Andrew Mc Rae

Witnesses at the Abuse in Care Royal Commission have recounted gruelling stories of being abused while in the care of churches.

During this week and next, the Commission is hearing from 25 survivors.

An economist is predicting the rise of generation rent as house prices reach record levels.

The latest figures from the monthly house price index shows house prices have increased by almost 20… Audio

Survivors of abuse in state care are bitterly disappointed the Solicitor-General didn't apologise for the way Crown lawyers treated them during lengthly court battles over compensation.

Una Jagose QC… Audio

The Solicitor General has fronted up to the Abuse in Care inquiry telling the Commissioners she was there to explain the Crown's role but not to necessarily defend it.

The Royal Commission is… Audio

Following months of delays and contro-versy, the government has today launched a community-based trial of a Bluetooth-enabled Covid card for contact-tracing.

The trial will take place in Rotorua… Audio

Higher prices for vegetables and a rebound in the cost of public transport, led to a 0.7% rise in the consumers price index in the September quarter.

Andrew McRae has te pūrongo pakihi. Audio

The Ministry of Social Development has revealed more than 60 percent of the money it has spent on settling historical abuse claims has gone on operational costs, legal aid and external legal fees.

… Audio

The Ministry of Social Development has revealed that more than 60 percent of the money it has spent on settling historic abuse claims has gone on operational costs, legal aid and external legal fees.

Five-days before the last general election in 2017, 500 farmers took part in a noisy protest in the Waikato town of Morrinsville to complain about what they perceived as Labour's and the Greens'… Audio

It's three-years since farmers staged a protest in Jacinda Ardern's home town of Morrinsville just one week out from the 2017 general election.

They were worried about the possibility of a… Audio

A veteran Waikato dairy farmer believes a Labour-Green government would not be good for farmers. Lloyd Downing helped organise a farmer protest in Morrinsville leading up to the last election in 2017… Audio

A man who was wrongly identified as mentally disabled when just six years old, was then sent to a state institution where he was physically and sexually abused until the end of his teens.

It took… Audio

A man who was phyiscally and sexually abused as a young boy in state care has described his childhood as a nightmare - and the battle to get compensation as a horror movie that will not end. Audio

A man has given a harrowing account of the consequences to his life after going into state care in the 1970s.

Earl White, which is a pseudonym, has given evidence to the Abuse in Care Royal… Audio

We've recently been hearing from victims of the state in the Abuse in Care inquiry Yesterday, the struggles of a young boy taken into state care were relayed to the inquiry. 31 year old Chassy Duncan… Audio

A woman who was in and out of psychiatric care during the 1970s has spoken of being subjected to excessive electroconvulsive therapy, or ECT and the debilitating effect its had on her life.

Joan… Audio

The Abuse in Care Royal Commission has been told of a young man being assaulted by a teacher at a school for the deaf in the 1980s.

The commission has resumed its public hearings in Auckland… Audio

The Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care has resumed public hearings, delayed from April due to the Covid 19 lockdown.

The commission is investigating abuse in state and faith-based care… Audio

A lawyer representing survivors of abuse wants the Abuse in Care Royal Commission to speed up help for victims by making an interim report.

The Commission is investigating abuse in State and… Audio