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2004-1009 - Waikato Times -
Uncle Tom's legacy
by Tracey Cooper - Today Tracey Cooper is a Waikato Times reporter. But in
1980 he got on a bus to Waiouru for a place at the New Zealand Army cadet
school. This week, as allegations of abuse at the school surfaced, Tracey has
been reflecting on his time there. These are his recollections.
2004-1009 - Waikato Times -
I was a punching bag
by Inger Vos - As a schoolboy, he thought cadet school would be the start of
something great. Go in the army, be a man, they told him. But all this
Waikato man, now 52, recalls is the horror of being bullied, beaten and
hospitalised. The scars have lasted a lifetime, he tells Inger Vos.
2004-1009 - One News - Waiouru
inquiry set to begin
An independent inquiry into allegations of abuse at the Waiouru Army Cadet
school could be signed off by cabinet as early as Monday. Hundreds of former
cadets have come forward with tales of brutality since one of them broke
ranks last weekend -including one man who says he was pack raped half a dozen
times.
2004-1009 - The Press -
Waiouru 'brutal' for cadets
by Kim Thomas - A Christchurch engineer and former army cadet at Waiouru
Military Camp claims he was brutally treated and sexually abused by an
officer there in the 1980s. Carl
Gardner, 40, decided to speak out about the "barbaric" conditions
at the army camp yesterday, after other former cadets this week came forward
with allegations of abuse. Gardner
said he had not made the allegations at the time because he felt no-one would
believe a young cadet accusing a senior officer.
2004-1009 - The Press - Reveals
our culture
by Gareth Lochhead - News about the physical and sexual abuse at the army's
Waiouru Cadet School during the 1960s and '70s reveals a lot about our
culture. …….Pakeha New Zealanders need a new cultural mythology. The Good
Keen Man has been shown for the violent, abusive shadow that he is. He can't
cope with people being different from himself, and, in an ever more
international and multicultural New Zealand, that is completely out of place.
2004-1009 - NZ Herald - The
man who broke the code of silence
by Ainsley Thomson - What started as a way for Ian Fraser to deal with the
demons that were threatening to derail his own life has broken the silence
for hundreds of other men struggling with the secrets of what they endured at
the Waiouru cadet school. Late last year, as the memories of the violence
during his time at the school plunged him deeper into depression, Fraser
began writing them down and talking to other former cadets about their
experiences.
2004-1009 - NZ Herald - Burton
to seek new probe into abuse claims
by Mathew Dearnaley - Defence Minister Mark Burton is preparing to seek
Cabinet approval on Monday for an independent inquiry into brutality and
sex-abuse claims by hundreds of former Army cadets. Army staff will continue
working through the weekend on a review of records on its disbanded Waiouru
cadet school, for a report for Mr Burton to take to his cabinet colleagues.
2004-1009 - NZ Herald - 'Bit of
fun' ended in tragedy
by Nicola Boyes - Grant Bain never stood a chance. It was February 13, 1981
and the 17-year-old was cleaning his rifle with cadets from his platoon in
room 14. It was 9pm when 17-year-old cadet Andrew Read walked in, training an
M16 on cadets in the room. Read, a senior cadet, set his sights on the
teenager from Te Awamutu.
2004-1009 - Dominion Post -
Their duty of care
by Lynley Hood - I wrote A City
Possessed; I know a witch hunt when I see one. Current allegations of
abuse at Waiouru have all the ingredients of a classic witch hunt: vindictive
witch hunters; sensationalising media; politicians who would rather lead a
lynch mob than lead a nation. Journalists should ask some hard questions…..
2004-1009 - Dominion Post -
Army staff 'trying to shut down complaints'
by Hank Schouten - The man who sparked the Waiouru cadet abuse controversy
says serving Defence Force staff are involved in attempts to hose down the
issue. Former army communications officer Ian Fraser, who is now a computer
consultant, said an army major and a civilian appeared to be using Defence
Force facilities to assist others with a disinformation campaign. Mr Fraser
said there was a campaign of damage control and forces were being mustered
against him to play down the allegations of abuse and claim they were rubbish.
2004-1008 - NZ Herald - We were
raped claim ex-cadets
by Mathew Dearnaley - Two former Army cadets have complained of being
sodomised at Waiouru, including one who says he was pack-raped six times in
the 1960s. The man told the Herald last night that he reported to the Waiouru
military hospital the day after being raped the first time by five senior
cadets as he was left bleeding.
2004-1008 - NZ Herald - Army will
support Waiouru enquiry
The army has pledged its support for an independent investigation of alleged
abuse at the Waiouru Cadet School. The Minister of Defence has called for the
investigation following numerous complaints of abuse at the school from the
1950s to the 1980s.
2004-1008 - Newstalk ZB -
Inquiry promise over Waiouru claims
The Defence Minister is assuring former army cadets who are alleging they
were abused more than 25 years ago that they will be given an independent
inquiry. Dozens of former cadets at the Army's Waiouru Cadet School say they
were sexually and physically abused during in a period between the 1960s and
1980s.
2004-1008 - Newstalk ZB - Army
will support Waiouru enquiry
The army has pledged its support for an independent investigation of alleged
abuse at the Waiouru Cadet School. The Minister of Defence has called for the
investigation following numerous complaints of abuse at the school from the 1950s
to the 1980s. Army Chief, Major General Jerry Mateparae, says he is very
concerned at the allegations and is putting together a report on the school
based on existing records.
2004-1008 - NZ Defence
Force - Regular Force Cadet School Allegations
Press Release - Today, Chief of Army, Major General Mateparae, said "I
am very concerned with the serious nature of the allegations made by former
cadets at the Regular Force Cadet School (RFCS). "Accordingly, I have
tasked my staff to urgently review all available records on the RFCS held by
the Defence Force, so that we can provide the Minister of Defence with a
comprehensive report.
2004-1008 - Dominion Post -
'They lined up 30 guys and gave me a kicking'
by Paul Mulrooney and Hank Schouten - A former army cadet who was being given
medical attention at the time one of his fellow cadets was shot dead in 1981
says that repeated abuse "completely skewed" his view of military
life. More than 20 years after enduring months of alleged physical and
psychological abuse at Waiouru Cadet School, David Cruickshank said the cadet
corporal who pulled the trigger that day was as much a victim of the brutal environment
as the cadet he shot.
2004-1008 - Dominion Post -
Gun killer died in fall
by Leanne Bell - The man who killed Waiouru army cadet Grant Bain fell to his
death in a West Coast forestry accident six years ago. Andrew William Read
was killed at Charleston Forest, near Westport, when he fell down a limestone
tomo, or hole, according to the Westport coroner's file held by the Justice
Ministry in Wellington.
2004-1008 - Dominion
Post - Former army cadet defends school
by Haydon Dewes - A former cadet at Waiouru has spoken out in defence of the
school, saying most of those alleging abuse would not have handled life
regardless of their experiences as cadets. Tony Williams, of Wellington,
joined the cadet school in 1969 and stayed for three years. He was at the
school at the same time as Ian Fraser, whose report of abuse has sparked an
avalanche of stories of abuse at the hands of older cadets.
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