Abuse In Care
Gangs unite to speak up on abuse in care
The Detail talks to two of the people who helped bring gang members together to share their stories at the abuse in care inquiry. Audio
Gangs unite to speak up on abuse in care
The Detail talks to two of the people who helped bring gang members together to share their stories at the abuse in care inquiry.
AudioPublic Service Commissioner Peter Hughes apologises at inquiry
Public Service Commissioner Peter Hughes has apologised to state care abuse survivors at the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care this afternoon.
Hughes was also chief executive of the… Audio
State care 'a life sentence', survivor tells Commission into Abuse
A woman abused in foster care in the late 1990s has told the Royal Commission into Abuse in care that one placement she was in was a house of horrors.
Known only as Mrs E.J, she first went into care… Audio
Abuse in care: Psychologist on cover-ups in Catholic order
The Catholic Order of St John of God has been described as masters of cover-up and moral simpletons.
An Australian clinical psychologist has been giving evidence at the inquiry looking at historical… Audio
Govt pledges to launch redress system for abuse survivors
'A national disgrace'. That is how the government is describing the efforts crown agencies went to, in order to avoid responsibility for abuse under their watch. It is committed to establishing a new… Audio
'More support needed', victim tells Royal Commission into abuse
A Samoan man who came to New Zealand at about the age of four has told the Royal Commission of Inquiry that too many in his community are being left to live their lives with no social support.
"All my life has been swept under the carpet" - survivor
A man who suffered abuse while in care says he wants transformative change in the state care system in New Zealand.
Abuse led to a lifetime of anger, survivor tells Royal Commission
An angry kid, to an angry youth and then angry adult sums up the life of abuse survivor, Leota Scanlon.
He's fronted up to the Royal Commission into Abuse in Care's Pacific hearing in South Auckland.
…Abuse in Care: Woman describes disconnection from culture
A woman of Samoan descent who was adopted out to a palagi family says it resulted in a complete disconnect from her cultural roots.
Known as Ms CU, she has told the inquiry into abuse, that although… Audio
Samoan survivors speak out about state care abuse
Survivors of abuse from the Pacific community have began to give evidence before the Abuse in Care Royal Commission of Inquiry this week. Audio
State care abuse resulted in hatred of his culture, Samoan tells inquiry
The theft of his name led a Pacific Island boy down a path of state care, where he was abused.
Investigation into abuse in care of Pasifika opens in Mangere
The first investigation into abuse in care of Pacific people in New Zealand has opened with a meaningful welcome in South Auckland.
Over the next two weeks the Royal Commission into Abuse in Care… Audio
Salvation Army apologise again to abuse victims in its care
The Salvation Army has apologised for the historical abuse of people in its care.
The organisation gave evidence at the Abuse in care inquiry being held in Auckland.
Over the next two weeks churches… Audio
Aotearoa needs to debate colonisation, racism - new commissioner
Lawyer Julia Steenson (Ngati Whatua and Waikato/Tainui) is a new Commissioner of the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Historical Abuse in State Care and in the Care of Faith-Based Institutions. Audio
The darkest chapters in so many lives - NZ's abuse inquiry
The first two weeks of New Zealand's biggest ever inquiry - into abuse in state and faith-based care - finishes today. It's been revealing, shocking, and heartbreaking - and it's just scratched the… Audio
The darkest chapters in so many lives - NZ's abuse inquiry
The first two weeks of New Zealand's biggest ever inquiry - into abuse in state and faith-based care - finishes today. It's been revealing, shocking, and heartbreaking - and it's just scratched the…
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