“Community is first of all a quality of the heart. It grows from the spiritual knowledge that we are alive not for ourselves but for one another”
– Henry Nouwen
A new hub for Nelson’s homeless is expected to be up and running in a few months. The Male Room director, Philip Chapman, said the daytime shelter, called Whare Haumanu, was a “fantastic effort” from many people and organisations. Published…
Sam Thinks details their journey to self-love following sexual abuse during childhood. They share what they have learnt during the last ten years of therapy, which first involved dismantling their self-loathing inner voice, dubbed the ‘beast’. Published on PsychCentral Sam…
Australian Federal Police (AFP) have charged 44 men and removed 16 children from harm after investigators dismantled a national paedophile ring. Published on Stuff The alleged perpetrators – some of who stand accused of producing their own child abuse material…
The cost to the Crown of fighting claims by victims of abuse in state care is finally revealed before a Royal Commission. Aaron Smale calculates where most of the money went. Published on Newsroom Aaron Smale had been told by…
It is well established that children were physically and sexually abused in state care in New Zealand over many decades. But what has always been carefully hidden is the subsequent role of the Crown in deliberately, actively suppressing and stifling…
Allegations of sexual assault and grooming have been raised by former students against famed Kiwi composer, the late Jack Body. Published on Stuff Senior leaders at Victoria University of Wellington are reviewing the historical allegations that have been brought to…
Senior Italian Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu is suspected of paying A$1.14 million from Vatican funds to witnesses, to ensure the takedown of his bitter rival, Cardinal George Pell. Published on NZ Herald The allegedly corrupt cardinal wanted to ensure that…
Hundreds of sexual abuse victims who received meagre sums of money from the Catholic Church in exchange for their silence could now seek larger compensation payouts after a judge overturned one survivor’s settlement with the church. Published on The Age…
In an exclusive interview for TVNZ’s Sunday, Stan Walker bravely reveals to us the horrifying physical and sexual abuse he endured in his childhood family home in Tauranga. Published on TVNZ Stan has decided that it is time to bring…
Two former Dilworth students have spoken out about their grief and anger over sexual abuse at the school and say the police investigation has come too late. Seven men with links to the Anglican boys’ boarding school in Auckland have…
An advocate for victims of abuse in religious institutions says the Dilworth school case is unusual because the accused have ended up in court. Six men in their 60s and 70s with historical links to the Anglican boys’ school in…
The emergence of Covid-19 disrupted most aspects of life, creating a high degree of uncertainty and unpredictability about the future. Knowledge from a place of lived experience offers insights and strategies to better understand how to live, grow and thrive…
