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CHILD ABUSE

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Child abuse

'Tired of lack of sustained attention': Starship doctor speaks out about child abuse in NZ, plea to new govt

"I don't see that the incidents of child abuse have changed markedly."
Mike Hill, the son of a notorious criminal who witnessed and took abuse, turned his own life around and now helps save Kiwis' lives.
Child abuse

'I get a chance to correct something': The son of a violent drug dealer who broke the cycle of abuse and now saves lives

"I wish I could go back to when my father was six and give him… everything he needed, because he would have turned out a different person."
Watch: Children's charity calls for immediate action over child abuse.
Child abuse

'Children cannot stop abuse, but adults can': Children's charity calls for action now over child abuse

Three Kiwi children have already died from alleged child abuse this year.
Related video: 'Don't feel no one cares', former gang associate tells child abuse victims after years of crime.
Child abuse

'Appalling figures': Charity horrified by three major child abuse allegations in first 10 days of 2022

"The sad truth is that New Zealand is… unable to effectively protect our most vulnerable tamariki."
A former gang associate who turned to drugs and crime after being abused at boys' homes is urging troubled youths to not lose hope.
Child abuse

'Don't feel no one cares': Former gang associate's message to child abuse victims after years of drugs, crime

Billy Tanu retaliated for what he'd been through as a child. But he wants other troubled kids to know there's another way forward.
Pregnant woman jailed for throwing baby out of 13 storey building
Child abuse

Pregnant woman jailed for throwing baby girl out 13th floor window

She was said to have been "envious" of her friend's perfect family
Teacher aide charged for having child sex abuse material
Child abuse

Dannevirke teacher aide sentenced for child sex abuse material

The teacher aide and sports coach pleaded guilty to multiple charges

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Child abuse

Child put into adult psychiatric hospital, Royal Commission hears

"It was like, welcome to the horror show for a nine-year-old boy."

Frances Tagaloa was abused by a Marist Brother while at school as a five-year-old. It was in 2002 that she asked for an apology, but none was forthcoming.
Child abuse

Woman sexually abused by Marist Brothers as a 5yo calls apology 'a PR strategy'

"The secrecy is still going on. I still don't have the information and the answers that I was really seeking."