peter, two
At the top of Malcolm’s toolkit are routine, exhausting the boys’ endless energy, and being sympathetic when they are tired or hungry. He recommends sending the child to their room until the parent feels less irritated. I’d rather be in the water with a great white shark than in the kitchen with tired, hungry little boys.
“Tired, hungry little boys are the worst creatures on the planet. Look, if I’m tired and hungry I’m a bloody nightmare, and I’m a grown-up. Look, if I’m tired and hungry I’m a bloody nightmare, and I’m a grown-up.
“If they are aware on a daily basis that certain behaviour is just not acceptable, and like clockwork they do it and there is the same repeated consequence, after a while it just gets boring. She focuses on consistency, so the boys are clear on right and wrong. She says follow-through is crucial.”
She sets clear boundaries and uses meaningful threats and time out for undesirable behaviour.”
MIKE HALL
Bass guitarist with rock band Pluto; father of four girls with wife Kate
Hall rates routine as top of the list for their Auckland household. “The minute you go `oh no no no darling if you do that then this will happen’ and then nothing happens, they’ve got you on toast. Our kids absolutely flourish with routine. .”
. Routines can be broken on occasion, but it means they sleep better, they behave better, and they eat better
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Neighbours say they heard a man yelling
he didn’t mean to hurt anyone, minutes before armed police raided
a Rotorua house where two bodies and firearm were found.
Police said today they were talking to witnesses about the incident, but were not seeking anyone else after a 31-year-old woman and a 38-year-old man were found dead in the Sunset Road property yesterday.
A neighbour who was hanging out washing about 4.
Another nearby resident said he heard a man say the same phrase, before seeing him bend down to hug a dog.30pm, told the New Zealand Herald she heard a man’s voice yelling, “I didn’t mean to hurt anyone”.
The police armed offenders squad was called to the house about 4. The witness also saw a little boy standing near the man, he said. . Police were examining the scene and talking to witnesses.
Detective Senior Sergeant Mark Loper said police had not ruled out murder-suicide.
“You always see cops going up and down the road in the middle of the night,” he said.
One resident of Sunset Road said the street was “quite rough”.
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.Australian rocker-turned-politician Peter Garrett will on be made an Officer in the Order of Arts and Letters by France’s new Culture Minister Frederic Mitterrand today, officials say.
The former Midnight Oil frontman, who became Environment Minister in 2007, will receive the award in person from the French culture minister.
The Order Of Arts And Letters award, one of France’s top honours, recognises people who have made a significant contribution to the arts. The band had worldwide hits in the late 1980s and early 1990s with Beds are Burning and Blue Sky Mine before disbanding in 2002.
Mr Garrett rose to fame as the lead singer of Midnight Oil.
The Oils reunited earlier this year to perform benefit concerts for Black Saturday bushfire victims. .
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Relief could be in sight for homeowners struggling to pay their rising rates, if new laws to cap bills are approved by parliament.
And insiders say the new rules could mean councils will have to hold a referendum whenever they want to increase rates beyond the level of inflation.5 billion in rates each year, money which is spent on everything from sewerage and road repairs to swimming pools and libraries.
Local authorities nationwide collect around $2. This year, rates rises in some parts of the country have hit double digits. .95% and Palmerston North’s were up 11. Nelson’s climbed 11. Auckland, Christchurch and Wellington saw climbs of just over 5%, while councils in Invercargill, Southland and Buller demanded around 6% more than the year before.3%.
Hide told the Star-Times that double-digit rates increases were “not defendable”.
The proposal to cap rates will be formally announced over the next few months as part of a major shake-up of the Local Government Amendment Act 2002 by Local Government Minister Rodney Hide. He says Hide almost managed to pass a similar bill three years ago “but Winston Peters’ lot voted against it”.
David Thornton, founder of the NoMoreRates lobby group, says the proposal is “fantastic”.
“People are crying out for control on ratings increases. Now, Thornton thinks there’s a good chance the bill will become law.
“If you wanted to increase it by more than that you have to have a referendum.”
Thornton says New Zealand might follow America’s lead: more than half the US states use a system where property taxes (the equivalent of rates) are capped at the cost of living plus an increase based on population growth.
“What councils do here is decide how much they want to spend, and go out and collect rates to cover that amount. That sort of system would certainly work in New Zealand.
“If anything critical comes up, they say to the people, `Look, we must do this new sewer system’. What they do in these American states is they’re told how much money they’ve got and then they spend within that limit. If the people vote yes, they can do it. And they put it to the people.”
Mike Reid, manager governance for Local Government New Zealand (LGNZ), says its stance will depend on the fine print in any bill, but he is not convinced that rates increases are a major problem.”
Mike Reid, manager governance for Local Government New Zealand (LGNZ), says its stance will depend on the fine print in any bill, but he is not convinced that rates increases are a major problem.
On average, says Reid, rates take up 4% of household income, while taxes set by central government suck up about 40%. When looking for savings, he says it makes sense to be looking at those central government taxes first.
Reid says many rates are increasing at below the rate of inflation, and the average per household is between $1500 and $1800 per year. This, he says, is “remarkably cheap” by international standards.
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“The critical pressure that puts rates up is the cost of building roads… If you want your infrastructure updated and replaced, it costs money.”
Hide’s push for controls on rates comes as the Star-Times reveals figures showing large increases in management salary costs for councils around the country. A report by local government finance and policy analyst Larry Mitchell shows management salaries in the 73 city and district councils surveyed rose 14.4% to $93.42 million from 2007 to 2008.
Last week data analysis firm Dun & Bradstreet released a study showing 20% of New Zealanders have delayed paying their rates bill in the past 12 months. The study found that for many New Zealanders, keeping cash for daily needs outweighed any concerns over late bills payments.
Hide’s move to control rates is his first attempt to wield a stick over councils since being made local government minister. While Hide’s Act Party extracted coalition promises from National to look at capping central government spending, he will have to sell the case for doing the same to council rates on its merits.
But some of Hide’s moves to reduce council costs may not be good for the environment air and water quality standards are also on his hit-list.
Government officials are calculating the costs to councils versus the benefits. Hide said “very, very expensive” water standards were driving up rates in rural areas.
But Greens co-leader Russel Norman said councils such as Environment Canterbury had made huge progress improving air quality. Central government should pay councils to keep these standards not drop them.
-Sunday Star-Times