Person to be weary of
During the last school holidays (October) a man( who works on the building site at the corner of Vanden place & Larissa Ave), has approached 2 tweens(9-12yrold)girls, with the line "your cute". He also did this on the 6-11 in the evening to my daughter,(she's also a tween) while she out after taking her friends home.
I know at least one of the local primary schools has a walking bus going past this location. And their are school kids in the surrounding area.
Mabey I'm overly concerned, but he did unnerve my daughter & the 2other girls
We know.
Poll: Do you think NZ should ban social media for youth?
The Australian Prime Minister has expressed plans to ban social media use for children.
This would make it illegal for under 16-year-olds to have accounts on platforms including TikTok, Instagram, Facebook and X.
Social media platforms would be tasked with ensuring children have no access (under-age children and their parents wouldn’t be penalised for breaching the age limit)
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