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The Jehovah's Witness church has filed legal action to be exempted from the state-wide investigation into sexual and other abuse.

The Jehovah's Witness church has filed legal action to be exempted from the state-wide investigation into sexual and other abuse. This story was...

After being attacked by the rector of St Patrick's College Silverstream at the age of 14, a man still chasing justice in his 80s says the exclusion of some abuse survivors from a government rapid payment scheme is unfair.

After being attacked by the rector of St Patrick's College Silverstream at the age of 14, a man still chasing justice in his 80s says the exclusion of some abuse survivors from a government rapid payment scheme is unfair.

The Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care has apologised for deleting an online post, sparking a backlash from survivors.

New abuse figures show one in seven Catholic clergy who work for a bishop have had abuse complaints laid against them.

People abused while in care are welcoming recommendations for the establishment of an independent redress system for survivors, but say the devil will be in the detail.

A glowing biography of a sex offender was hurriedly removed after an abuse survivor posted about it on social media.

Muddlemarch: Despair in small Otago town after second major flood in two years 3 Jan, 2021 07:12 PM 3 minutes to read Snow Ave, Middlemarch, with the Tap & Dough Bistro at left, looked more like a river on Saturday evening. Photo / Richard Emerson / ODT Otago Daily Times A second major Middlemarch flood in two years has residents calling for urgent action. "Theres got to be a solution," Norma Emerson, owner of Middlemarchs Tap & Dough Bistro, said yesterday. The situation was "totally unaccepta...