City abuses referred to Vatican
The handling of historic sexual offending within the Catholic Diocese of Dunedin by then-Bishop John Kavanagh has been referred to the Vatican by New Zealand's top Catholic.
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Greater transparency wanted over agreement
Greater transparency wanted over agreement
A support group for survivors of sexual abuse by priests wants more transparency over an agreement struck with the Catholic Diocese of Dunedin.
Naming plea by barrister
Naming plea by barrister
A long-serving Dunedin barrister and Catholic education figure has added his voice to calls for Kavanagh College to be renamed.
Kavanagh name change faces counter-petition
Kavanagh name change faces counter-petition
Calls to change the name of Dunedin's Kavanagh College have prompted a counter-petition to keep it.
Priests gather for training seminar
Priests gather for training seminar
Priests from across Otago and Southland gathered in Dunedin yesterday as part of a push to upskill clergy in response to a sexual abuse crisis engulfing the Catholic Church.
Kavanagh name change decision delayed
Kavanagh name change decision delayed
Former pupils are "pretty disappointed" by a delay to any decision on the renaming of Kavanagh College.
More voices call for wider inquiry
More voices call for wider inquiry
Dunedin Mayor Dave Cull and Catholic Bishop Michael Dooley have added their voices to fresh calls for an expanded Royal Commission that includes faith-based victims of sexual abuse.
Comment: What victims want most - justice
What victims want most: justice
Sitting in a small room listening to a victim of sexual abuse finally tell their story is a harrowing experience.
Scale of abuse, suffering revealed
Scale of abuse, suffering revealed
It started with one bad apple - a paedophile priest from Dunedin who abused four boys and was jailed for his crimes. But the story of Fr Magnus Murray’s crimes has opened the floodgates, Chris Morris reports.
Teacher stayed working even after admitting abuse
Teacher stayed working even after admitting abuse
Peter Boock's abuser did not wear a white collar, but he was allowed to continue teaching at a Catholic school even after his past offending was revealed.