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Foundation for Alcohol and Drug Education
Drugs touch people's lives in so many ways. The FADE website is here to help you, your family, friends, workmates and the community you choose to be part of.
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23rd May 2013
Police find young boy in driver's seat and grandfather two-and-a-half times over limit.
An Auckland grandfather was two-and-a-half times over the legal alcohol limit when he let his 7-year-old grandson drive his car - a situation police say is becoming more common.
The man, 49, who has interim name suppression, appeared in Auckland District Court yesterday and pleaded guilty to drink-driving, dangerous driving and neglect of a child.
The man was pulled over by police in Auckland's Mt Roskill at lunchtime on January 18.
According to court documents, the 7-year-old was in the driver's seat. The man had a breath-alcohol level of 1059 micrograms of alcohol per litre of breath. The legal limit is 400mcg.
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An aerial operation by police has uncovered 1737 cannabis plants in the Wanganui area and 2344 in Ruapehu.
Central Districts police say information from the public was a major factor in the success of the crackdown which saw a total of 10,224 plants recovered - 90 plants up on last year's haul.
Of the total number of plants discovered, 5918 were from the aerial operation, with the other 4306 coming from search warrants.
Among those warrants was one executed in Waverley, which led to a significant drug seizure.
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2013 Resource Catalogue Now Available
The 2013 Resource Catalogue is now available.
Download your copy here or get in touch by email and we'll send you a copy.
Ordering resources is easy. Either, fax your order using the order form sent
with the 2013 Catalogue, or email your requirements to colin@fade.org.nz and it
will be actioned the same day. The
Foundation continues to distribute a wide range of resources to New Zealand
secondary schools. Clearly FADE's resources are well used and
meet the demands of the New Zealand curriculum. Get in touch if you need any
help at all.
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Colin Bramfitt
Executive Director
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