Allegations of Abuse in Institutions


Waiouru (NZ Army) - Index


(5) Oct 17- Dec 31 2004 Index

 



The Timaru herald
October 20 2004

Caution needed
Editorial

There is plainly a lot of smoke surrounding allegations of cadet soldier abuse at the Waiouru army camp in the 1970s and 1980s, and the army and police should conduct full investigations.

There are some problems, however. The passage of time will have clouded memories, and people will be dispersed throughout the world. Questions have to be asked about why it's taken this long for complaints to surface, and what is the true motivation. There is an issue too of what was then considered normal behaviour for such institutions.