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Mr Harding discusses the abuse suffered while attending Dilworth School in the 1970’s by staff at the School.

Jacinda will talk about abuse suffered as a parishioner of the Nativity Anglican Church in Blenheim in the 2000’s, by the parish priest.

Opening submissions by Counsel Assisting the Royal Commission - Ms Anderson Opening submissions on behalf of the Bishops and Congregational Leaders of the Catholic Church in Aotearoa New Zealand by Ms McKechnie Submissions on behalf of Network for Survivors of Abuse in Faith-Based Institutions by Dr Murray Heasley and Liz Tonks.

John will give evidence about the abuse he experienced during the two years he was at a Catholic intermediate school in the early 1980s, run by the Marist Brothers, and his experiences in trying to get redress from the Catholic Church.

Marc will give evidence about the abuse he suffered in St Edmund’s Intermediate School and St Paul’s High School, Dunedin, by two Christian Brothers, a priest and a lay teacher.

Mary will give evidence about the process of obtaining redress for abuse she suffered at St Patrick’s Cathedral School and St Dominic’s Catholic College in Auckland.

Ann-Marie’s evidence describes her experience of abuse while in the care of several faith-based institutions.

Gloria gives evidence on the Catholic Church’s redress process both as a survivor of abuse and as someone who has worked on one of the Church’s Abuse Protocol Committees.

Anne gave evidence about the abuse she experienced while at the Star of the Sea orphanage, run by the Sisters of Mercy, and the sexual abuse by a Catholic priest who befriended her mother.

Mr F gave evidence about the abuse he experienced in his first year at St Patrick’s College, Silverstream in 1953.