William of the White Hand
Junior News Editor
Now what isn't mentioned? It's a story essentially about sea-nigs behaving like sea-nigs. There won't be too many - if any - whites amongst this lot.
Key aware of street prostitution problem
NZ Newswire
Updated March 27, 2013, 3:52 pm
Prime Minister John Key says "genuine concerns" have been raised with him about street prostitution in some parts of Auckland.
Community leaders in south Auckland say girls as young as 13 are working as prostitutes and they're blaming the 2003 law change that legalised sex workers.
Tina Herewini, a Maori warden of 27 years, says she is shocked at the prevalence of under-age street prostitution in Otara.
From Thursday to Saturday nights there can be as many as 20 to 30 young girls lingering in front of the Otara Shopping Centre.
"I don't know which ones are prostitutes but there is also a line of cars leading up the lane into the carpark," she said.
"You see the girls talk with the drivers and then hop in the cars and drive a few more metres into the carpark where they do the business."
Mr Key, an Auckland MP, told reporters on Wednesday: "Genuine concerns have been raised with me. One of the issues when prostitution laws were reformed was that street prostitution, particularly under-age prostitution, would be dealt with and eliminated - I don't think that's proven to be the case in Manukau."
Parliament is dealing with a bill proposed by the former Manukau City Council to ban street prostitution in its area.
Mr Key didn't confirm the government would support it becoming law.
"There are some issues around it about whether it should be specific to Manukau or spread further out, that's the debate that's going on."
Ms Herewini says she spoke to one 13-year-old girl who said because she was young she was making as much as $600 a night.
"She even told me the prices she charges for the different sexual services."
Young and under-age prostitutes were learning from older prostitutes, Ms Herewini says.
"This is happening because the government has allowed it to happen."
http://nz.news.yahoo.com/a/-/mp/16451802/teen-sex-workers-shock-otara-leaders/
Key aware of street prostitution problem
NZ Newswire
Updated March 27, 2013, 3:52 pm
Prime Minister John Key says "genuine concerns" have been raised with him about street prostitution in some parts of Auckland.
Community leaders in south Auckland say girls as young as 13 are working as prostitutes and they're blaming the 2003 law change that legalised sex workers.
Tina Herewini, a Maori warden of 27 years, says she is shocked at the prevalence of under-age street prostitution in Otara.
From Thursday to Saturday nights there can be as many as 20 to 30 young girls lingering in front of the Otara Shopping Centre.
"I don't know which ones are prostitutes but there is also a line of cars leading up the lane into the carpark," she said.
"You see the girls talk with the drivers and then hop in the cars and drive a few more metres into the carpark where they do the business."
Mr Key, an Auckland MP, told reporters on Wednesday: "Genuine concerns have been raised with me. One of the issues when prostitution laws were reformed was that street prostitution, particularly under-age prostitution, would be dealt with and eliminated - I don't think that's proven to be the case in Manukau."
Parliament is dealing with a bill proposed by the former Manukau City Council to ban street prostitution in its area.
Mr Key didn't confirm the government would support it becoming law.
"There are some issues around it about whether it should be specific to Manukau or spread further out, that's the debate that's going on."
Ms Herewini says she spoke to one 13-year-old girl who said because she was young she was making as much as $600 a night.
"She even told me the prices she charges for the different sexual services."
Young and under-age prostitutes were learning from older prostitutes, Ms Herewini says.
"This is happening because the government has allowed it to happen."
http://nz.news.yahoo.com/a/-/mp/16451802/teen-sex-workers-shock-otara-leaders/
