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New Zealand Child Abuse

Wellington school principal on 20 child abuse charges

A Wellington primary school principal whose teaching career spans more than 30 years is facing 20 charges of child sex abuse. Ref. Source 6

Abuse Child Zealand New

Like I always say when a person thinks they're getting away with something like this let me tell you they're not, it will haunt them at some point or another. What a sick and disturbed man!

New Zealand Child Abuse History & Civil Business Politics

Kaitaia in shock over s-xual abuse by teacher

A Kaitaia community leader has described the shock of 12 students being sexually abused by a trusted teacher as the Far North town's little earthquake". Ref. Source 6

Note: Pamapuria School in Kaitaia

Abuse Child Zealand New

Couple charged with neglect of 3-year-old

A couple have been charged with neglect after a toddler was admitted to hospital with a leg wound so badly infected that the bones were visible. Ref. Source 7

Abuse Child Zealand New

Sex-pest test means instant dismissal

Teachers, doctors and any other government employees who fail Social Development Minister Paula Bennett's tough new child-abuse screening test will be instantly sacked. Ref. Source 5

New Zealand Child Abuse

Beaten girl abandoned in pram

Donna Deaves sat in the witness box, pale, and tried to explain why she left her seriously injured two-year-old daughter, Tanilla, lying in a pram for two days as the little girl's life ebbed away. Ref. Source 7

New Zealand Child Abuse

Being homeless hits children hard

Thousands of Kiwi children are homeless, with many missing out on schooling and basic medical care. Ref. Source 1

New Zealand Child Abuse Politics Business Civil & History

Child abuse is rising in NZ

Sixty children a day are being abused, with few signs that New Zealand's appalling record of caring for our young is improving. Ref. Source 2