Abuse
Overwhelming response to NZ #metoo Tumblr
A New Zealand woman has created a webpage for sexual harassment and abuse victims to anonymously share their experiences. Audio
Dunedin lawyer frustrated by fake names in state services
A Dunedin barrister says there's no way to hold ACC's Remote Claims Unit to account when its staff members use fake names. The use of pseudonyms by staff fearful of client abuse has come to light at… Audio
Prisoner allegedly threatened cellmates with death to rape them
Crown prosecutor Natalie Walker, in her closing address, said William Katipa told the younger prisoners he was in for life and threatened them with death and beatings if they did not submit. Audio
Report - many victims don't understand they've suffered abuse
Ground breaking report on sexual violence suffered by students has found many do not understand what they've suffered is abuse. Audio
Loneliness and elder abuse
Social isolation and loneliness make elderly people susceptible to psychological (and sometimes physical) abuse – most often at the hands of family members. Louise Rees and Hanny Naus from Age Concern… Audio
Abuse survivors encouraged to share stories
A man who was abused as a child encourages other survivors to share their stories as the 10 year anniversary of Nia Glassie's death is marked. Audio
State Care Abuse "Utterly Sickening"
The Disability Rights Commissioner says accounts of abuse in state care are utterly sickening. The report, released today, contains the stories of 17 people who were mistreated by staff in mental… Audio
German choir boys abused over decades - report
More than 500 choir boys were subjected to physical and sexual abuse over a 60-year period at a German school, a new report says.
Teenage Abuse Statistics Revealed
Some worrying statistics around teenage abuse have been revealed in a new paper, released by the NZ Family Violence Clearinghouse. Audio
Allegations of violence at youth justice facilities
Allegations of fightclubs, bullying and assaults on youth by staff at a youth justice residence have emerged in a report by the Children's Commissioner. Sonja Cooper, a lawyer specialising in cases… Audio
Pre-school teacher denies assaulting, force-feeding children
Lynn Euphemia Abraham denies assaulting children by smacking, force-feeding, and cellotaping a four-year-old's mouth closed at a child care centre she managed. Edward Gay was in court. Video, Audio
New CYF legislation unworkable, says former judge
Proposed changes to Child, Youth and Family legislation are unworkable and the bill enacting them needs to be rewritten, former Family Court judge John Adams tells Nine to Noon. The Children, Young… Audio
Inquiry hears of mistreatment of British migrant children in NZ
Britain's public inquiry into historical child sex abuse has heard claims of mistreatment of children sent to New Zealand. The BBC's Tom Symonds was at the hearing and says children in New Zealand… Audio
British abuse inquiry told children sent to NZ were mistreated
British social worker Margaret Humphreys tells Britain's inquiry into historic child abuse that children sent to New Zealand in the 1950s were mistreated. Audio
The Backbone Collective: violence against women
Deborah Mackenzie , Tania Domett and Ruth Herbert are the co- founders of 'Backbone' - a national collective that aims to help identify the gaps in helping women escape violence and abuse. They join… Audio
Act joins call for inquiry into historical abuse in state care
All three of National's support partners support an inquiry into the historical abuse of children in state care. The Prime Minister, Bill English, has knocked back calls for an inquiry, questioning… Audio
CYF criticised for lack of teeth, lack of outside scrutiny
Upcoming law changes that will overhaul Child Youth & Family, under the new Vulnerable Children Ministry, include the chief executive setting up a complaint mechanism for families. But critics of the… Audio
PM apparently snubs call for meeting over historical abuse
The Race Relations Commissioner and the Human Rights Commission wrote an open letter to the Government calling for an inquiry into historical abuse of children in state care. Dame Susan Devoy says the… Audio
Calls mount for govt apology over state care abuse
Pressure is mounting on the government to make a blanket apology for the historic abuse of children in state care.
Abuse in state care led to a life of violence
Albie Epere says he was stomped on and bashed the moment he arrived at a state-run boys home near Levin in 1981, which lead him into a life of violence. Video, Audio