Abuse
Royal Commission inquiry ‘a lost opportunity’ for some
Scouts New Zealand and other groups say they are disappointed that victims of abuse in their communities won't be heard by the Royal Commission. Alex Perrottet reports. Audio
Fears Māori voice will be lost as abuse inquiry widens scope
Some Māori abused in state care say they will be silenced in the government inquiry now that it includes those abused in faith-based institutions.
Why state care abuse inquiry doesn't go far enough - lawyer
Human rights lawyer Sonja Cooper says while the government's inquiry into abuse in state care, now to include faith-based organisations, doesn't go far enough. She spoke to Lisa Owen about why it… Video, Audio
Reports Kiwi predator priest abused in UK
A notorious paedophile Catholic priest quietly transferred from New Zealand to the UK was free to keep abusing children for two more decades due to Church failings.
No report by Catholic college into abuse claims
A Catholic secondary school says no investigation report exists into a sex abuse complaint now being looked into by the police.
Former priest investigated: 'A conscious effort to make it go away'
An ex-Catholic priest living in Asia who was nicknamed "the Phantom Feeler" by boys at a leading Wellington Catholic school is being investigated by police.
Victim of Catholic priest asks others to come forward
A woman who says she was abused by a prominent Catholic priest is encouraging other victims to come forward.
'The tea or coffee was drugged' - state care abuse victim
A New Zealand man who was abused while in state care in Australia has been told he is unable to get up to $150,000 in compensation after being deported. The man, who RNZ is only identifying as John… Audio
BANG! Season 2 Episode 7: Speaking Out
We hear three stories from people who have worked through shame or embarrassment towards "really wonderful sunshine" on the other side. Audio
One in five lawyers sexually harassed
Nearly a third of female New Zealand lawyers have been sexually harassed in the workplace, a new survey has found. Audio
Changing sexual politics: the 1954 Mazengarb Report
Opinion - The first self-governing country in the world to have given the women the right to vote, New Zealand is the latest country to be anguishing over sexual impropriety, writes David Cohen.
Call for compensation for UK's child migrants
A British report on child sexual abuse says child migrants sent in their thousands to residential schools throughout the Commonwealth after the Second World War should be compensated.
Abuse survivors accuse Ardern of backtracking
A father and son who've accused leading Catholic clergymen of sexually abusing them as schoolboys are also accusing the Prime Minister of going back on her past assurances about an inquiry. The two… Audio
Abuse survivor ignored by successive governments
A father and son who say Catholic Churchmen sexually abused them as schoolboys are joining the war of words over the Royal Commission into abuse in state care. The two say the inquiry is a one-off… Audio
Govt announces Royal Commission into abuse in state care
The government has announced it will hold a Royal Commission into state abuse which will be chaired by former Governor General, Sir Anand Satyanand. Video, Audio
Teachers, principals disturbed by racism complaints
Students told researchers for the Office of the Children's Commissioner and the School Trustees Association of problems including discrimination by teachers and abuse from other children. Audio
Investigation launched into Larry Nassau's abuse
A special prosecutor has been appointed to investigate how Michigan State University allowed campus sports doctor Larry Nassau to sexually assault athletes over 20 years. Lisa Bernhard reports. Video, Audio
Kitten set alight
The Police have launched an investigation into the abuse of a four month old kitten which was set alight. Audio
Concern that abuse inquiry won't be widened
The Catholic Church in New Zealand and abuse survivors are upset the goverment may not be expanding an inquiry into abuse of children in state care to include faith-based institutions. Audio
Calls to include faith institutions in abuse investigation
Psychologist Dr Mulvihill says Australia's Royal Commission found the majority of children sexually assaulted were abused in faith-based institutions so they should be included in New Zealand's… Audio
