He mihi Acknowledgements. E ngā mana ririki, e ngā kārangarangatanga maha, e ngā kāwai ariki puta noa i te motu, nei rā te mihi maioha. Tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou katoa. Harikoa ana mātou ki te whakaatu i He Purapura Ora, he

Acknowledgements. Greetings to you who came to us with nothing in your hands. With sorrow clouding your hearts, the burden of guilt weighing heavily on your very being. Spirits crushed by the shame that still pervades your minds proffering a simple

Chapter 2: Context. 10. A small group of Bible students led by Charles Taze Russell founded the Jehovah’s Witnesses organisation in Pennsylvania in the late 19th century. [1] Mr Russell had become disillusioned with mainstream Christianity, which

Our hands were tied: Van Asch College and Kelston School for the Deaf A case study of audism abuse at Deaf Schools. A case study of audism abuse at Deaf Schools. Alternative formats. Audio: Our hands were tied – Van Asch College and Kelston School

Conclusion Whakatepenga. I. The Order’s Oceania province currently has 12 brothers in ministry, with four in Australia and eight in Papua New Guinea. Despite the high rates of abuse and neglect in both Aotearoa New Zealand described in this report

Part Five - The next phase of the Inquiry. Our work to date has only begun to uncover the extent of abuse in care, its impact and the severe cost to society. We know that much investigative, research and analysis work remains to be done so we can

Survivor experience: Gwyneth Beard (also know as Piwi) Ngā wheako o te purapura ora. Age when entered care: 11 years old. Year of birth: 1961. Hometown: Ōtautahi Christchurch. Time in care: 1972 –1978. Type of care facility: Girls’ homes –

Chapter 6: Institutional response to abuse and neglect at Whakapakari. 292. In 2023 Chappie Te Kani, Acting Chief Executive of Oranga Tamariki acknowledged that there were children and young people in the care and protection system between 1950 and

Survivor experience: Shannon Ngā wheako o te purapura ora. Name Shannon. Age when entered care 7 years old . Year of birth 1984 . Hometown Ōtepoti Dunedin . Time in care 1991 - current . Type of care facility Foster home; residential homes.

Chapter 5: Factors that caused or contributed to abuse and neglect at Van Asch and Kelston. 138. A number of factors have caused or contributed to abuse and neglect at Van Asch College (Van Asch) and Kelston School for the Deaf (Kelston) and allowed