Running buddy group set up following spate of attacks on women
A group has been set up to help people find running buddies following four random attacks on women in Auckland while they were exercising.
Facebook group 'Running Mate' was set up on Tuesday afternoon with the intention of getting people to exercise together, as a safety-in-numbers initiative.
It comes as police warned four attacks on women who were running or walking alone in the North Shore and West Auckland area may have been linked.
By Friday, it had 341 members, with posts from people all over Auckland keen to find people to go running with.
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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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