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Witness for the Defence
14 January 2011
After years of facing accusations that she’s an apologist for paedophiles, Professor Felicity Goodyear-Smith finally comes to her own defence.
In an exclusive interview with North & South’s Donna Chisholm, the highly respected professor of general practice at the University of Auckland discusses why she continues to be a witness for the defence in child abuse cases.
In this regard, Goodyear-Smith stands alone, ostracised by former colleagues and thrown out of DSAC (Doctors for Sexual Abuse Care) – a group that once made her a life member.
Married to the son of Centrepoint guru Bert Potter who was convicted of child sex charges, she also spent five years as the commune’s GP.
A doctor with a compromised past who’s protecting the predators? Or a champion of the falsely accused? Decide after reading Goodyear-Smith’s story in the February edition of North & South.
Code Red
As an intensive care nurse, Rebecca
Kiff had given hundreds of blood transfusions. She’d never
suspected that one day her own life would depend on them.
Kiff lost every drop of blood in her body after suffering a
massive haemorrhage after the birth of her son, Riley, in
October.
Only four per cent of New Zealanders donate blood, despite the urgent need for life-saving treatments such as hers. And, as Joanna Wane reports, the number of new donors is falling at an alarming rate.
In the 12 months to 2010, the number of first-time volunteers fell an unprecedented 18 per cent. A single donation of blood can help save the lives of up to three people. To donate you need to be in good health, aged between 16 and 60 and weigh at least 50kg.
Pulse
of the Property Market
In a special report also in
the February edition, North & South analyses the
property market and the pressures on property prices. The
magazine also investigates why it’s so much cheaper to
build a new home in Australia than in New Zealand, and
whether it’s better to rent or buy.
It’s all in the February edition of North & South on newsstands from Monday, January 17.
ENDS
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