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Louise Deans gave evidence about abuse experience while training to become an ordained Minister in the Anglican Church and her attempts to obtain redress.

Ms C will give evidence of the abuse of a Vicar within a Church and Youth Group setting.

Mr Oakly will give evidence about the abuse he suffered by an Archdeacon of the Brightwater Church of the Nelson Anglican Diocese, who was also Scout Commissioner for the Nelson region, as well as the impact of the abuse.

Ms M discusses her home life and circumstances that led to being placed in the care of Anglican Social Services, and the abuse suffered in various home placements, which were made by Anglican Social Services and the State.

Mr Goodwin will discuss the environment at Christ’s College, including abuse from senior students and the difficulty seeking redress after being educated within a “don’t tell” culture, as well as the subsequent impact of these experiences.

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.