Auckland's Dilworth boarding school was set up to to provide education to boys from disadvantaged backgrounds for free.

School boy in uniform
Photo: Matt Klitscher

Last year an independent inquiry into sexual and physical abuse at the school uncovered a “catalogue of damage and injustice” spanning more than half a century.

Broadcaster turned screenwriter Mark Staufer was one of the boys physically and sexually abused while under Dilworth’s care.

He’s written and features in The Lost Boys of Dilworth, a docu-drama revealing his experiences along with several other abuse survivors including Neil Harding, who is leading the legal charge to hold Dilworth to account.

The Lost Boys of Dilworth premieres on TVNZ 1 at 8.30pm Sunday 14 April.

Published in
13/04/2024