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David Cohen* Analysis - Public hearings provide a valuable window to see the work of the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care. But what's happening behind closed doors will almost certainly have the more enduring effect on the ultimate political outcome of the costly exercise. Photo: 123RF This week the commission resumes its historical examination of faith-based institutions managed by the Roman Catholic and Anglican churches, and, in particular over the coming few days, the Salvation Army. William Booth, the Methodist minister who established the Salvation Army in the late 1800s, ...

Outdated adoption law set for change Newsroom 17/02/2021 © Provided by Newsroom After decades of campaigning from advocates, and multiple recommendations from the Law Commission, UNICEF and the Human Rights Commission, NZ’s adoption act is finally going to be repealed. But will it address the rights and needs of those whose lives it has affected – and are we at risk of repeating the same mistakes? The government has this week told adoption reform campaigners it intends to overhaul the 1955 Adoption Act - a long awaited action over a law widely accepted to be outdated and unfit for pur...

From the leading psychologist who helped to create Killing Eve’s Villanelle character, comes a riveting read about what truly makes a psychopath. And considering Dr. Freestone has worked on some of the most infamous and disturbing cases in the world, he is uniquely positioned to deliver some incredible and informative insight. by David Attenborough Recently turned into a documentary for Netflix, David Attenborough shares his thoughts on the future of our planet, from a lifetime spent exploring it. The award-winning natural historian and journalist makes clear the finite opportunity we have...

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Opinion – Gregor Thompson 11 years after her Oscar short-listed 2009 film This Way of Life , Tree of Strangers is Barbara Sumners first literary work. Her newly published autobiography is consistent with her previous work in the sense that it is exceptional. Review of Barbara Sumner’s book: Tree of Strangers By Gregor Thompson I bumped into a childhood friend recently in a bar in Auckland. Ordinarily, I live in Wellington but I was on my way to Paris to start a new life. The recent surge in Covid-19 cases in continental Europe has necessarily put that plan on the backburner. Lily told me ...