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Iona Holsted was singled out for criticism in the Royal Commission’s report on redress for being among officials who suggested lawyers were drumming up false or exaggerated claims

Dilworth’s former assistant principal sexually abused boys on scouting trips, school camps and in the school’s sick bay. Ian Robert Wilson appeared by audio-visual link from Waikeria Prison at the…

Tom Doyle brings a wealth of knowledge, experience of both research and litigation, and a solid integrity to the examination of the abuse of children by clergymen in the Roman…

A Dilworth School Survivors Vlog. Ep.4 Sexual abuse survivors denied justice because of Dilworth’s actions. This vlog discusses how Dilworth’s actions inhibited survivor’s knowing about cases against former staff members…

A survivor of abuse is furious the government has extended the Royal Commission into Abuse in Care’s deadline for a second time.

Journalist Shannon Molloy is used to sharing his story. In his 2020 memoir, Fourteen (now adapted for the stage), he wrote about growing up gay in regional Queensland in the…

In part two of a series on Crown Law withholding evidence from police Aaron Smale asks: how did the government and its lawyers behave when they knew the state was…

In 2020, the Ministry of Social Development (MSD) commissioned an exploratory study into the barriers and facilitators to reporting and accessing support services for male survivors of sexual violence and…

On Christmas Day last year, men’s welfare worker Philip Chapman decided he had had enough dealing with police safety orders.

The Marist Brothers and Fathers have educated prime ministers, judges, cardinals and All Blacks at their Catholic high schools. But their record of sexual abuse is horrific.

This article discusses sexual assault and self harm and may be upsetting. A 74-year-old former Dilworth teacher and housemaster has been sentenced to six years and three months’ imprisonment for…

A leaked email has revealed a Dunedin principal said a silver lining to the deadly Auckland floods was keeping a story about her school off the front page.

A respected member of the West Coast community was a “prolific” abuser, assaulting 11 boys over nearly three decades, a court has heard.

As a new day dawned over Trinity Catholic College, it was hoped the first rays of light also marked the start of a new chapter for the troubled Dunedin high…

A blessing is set to signal the start of a new chapter at a Dunedin school with a dark past. The Catholic Bishop of Dunedin, Bishop Michael Dooley, will perform…

The Catholic Church in New Zealand says it will change the way it responds to sexual abuse, including mandatory reporting to police in cases involving young people.

Report presented to the Governor-General by the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Historical Abuse in State Care and in the Care of Faith-based Institutions.

Warning: This story discusses rape. Thirty years on from the first time he was raped, Sam Troth regularly wakes up at night crying and with cold sweats. But after three…

Male Survivors Aotearoa Ropu Tautoko completes literature review to identify research available concerning Māori male survivors of sexual violence.

Tautoko Tāne Aotearoa publishes part one of a research study on effective support services for male suriviors of sexual violence.

Dilworth School’s former chaplain and the school’s former assistant principal have both appeared in court facing charges of sexually abusing boys in their care.

The journey from Bluff to Cape Reinga is long – almost three million steps – but the road to healing from sexual abuse has felt a lot longer for a…