Otago Lakes Area Police are urging parents to know where their teens are and take responsibility for their welfare, after emergency services responded to a large disorder in Wanaka last night.
Police were called to Dinosaur Park around midnight after a report of about 300 young people gathered there and multiple fights breaking out.
At least three serious assaults were reported, involving young people being knocked unconscious, along with numerous other more minor assaults.
Acting District Commander Inspector Matt Scoles says it was disappointing that many of those present appeared to have been supplied alcohol.
“We know it’s a time of year where lots of people are out celebrating and having a good time.
“But we need parents to make sure their young people are acting responsibly, knowing where they are and what they are doing.
“I’m sure many parents would have been horrified to learn their teens had been putting themselves in danger, consuming excessive amounts of alcohol and engaging in violent altercations.
“It’s extremely dangerous for all involved when we have young people drinking under the legal age and gathering en masse without any supervision.”
Inspector Scoles says many of those involved were from out of town, with families in Wanaka on holiday.
He urges families on holiday to stick together and enjoy time away from home responsibly.
“Please, keep track of your kids, and have a plan with them around how everyone is going to stay safe.
“We don’t want to be knocking on your door at 2am telling you something serious has happened involving your teenager.”
So, that’s celebrating and having a good time, says a lot about society today. But it is a sign of the times and the reaping of a declining education system, which had sown nothing but junk teaching in recent years. Also the appalling influence of American culture on the youth of today, to say nothing about woke and gender garbage dished out like lollipops.
But the worst is the drafting of laws preventing parents from doing their job. But foremost is the lack of foundations set through the moral code of religious practice, principle, and study. Once we turned our backs to the LORD it was only a matter of time…
An excellent and astute observation…!
& BTW, Erica Stanford was made aware of this, and the book titled ‘Swimming in the Cesspool’.
Maori and Pacific Islanders have their own unique culture and proud heritage.
This is why the greater Whanau and the Marae needs to take back their children from the L.A. Gangsta Hip-Hop style of criminal-based anti-social ‘culture’ that permeates in the U.S. in the major cities.
Such a ‘culture’ is destructive, violent and arrogant, and the Maoris in soul and spirit are better than that, as are the Pacific Islanders!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBioBlECurQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTqJ9_-IIgk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUqhBCuTL9o
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJwpHWqNbkQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGumBNQk54k
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TQLwiiUyAU
Says a lot about society, and parenting indeed.