But their love will find its greatest challenge as the torments of jealousy, suspicion, pride - and an enemy from beyond the grave - threaten all they hold dear. Victorious on the battlefield, de Gael suffers sweet defeat when his heart is conquered by the lovely Linnet de Montsorrel. Yet it is a time of triumph for mercenary Josceline de Gael, bastard son of the king's most trusted ally. King Henry's efforts to crush his rebellious sons ignite bloody border skirmishes throughout the land. A brilliant mediaeval novel set in England under the reign of Henry II. But their love will find its greatest challenge as th. Her first novel, The Wild Hunt, won a Betty Trask Award and To Defy a King won the RNA’s 2011 Historical Novel Prize. When factoring in gender, the figure becomes even more unbalanced, with 25% more female Māori youth vaping compared to their non-Māori counterparts.Īccording to Minister Verrall, “We haven’t got that balance right at the moment.A brilliant mediaeval novel set in England under the reign of Henry II. New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth Chadwick lives in a cottage in the Vale of Belvoir in Nottinghamshire with her husband and their 3 terriers, Pip, Jack, and Billy. 20% of rangatahi aged 14-15 are vaping compared to 10% of non-Māori in the same age group. Verrall said vaping was an important tool to support people to quit smoking, but the balance needed to be right in making sure young people did not take it up.Īccording to Public Health Otago University rangatahi Māori are disproportionately represented in vaping statistics.

The Australian Government is taking further steps including banning the importation of non-prescription vapes and closing down vape sales in retail outlets.īut Minister of Health Ayesha Verrall says the Government has run out of time to legislate a ban, but they had been consulting on a range of proposals including flavours, branding, disposable vapes and proximity of sales to Marae and schools.

The Labour Government will not be following Australia’s lead in banning vaping products for recreational use. Since 2021, nicotine vapes can only be purchased in Australia with a prescription.

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