Opinion Sport Legalise Otahuhu blitz euthanasia? P6 Marist P26 Manukau Courier Thursday, November 24, 2016 YOUR PLACE, YOUR PAPER The Manurewa mother was still in hospital recovering from injuries last week. JARRED WILLIAMSON / FAIRFAX NZ Beaten, tied, hospitalised JARRED WILLIAMSON on that Friday night. She heard a head. others to be vigilant with of Manurewa CIB, Detective knock at the door. Then, she says the larger strangers knocking on front Senior Sergeant Shaun Vickers, A woman is warning others to be Thinking it was her neighbour offender grabbed a ‘‘dagger-like doors. says the only description police vigilant after she was repeatedly that regularly visits, she opened knife’’ from his sock and held it to Her daughter, who found her have are two males. beaten before being tied up during the door to be faced with two men. her throat. ‘‘He said if I made any mother after returning home ‘‘But I would appeal to the pub- a home invasion in Manurewa. ‘‘The bigger one pushed his noise or screamed...’you know from work, said people should lic if they saw any suspicious Two men forced their way into way in and a second one behind what we can do’.’’ watch their surroundings - behaviour around the Dr the woman’s home late on Novem- him came in and closed the door. She says she began to pass out especially at night. Pickering Avenue area at the time ber 11 demanding cash and jewel- They were pushing me, hitting me while they tied her up and gagged ‘‘Just be aware, be vigilant. to get in touch.’’ lery. on my head...asking me, ‘give me her mouth. A week after the This could happen to anybody. If Forensic examination of items The woman, who asked to the money, give me the jewels’.’’ ordeal, she was still suffering you’re at home alone, try and see of interest found are currently remain anonymous, is recovering At one point, she was knocked headaches and loss of vision. She who’s at the door before opening underway. Vickers won’t elabor- in Middlemore Hospital after the over and dragged a small dis- says it was hard to move the left it.’’ ate on what they are. violent incident. tance. All the while she was con- side of her body. Police have yet to take a formal Vickers says this type of crime She was home alone at 9.30pm tinually hit and kicked in the She’s speaking out to warn statement from the woman. Head is not common in Manurewa. MOVE YOUR CAREER FORWARD Become a supply chain or shipping professional with the logistics skills employers want. Apply now for 2017 nzmaritime.com | 0800 744 722 *TermsMKT106_22MC_LOG and conditions apply. 2 MANUKAU COURIER, NOVEMBER 24, 2016 stuff.co.nz YOUR PAPER, YOUR PLACE 1. BIG PARADE This newspaper is subject to NZ Press The annual Farmers Christmas Council procedures. FROM Parade is on November 27 at 1pm A complaint must first and will take over Queen St with be directed in writing, THE new and exciting floats and within one month of entertainment. publication, to the editor’s email address. EDITOR If not satisfied with the response, the 2. PARTY TIME complaint may be referred to the Press Council. 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It still has a ‘‘higher than the national average statistics in joblessness, poverty, and formal training,’’ she notes. MIT chief executive Gus Gilmore says the institute is ‘‘not ending the delivery of its Foun- dation level courses. We are pro- posing a different approach. ‘‘Foundation courses will be embedded across numerous facul- ties, such as nursing and engin- eering, to support a better transi- tion into higher level qualifications‘‘. ‘‘We are mindful of the impact that these changes will have on The Manukau Campus of MIT. They have another campus in Otara. SUPPLIED our teaching staff,’’ Gilmore says and they are ‘‘working closely In English, six of the twelve lec- to try and save our members’ helped many mums and dads re- in its Foundation Studies and with them to help them through turing staff jobs will be lost. jobs’’. start their education. I have seen English programmes in 2014. the process’’. Dixon says their main aim is to Mangere MP Su’a William Sio the successes they’ve achieved ‘‘MIT has a moral obligation to About eight Foundation ‘‘save Foundation Studies. It is says cuts to these courses will with many pursuing degrees, and explain its proposed cuts to the Studies teaching staff will lose important that people of South ‘‘inevitably mean job cuts during others going into jobs‘‘. local community. This is the third their jobs, and six will be re- Auckland know that there is a the Christmas season.