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‘Deeply sorry’: Psychology groups apologise for racism towards Māori
Two professional psychology organisations have apologised to Māori for the harm caused by racism within the discipline of psychology. The joint apology from the New Zealand Psychological Society Rōpū Mātai Hinengaro o Aotearoa (NZPsS) and the New Zealand College of…
When Men Cry
A recent publication ” When Men Cry”, contains some interesting information about violence against men. Global studies of domestic violence (DV) estimate that domestic violence affects 25% to 35% of men during their lifetime (Kigaya, 2021). Globally, at least one…
Psychologist who worked with OT, Youth Court charged with sexual offences against young men
A psychologist with “significant involvement” with young men, referred by agencies including Oranga Tamariki and the Youth Court, is at the centre of a police investigation into alleged historical sexual offending, RNZ can reveal. It can now be reported that…
Thousands of youths to lose access to unemployment benefits after welfare law change
Thousands of youths across the country are set to lose access to unemployment benefits, after a welfare bill passed into law under urgency on Friday night. From November 2026, the government will end Jobseeker payments to 18-19-year-olds whose parents earn…
Officials keep quiet after botched Lake Alice compensation
MSD doesn’t say if it’s checking Lake Alice torture survivors’ benefit decisions after compensation botch up The agency wrongly denied accommodation supplement to a Lake Alice survivor, but the decision was overturned Former human rights commissioner criticises MSD’s stance. Officials…
Police reviewing additional adult sexual assault and child protection investigations
Police are reviewing more adult sexual assault and child protection investigations, RNZ can reveal. They are separate to the more than 50 cases of child protection complaints and adult sexual assaults re-opened after concerns were raised in May about Detective…
Abuse survivors have won their latest fight against the Christian Brothers. But why did it take so much pain and suffering to get here?
Last month’s announcement that the Catholic order was about to go broke wreaked carnage everywhere I looked. Lives have been thrown into turmoil. Early last month, Peter* had some welcome news. The Christian Brothers had agreed to settle. The Catholic…
Abuse in Care survivor Frances Ruwhiu: ‘I thought I was getting a family; instead it was a mental institution’
Nearly two years after Whanaketia, the Royal Commission’s final report into Abuse in Care, Ruwhiu says survivors are still waiting for meaningful change, redress and recognition beyond Lake Alice. Nearly two years after the release of Whanaketia, the landmark Royal…
Lake Alice survivor forced to live in public car park after benefit wrongly cancelled
A survivor of torture at the notorious Lake Alice child and adolescent unit was forced to live in his house bus in a public car park after his accommodation supplement was wrongly cancelled. This meant Paul Zentveld, who has a…
‘Kick in the guts’: The human cost of reopening 54 child abuse and sexual assault investigations
Police files were supposed to pass through layers of checks and balances. Now 54 sexual assault and child abuse cases are being investigated again, leaving victims to trust the system a second time, while police face questions about why their…
A Prime Minister once hailed it as a rare success. So why has this charity closed?
Former Prime Minister Bill English once hailed a charity as a rare success in reducing youth reoffending in South Auckland. That charity, Genesis Youth Trust, has now closed after failing to secure more Government funding. A young Papakura woman had…
Police launch rapid review of 1,000 sexual assault, child abuse cases managed by one senior officer
Police have reopened 54 adult sexual assault and child abuse investigations after concerns about one senior officer triggered a review of close to 1,000 files. The long-serving senior officer now faces an employment process. Following questions from Stuff, police have…
