Lawyer calls for Louise Upston to resign after being 'duped' by Gloriavale leaders

Dennis Gates, who has represented Gloriavale leavers, said Upston had been misled by Gloriavale leaders on a visit to the West Coast Christian community.

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Memorial unveiled for victims of Lake Alice child and adolescent unit

In the 1970s the Lake Alice child and adolescent unit near Marton was a place of horror for the children tortured there.

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โ€œWhen it comes down to it, this is the Government, yet again, telling survivors that they do not matter, that their privacy does not matter, and that the Stateโ€™s willingness to protect itself is more important than the lived experiences of human beings who were abused at the hands of the State.
https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK2511/S00652/shocking-privacy-breach-as-msd-publishes-the-names-of-survivors-of-abuse-in-state-care-online.htm

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Abuse in care: Ministry of Education website bungle could impact survivors making claims - lawyer

The ministry says it should have been clearer, removing the false information from its website after questions from RNZ.

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Calls for promises to be kept, one year after abuse in care apology

At last November's apology, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon told survivors that a new independent redress scheme would be established.

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"I think there's a huge difference from a government response versus a church's response. I think it's been a long time coming and I'm hopeful that the way that the Presbyterian Church has responded in this space will be seen by the government as a way of moving forward."
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/575005/a-year-after-abuse-in-care-report-presbyterian-church-finally-apologises

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A year after abuse-in-care report, Presbyterian Church finally apologises

The church says it spent time consulting with survivors before taking the step, promising to go above and beyond.

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Lake Alice torture victim Hake Halo farewelled

Hake Halo's drawings first exposed the torture of children at the Lake Alice child and adolescent unit in the 1970s.

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A new website, Kลnae, has been set up to help survivors of abuse access their records. Here, Christine Ammuson, one of hundreds of thousands of New Zealanders who were taken from their families as children, explains why thatโ€™s so important. #ETangata #AbuseInCare #AbuseInStateCare #Kลnae

https://e-tangata.co.nz/comment-and-analysis/helping-survivors-of-abuse-to-find-answers/

Helping survivors of abuse to find answers | E-Tangata

โ€œThe pieces of paper inside told me that my family wanted me, and that the government should never have taken me.โ€ โ€” Christine Ammunson, on finally accessing her case files at 52, and helping other survivors to navigate the records labyrinth.

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https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/560906/state-abuse-compensation-band-aids-for-bullet-wounds-government-told "This government has offered band-aids for bullet wounds, and the minister should be ashamed. Deeply ashamed.

"Just as every other complicit member of parliament in the coalition government should be to, because to reject the findings - let me just say that again - to reject the findings of the commission is to reject the truth." Mariameno Kapa-Kฤซngi TPM #Nzpol #AbuseInCare

State abuse compensation 'band-aids for bullet wounds', government told

The government has been told its compensation scheme for survivors of state abuse offers "band-aids for bullet wounds".

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