CHILD ASKING FOR A LIFT FROM STRANGERS.

On Sat 18th Feb. my daughter and I (visiting) were in a quiet street in the city area of Rotorua.
As we sat on a seat chatting, a girl about 12 years came up and asked us to give her a ride home.
We asked her why she was in town and how was it she had no way of getting home. She didn't appear to have a mobile phone.
She told us that as it was the weekend, no buses were running.
We didn't give her a ride home, as my daughter thought it might be a set up.
I was worried that she would hop in with the first person to agree to a ride, and there might be unpleasant consequences.
An awkward situation- what would readers have done?

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Poll: Do you think NZ should ban social media for youth?

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

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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Do you think NZ should follow suit? Vote in our poll and share your thoughts below.