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2004-1208 - Dominion Post
- Mental patient abuse inquiry turned down
by Fran Tyler - Former psychiatric patients who say they were abused by
hospital staff are angry at the Government's refusal to hold a public
inquiry……The claimants were disappointed the Government had refused to follow
the pattern set by the inquiries set up to investigate similar abuses at Lake
Alice Hospital and the Waiouru Cadet School, Ms Cooper said.
2004-1104 - The Press - Broad
inquiry into Waiouru claims
by Jarrod Booker - Former High Court judge David Morris has been given a
broad brief to assess claims of abuse at the Waiouru army cadet school.
Morris has until March 30 next year to recommend what action should be taken
by the Government over the claims sparked by allegations from former cadet
Ian Fraser last month.
2004-1104 - Stuff - Cadet abuse
inquiry terms of reference announced
NZPA - Defence Minister Mark Burton today announced terms of reference for
the inquiry into allegations of abuse at the Army's former cadet school at
Waiouru. Former High Court judge David Morris has already begun work on the
inquiry, which was sparked by former army communications officer Ian Fraser
publishing a report on an online news service last month about alleged
violence and abuse at the school. Reaction to the report included hundreds of
corroborating accounts from other cadets
2004-1104 - NZ Herald - Broad
scope given to cadet school inquiry
by Ainsley Thomson - All allegations of abuse at the Waiouru Army cadet
school will be investigated in a neutral way and evaluated in context,
Minister of Defence Mark Burton has promised. The terms of reference were
announced yesterday for the Ministerial Review into the allegations of abuse
at the school. They surfaced last month when former cadet Ian Fraser
published a report for an online news service.
2004-1104 - Newstalk ZB -
Waiouru inquiry details released
The Defence Minister has released terms of reference for the inquiry into
allegations of abuse at Waiouru Cadet School. ….Former High Court judge David
Morris will look at complaints from 1948 to 1991. He says that includes all
behaviour and treatment of cadets. Specific provisions have been made to
investigate the death of cadet Grant Bain in 1981. There are also separate
grounds for claims that may amount to criminal offending. Mr Burton expects a
report back by the end of March
2004-1026 - Waikato Times -
Army history worth reviewing
You can't change history -- but you can certainly understand it better and
that's clearly the aim of two families of former soldiers who are taking the
New Zealand Army to task. First there
were the Bains of Te Awamutu, whose son and brother, Grant Bain, was shot
dead by a fellow cadet at the Waiouru Army Cadet School in 1981. Recent
publicity over the death and of claims of abuse at the cadet school have
forced police to review their investigation and the Government to appoint a
former High Court judge to look at the allegations.
2004-1026 -
Marlborough Express - A sensitive issue
Editorial - Questions have been raised about the suitability or rather
sensitivities of the man chosen to head the inquiry into allegations of cadet
abuse at the army training school in Waiouru, writes The Marlborough Express
in an editorial. Former High Court judge David Morris sparked controversy in
1996 when he summed up a rape trial by saying "if every man stopped the
first time a woman said 'no', the world would be a much less exciting place
to live".
2004-1026 - Manawatu
Standard - Army cadets
by Don Robertson - This is surely no justification for the reported events at
Waiouru. The allegation that firearms were used to intimidate junior cadets,
if true, is an extreme breach of military discipline and is treated as such
by all armies. Reports on the allegations say the military personnel in
charge of the school "turned a blind eye" to what was going on.
This surely understates their part in the situation: It seems more a total
abrogation of duty and control on their part.
2004-1023 - Waikato Times -
Out of Line
by Murray Bain - I am the brother of Cadet Grant Bain, the 17-year-old killed
at Waiouru in 1981. Since Ian Fraser's story about RF Cadet School abuse
broke, we have seen a barrage of coverage by all major New Zealand papers. By
far the worst reporting to date is that of Waikato Times reporter Tracey
Cooper, a senior cadet in Grant's year, who included his cadet school
experiences in his October 9 article. He also includes comments about his
uncle, Tom Cooper.
2004-1023 - The Press - Approval
for Waiouru inquiry
by Vernon Small - The man who triggered an investigation into alleged abuse
at the Army cadet school in Waiouru says he is "relatively
comfortable" with limited details of an inquiry released yesterday. The Government has appointed former High
Court Judge David Morris as independent assessor to look into the alleged
abuse at the former Regular Force Cadet School, but it will be another week
before the terms of reference for the ministerial inquiry are made public.
2004-1023 - NZ Herald -
Army-death study starts
by Nicola Boyes - The police have appointed a detective superintendent to
head an investigation into their handling of the shooting of an Army cadet in
1981. A team is examining the prosecution of senior cadet Andrew William
Read, who killed Grant Bain at the Waiouru Cadet School. Earlier intentions
to refer the case to the Police Complaints Authority fell through as it lacks
jurisdiction over events pre-dating 1988.
2004-1023 - Dominion Post -
Cadet abuse whistleblower happy with inquiry head
by Vernon Small - The man who triggered an investigation into alleged abuse
at the army cadet school in Waiouru says he is "relatively
comfortable" with limited details of an inquiry issued yesterday. The
Government has appointed former High Court judge David Morris independent
assessor to look into the alleged abuse at the former Regular Force Cadet
School, but it will be another week before the terms of reference for the
ministerial inquiry are made public
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