1.5 kms is not near a school

The Herald reports:

A plan to house 10 child sex offenders in a building near multiple Auckland schools and daycares has been dropped after a strong community outcry.

Despite allegedly originally telling those opposed to the plan that it was not up for consultation, Corrections has scrapped the proposal just weeks out after receiving “feedback”.

The transitional house was set to be leased in the suburb of Alfriston, Takanini, about 1.5km from one of the local primary schools.

I agree a child sex offender shouldn’t be housed within a block or two of a school, but 1.5 kms away from a school is not close by. There will in fact be few areas in New Zealand not within 1.5 kms of a school.

If you draw a 1.5 km radius circle around a school, that will cover an area of 7 million square metres which is 700 hectares or 1,700 acres.