State care: 'Abused to the point of passing out'
Man went into state care speaking his native language, but came out not knowing a word.
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Man 'hated everybody' after enduring abuse at Ōwairaka Boys' Home
The theft of his name led a Pacific Island boy down a path of state care.
'Courageous' Pacific survivors to speak about abuse in care
The impacts of the Dawn Raids will be discussed in detail across the next fortnight.
Revealed: Shamed Ron Brierley's email resigning his knighthood
Documents show Ron Brierley told he could jump from knighthood before being pushed.
Abused student: 'I want Dilworth to feel the pain financially'
Dilworth student who tried to report abuse was caned and sent back to his abuser.
Oranga Tamariki wrong not to follow up abuse reports, review finds
Agency got it wrong by not investigating 9 out of 14 reports of possible abuse or neglect.
'Next level brutality': Prison for pair with graphic child exploitation videos
A source told the Herald it was "the worst child exploitation material we've come across".
Baby killer loses bid for permanent name suppression
Jerome Dean argued that hiding his name was about protecting the daughter he didn't kill.
Oranga Tamariki reports show numerous instances of staff harming children
There have been 40 instances where staff have harmed children in the past three years.
Parents 'kidnap' son from Oranga Tamariki care after latest violence complaints
More allegations of abuse emerge from youths in Oranga Tamariki's Christchurch residence.
Oranga Tamariki investigation: Christchurch care home to close
Children's Minister Kelvin Davis says there could be more abuse allegations to come.
Toddler torched: Wyoming man 'could face death penalty'
Wyatt Dean Lamb faces charges of first-degree murder and child abuse.
Oranga Tamariki investigation: Staff stood down after child restraint incident
Sir Wira Gardiner says a social worker has been assigned to the young person involved.
Lake Alice abuse in care: Police apologise, admit failings in investigations
Survivors say they were subjected to electric shock treatment and the drug paraldehyde.
'National shame': 812 children seen by DHB for suspected abuse in 5 years
The DHB has seen 55 cases of suspected abuse in children so far this year.
Password standoff: How online child sex abusers avoid longer sentences
Months in prison versus years - it's a no-brainer for tech-savvy child sex offenders.
Focus: Newsroom accused of Family Court breach after baby uplift story
Reporter Melanie Reid, whose story about an Oranga Tamariki reverse uplift is at the centre of the charges, speaks outside court after the hearing along with her lawyer Tim Castle. Video / George Heard
From making millions as a top investor to jail - an online child sex abuser speaks
He's not as contrite as one might expect. He's nowhere near as sorry as one might hope.
Lake Alice use of electric shocks on children 'cruel and barbaric' - nurse
Psychiatric nurse Brian Stabb worked at Lake Alice hospital in the 1970s.
Open access: How NZ's child sex abuse image filter stopped working
It was meant to protect the most vulnerable online - then it stopped working.
Father threatened to send his son to Lake Alice if he didn't behave. At 13 the threat came true
'I'd wave and he would just ignore me, so that was pretty hard.'
Sex abuse class action dropped against 'deep-pocketed' Dilworth School
Abuse victims are angry the wealthy school hasn't offered any compensation.
'Not a new occurrence': Thousands of reports of concern around child abuse
Oranga Tamariki receives thousands of reports yearly of concern about abuse of children.
Editorial: Facing the past in seeking to do better
Editorial: Leaving the past behind is easiest for those who are not haunted by it.
Hake Hola describes electric shock abuse and screams at Lake Alice
Hake Hola's evidence where he describes being given electric shocks and hearing other kids screaming while they get it. Video / Royal Commission
'You could hear them screaming': Former Lake Alice survivor recalls electric shock punishment
Hake Halo was given electric shocks as a punishment at Lake Alice Psychiatric Hospital.
Baby dies while mum goes on four-day binge
A mum has been jailed after leaving her children home alone for days while she partied.
'Out of that place, monsters came': Search for justice over New Zealand's 'Alcatraz'
The quest for justice from a boot camp that made murderers out of troubled teens.
Mother jailed for fracturing baby's ribs, skull
Baby's injuries were described by police as "the worst seen inflicted on a young child".
Two more men charged in Dilworth School sex abuse investigation
Two further men already in the court process have also been charged with more offences.
'He was the man': Ex-friend of Maddie McCann suspect makes stunning admission
He is the prime suspect in McCann's disappearance. Now an ex-friend has broken silence.
Dilworth victim: 'You can't tell me there wasn't a child abuse ring'
Dilworth tutor was in MacMurray House at same time as two others accused of abusing boys.
What Ron Brierley told police about images of naked children found on his devices
Details emerge after Brierley's guilty pleas to possessing child sex abuse material.
Urgent police search for man involved in 'suspicious behaviour' with South Auckland child
Police are urgently searching for a man involved in 'suspicious behaviour' with a child in South Auckland. Video / NZ Police