We are retired. My husband has always been a dare devil of sorts, but Ive felt over the last 5 or so years that had passed.
We live in Paradise, on the edge of one of NZs most beautiful harbours. We own a quad bike. In February he took us for a ride through the sand dunes. I was looking over his shoulder, saw the road go from accessible for a quad to accessible for a motorbike.
I said ohh sh&*! He giggled, as the right side of the bike started to topple to the left. I shut my eyes (as you do) as we fell, thrown from the bike I went face first into the dirt. Thinking as the bike fell on me, that wasnt as heavy as I thought it would be! Listening to him and the bike roll down the wee hill, him saying OUCH F^%& OUCH F^&%!!!!! A&E took 6 hours, ACC coughed up. Now he has a totally severed tendon, the one that lifts the left arm, refuses to have an op, as many have told him of the pain and it taking a year for it to become even partially useful.
Rides down the beach now are far more sedate now :)

I was there at 11.45pm on January the 20th (my memory fades after years) outside the old Intercontinental Hotel in Auckland at the anti Vietnam demos. I saw the Police that night in what I'd call the first of the modern times of Police *overdoing* their power.
I was out of the country during the Springbok problems.

The report is what we needed to hear, well put! Sadly though, but it doesnt surprise me, many current and ex-police are still sitting back denying this is an issue.

The real truth is much hasnt changed! Maybe there is not the same indulgents in sex parties, but the attitudes arnt much different towards women, young maori (hauled over and indentified because they are there) to name a couple of incidences.

Now Id like to see some real changes. We wont though, cos the shaved heads, wrap around sunglasses, bulked up men already have their police culture/attitudes set. The women police compensate by wearing Doc Martin Jackboots.

I'd better stop now I think.