Abuse
Child monitor recommendation welcomed by Women's Refuge
The former head of the Women's Refuge is backing a register to monitor all children to the age of five because she says it will save lives. Coroner Wallace Bain recommended it after the brutal killing… Audio
Hamilton man sentenced for abusing step-daughters
The wife of a man jailed for abusing her two daughters says he ripped the heart out of her family.
Bullying in the spotlight at medical conference
Research shows more than a third of senior doctors and dentists working in public health have been bullied, and over two-thirds have seen someone else being bullied. Audio
Guam's Catholic Church says clergy now free of sexual abusers
Guam's Catholic Church says there are no guarantees but it has taken steps to ensure no sexual abuse perpetrators remain in the clergy. Audio
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
