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Catholic Church not doing enough to stop sexual abuse – Victim Advocate
An advocate for sexual abuse victims fears that the Catholic Church is not doing enough to prevent sexual abuse.
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Healing wānanga set up for survivors of Stolen Generation
Since the apology to Australia’s Stolen Generation in 2008, the Royal Commission has received almost 7000 applications for redress and there are questions around whether the process is effective. However, through self-driven cultural healing camps, they’ve started their own journey towards healing.
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NewsSurvivors given option to provide accounts of historical abuse in writing
The Abuse in Care Royal Commission of Inquiry has unveiled the option for people to provide accounts of abuse or neglect in writing, in response to requests from survivors to do so.
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'Give children love, not anger,' Flaxmere counsellor says
Debate around the legal right to remain silent has resurfaced after a four-year-old boy was left brain-damaged from a prolonged attack while in the care of family members. Police say the family were hindering the investigation by withholding essential details. As public pleas to speak up intensified, so too did the anger in the community.
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Shane Jones: Child abuse protectors are ‘social head lice’
Shane Jones’ used his parliamentary his speaking time to condemn those who refuse to disclose child abuse. “We call them in the Ngāpuhi country, kutus. They are a type of social head lice!”
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Simon Bridges: National will imprison those who hide child abuse
National Party Simon Bridges has announced that he would punish the non-disclosure of child abuse. This has come in the light of the four year old child from Flaxmere that was so badly beaten, that Bridges says will be physically disabled for the rest of their lives.
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Man Up riders take to Rotorua streets in effort to end child abuse
Man Up took to the streets in a bid to help raise awareness and support an end to child abuse. This follows the tragic death of a boy in Rotorua whose father has been charged in relation to his death.
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Children suffer consequences of parents actions
Oranga Tamariki has launched an investigation following various social media post that appears to show adults feeding alcohol to a baby.
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Grandmother's experiences of crime and pain rebuilds others
As a child, Patricia Walsh suffered from terrible abuse that led her to a life of crime. But she has since turned her life around by becoming a registered social worker and is helping others through her organisation, Toitū Mokopuna.
