Warning: This story discusses violence, rape, depression and suicide.
Auckland Women s Prison treated inmates in a degrading, cruel and inhumane manner in a concerted effort to break their spirit, according to a stinging ruling from a district court judge.
Mihi Bassett was gassed in her cell, Manukau District Court Judge David McNaughton said.
Photo: RNZ/Vinay Ranchhod
Corrections broke its own rules and regulations multiple times in its treatment of Mihi Bassett and Karma Cripps, who were gassed in their cells and forced to perform a humiliating ritual to be fed, Manukau District Court Judge David McNaughton says.
His ruling also confirms the women had to remove their underwear in front of male guards in order to get clean pairs and were, at times, denied toiletries and sanitary products
This story contains first-hand accounts of the Christchurch 2011 earthquake that may be distressing for some readers.
Ten years on, what impact has the 2011 Christchurch earthquake had on survivors? In the first episode of
Fragments - a six-part podcast and video series - a 6.3 aftershock surges near Lyttelton, across the Port Hills and into the surrounding suburbs.
Morag Aldridge.
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Those who were in Christchurch on 22 February 2011 all have a story to tell.
Some have probably told their stories many times to friends and family - they ve got used to them and the stories have come to define the day for them.
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A man who came through state care in foster homes, a boys home, corrective training and eventually prison, believes his life has been set back at least 30 years by the way he was treated and the physical and psychological abuse he received.
Stanmore Road Boys Home in Christchurch was sort of a violent place but worse was to come for a man who has shared his experiences with RNZ. (file pic)
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Aaron, who is 50, came from a broken home and his interview with RNZ is the first time he has spoken publicly about his experiences in care.
He lived on the street for a year at the age of 9.
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If you search google for the phrase climate change counselling , one of first results is a website for a Christchurch practice called Lucid Psychotherapy, which offers ecotherapy services.
Ecotherapy - according to Lucid - is an approach within counselling, psychotherapy, and psychology that recognises the importance of our environment. Ultimately ecotherapy understands that personal and environmental health are interdependent, and cannot ultimately be separated, the website says.
Psychotherapist Michael Apathy works at Lucid Psychotherapy and has been using ecotherapy to help others for about eight or nine years.
Demand is on the rise, he says - although it s an odd one .