The Christchurch Civic Creche Case

News Reports Index

1992



Television New Zealand
September 4 1992

Child Care
Network News
Reporter Allanah James

Precis
The Civic Child Care Centre in Christchurch was shut down today. Bewildered parents want to know why, angry that the licence was cancelled without warning by the Ministry of Education, on the advice of the police

Shotlist

00:00      GVs meeting of parents to discuss the closure of the creche V/O REPORTER re the Civic Child Care Centre in Christchurch was shut down today, bewildered parents want to know why, angry that the licence was cancelled without warning by the Ministry of Education, on the advice of the police .

00:16      VOXPOPS parents re what they are doing is basically McCarthyist tactics .

00:22      VOXPOPS parent re can't believe that the staff has to be put through all this .

00:32      EXT playground Civic Child Care Centre, Christchurch .

00:40      I/V Michael Deaker, Ministry of Education re police have asked me to keep the reason for closing the creche confidential .

00:45      WS police and Civic Child Care Centre V/O REPORTER re police videoed the inside of the centre today .

00:51      (LCT) Peter Ellis leaves Christchurch court, he faces charges relating to the sexual abuse of children at the Civic Child Care Centre .

01:01      GVs meeting of parents .

01:11      END.