Seclusion
Evidence found of inhumane treatment of disabled children
One child was held in seclusion for 62 days. Audio
Finding alternatives to the use of seclusion
A Human Rights Commission report Seclusion and Restraint - Time for a Paradigm Shift has found children, youth and women - especially Maori - are being forced into seclusion for too long in both… Audio
Sam Neill: actor turned lockdown social media star
Sam Neill says being "stupid and ridiculous on social media" isn't a new thing for him. While he'd rather be on his farm in New Zealand, for now, the Kiwi actor is self-isolating in Australia. In… Audio
Mum's crusade to name schools that used seclusion
A Southland mum has made it her mission to find out what schools used seclusion in the past, but the Ministry of Education says it simply doesn't know. Audio
Seclusion to be eliminated in mental health care by 2020
Following scathing reports both at home and by the United Nations, New Zealand is vowing to elimate the use of seclusion rooms in mental health care. The work is scheduled to start in March and the… Audio
Report on seclusion in prisons
Criminologist Prof. Greg Newbold discusses the use of tie down beds and other forms of restraint being used in prisons Audio
Ashley Peacock's parents beg select committee for help
The 39-year-old mental health patient's parents Marlene and David have made an emotional plea to the health select committee asking for it to monitor their son's transitition. Audio
Ashley Peacock to be released after spending years in seclusion
Long term mental health patient Ashley Peacock, who has spent much of the past decade in a 10 metre room inside a secure pyschiatric unit, will be released into the community by the end of this year.
…No criminal charges for Southland school over alleged seclusion room
No evidence to support charges against anyone at Ruru Specialist School in Invercargill, police say.
Ministry accused of cop-out on seclusion rooms
Disability provider IHC says the Ministry of Education must shut seclusion rooms now, after revelations only six of eight schools have agreed to stop using them.
Minister stands by seclusion room timeline
The Minister of Education is adamant she first heard about the use of seclusion rooms in July, despite a family saying they complained to her a year earlier. Video, Audio
Students' safety at seclusion room schools questioned
The Disability Rights Commissioner is questioning whether two schools under investigation for seclusion rooms can guarantee students' safety. Video
Officials apologise for handling of seclusion complaints
The Ministry of Education is apologising for the way it handled complaints from parents about the use of a seclusion room at Miramar Central School. Audio
Minister should have acted sooner over seclusion rooms - Greens
Education Minister Hekia Parata should have stopped the use of seclusion rooms in schools as soon as she found out about them, the Green Party says.
School staff refuse to talk to police about seclusion room complaint
Staff at one of eight special schools that have used seclusion rooms to discipline children have refused to talk to police investigating a family's complaint.
Seclusion room inquiry given top priority - Chief Ombudsman
Investigating the use of seclusion rooms in New Zealand schools is at the top of his priority list, the Chief Ombudsman says. Video
Seclusion rooms a symptom of under-funding, advocates say
Advocates for children with disabilities say seclusion rooms are a symptom of under-funding of the special education system.
School that shut away kids used 'outmoded' practices - report
A Wellington school used a special room dozens of times to confine children, but did not record every use of the room, according to a report released today. Video
