Breakfast: Tuesday, February 14

Published: 5:44AM Tuesday February 14, 2012 Source: Breakfast

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A helmet saved my son's life

Breakfast continues its focus on helmets and bike-safety, discussing the issue with Robyn Welsh whose son's life was saved by a helmet.

Cycle helmets: Minimising head trauma

Dr Richard Seemann from the Acquired Brain Injury Clinic joins the debate around helmets, explaining how head trauma can be minimised by wearing one.

Sex worker ban

The debate around prostitution is back in Parliament as a select committee considers allowing councils to ban sex workers in certain places. Auckland councillor, and chair of the Community Safety Forum George Wood joins Annah Pickering from the NZ Prostitutes Collective to discuss the issue.

Taking on the Govt over paid care

Breakfast hears from Green MP Catherine Delahunty and Cliff Robinson, a parent fighting the Government to be paid to care for his disabled adult children. Despite repeated legal losses, why is the Crown unwilling to back down?

'Tough love' gone too far?

A father's very public and drastic reaction to a disrespectful post by his daughter on Facebook, has hit the headlines and garnered millions of YouTube views. We talk to parenting expert, Sue Blair, about whether or not this is an example of 'tough love' gone too far.

How the Cook Islands is helping Christchurch

ONE News Pacific correspondent Barbara Dreaver explains Rarotonga's efforts to recognise the heroes of the Christchurch Earthquake, and the significance of Samoa's win at the International Rugby Sevens tournament in Las Vegas.

Love is in the air

Breakfast reporter Kimberlee Downs gets into the spirit of Valentine's Day and takes a look at where and how New Zealanders are looking for love.

How is the Super 15 shaping up?

The Super 15 competition is set to start this weekend, Breakfast checks in with Conrad Smith, Liam Messam and Tom Taylor to see how the competition is shaping up.

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