Day: 14 June 2019

The Hamilton District Court imposed a four-month community detention sentence to a young woman from Ōtorohanga after her facing charges of failing to take reasonable measures to protect her child while playing on the poker machines in a local pub. The defendant, Kalota Palu, was also sentenced to undertake 100 hours of community work. In addition, she will be supervised by Judge Philip Connell for a period of 12 months. At the time when the Judge announced the sentence, he also praised the 23-year-old woman for voluntarily starting and completing…

The operator of the National Lottery UK – Camelot – is boosting its marketing budget following an increase registered in lottery sales. This, however, has ended up with smaller funding for good causes, with the latter receiving £39.6 million less from the National Lottery in the last fiscal year. According to reports, Camelot generated about £1.65 billion for good causes in the UK for the year which ended on March 31st. This fund is used for cultural heritage, arts, sports and various charitable projects, but the overall amount it received…