‘Hell on earth’: State, church ignored child sex abuse – report
A new report says Marylands School and a related community centre for boys with learning disabilities in Christchurch were “hell on earth”.
Frustration as survivors of abuse in care face further wait for Royal Commission report
A survivor of abuse is furious the government has extended the Royal Commission into Abuse in Care’s deadline for a second time.
State of denial: How police child abuse inquiries ran aground
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…
Catholic Church in NZ commits to sexual abuse changes, including mandatory reporting
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.
Beautiful Children, Te Uiui o te Manga Tamaki me te Rangatahi ki Lake Alice, Inquiry into the Lake Alice Child and Adolescent Unit H.2
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.
State of denial: How police child abuse inquiries ran aground
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…
‘The state cannot monitor itself’
A recent public hearing of the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care put the role of Crown agencies under the spotlight. The inquiry heard how abuse, and complaints…
Dilworth: Victim tells independent inquiry some of his abused classmates took their own lives
A former Dilworth student who was raped by a tutor has told an independent inquiry he believes some of the students abused at the private boarding school went on to…
Crown Law blocks the police in rare, costly legal standoff
Exclusive: Did the Government’s legal agency withhold evidence of the rape, torture and abuse of children from police investigations? Aaron Smale unravels an extraordinary paper trail.
More details revealed of extent of abuse reports against Catholic Church
More details have been revealed as part of ongoing research into the extent of reports of abuse in the Catholic Church – but survivors say it is not an accurate…
Abuse in care: Māori survivors faced ‘significant racism, torture’
Māori survivors of abuse in care want urgent change to Aotearoa’s care and protection system, which has seen whānau suffer significant racism, torture, slave labour and disconnection from whakapapa, an…
Embracing Māoritanga helping state care abuse survivors heal
Māori abused in state care have spoken about the violent environments they were placed in as children, and how embracing their Māoritanga, their cultural identity, has helped them on their…
Survivors call for new Government entity to hear allegations of institutional child abuse
John’s* life has been blighted by the sexual abuse he suffered at the hands of his Catholic school principal. Forty years on, he is having to appeal to the Marist…
How Dilworth School could start to atone for its dark past
OPINION: Never look a gift horse in the mouth. That’s the first phrase that sprang to mind when Dilworth School announced plans to compensate former students who were sexually abused…
Apology by Catholic Church ‘shallow’
An apology from the Catholic Church to abuse survivors has been slammed as shallow and only intended to satisfy the general public. Cardinal John Dew made the apology, the first…
Abuse in Care: Church’s dedicated phone line not connected
The head of Auckland’s Anglican Church says he is “highly embarrassed” after it was pointed out to him their dedicated phone line for abuse survivors was disconnected. Faith-based institutions are…
Salvation Army apologises for historic abuse and its ‘harsh’ response to victims
The Salvation Army has apologised for the historical abuse of people in its care. Published in Radio New Zealand
Media release: Hon Chris Hipkins – Government acknowledges release of Royal Commission interim report
Hon Chris Hipkins Minister for the Public Service An interim report by the Royal Commission into Abuse in Care, released today, is a deeply moving record of the State’s past…
Pānui – Release of Interim Report
Today (17 December 2020) the Government is releasing Tāwharautia: Pūrongo o te Wā – the Interim report of the Abuse in Care Royal Commission. We are pleased to provide you…
Reliving abuse at Dilworth: ‘I was conditioned not to say anything’
Historical abuse suffered at the hands of some fellow students and staff at Dilworth School have been outlined to the Royal Commission into Abuse in Care. Neil Harding, who is…
Former Christ’s College student recounts fearing for life during sexual assault
A former Christ’s College student sexually assaulted and abused by other students in the 1970s says it was “systematic deliberate abuse” designed to shame him. Jim Goodwin attended the Christchurch…
Video: The Networks open address – faith based redress hearing – NZ Royal Commission into abuse in care
Murray Heasely and Liz Tonks address the commissioners on behalf of victim survivors at the beginning of the NZ Royal Commission hearing into abuse in care. Nov 30 2020
Abuse in Care Inquiry: ‘I was ashamed and felt totally trapped’
This story was originally published on RNZ.co.nz and is republished with permission. GRAPHIC CONTENT: A man has presented a harrowing testimony of being terrified as a boy for every day…