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This page last updated Feb 13 2005
2004-0228 - NZ Herald - Nicholas quizzed
daily by police
by
Rosaleen MacBrayne - Louise Nicholas is being interviewed almost daily by
police re-investigating her historic rape allegations against members of the
force…… Police have questioned her over three weeks, since the criminal inquiry
was re-opened, and the Rotorua woman expects it to take "ages
yet"…… Mrs Nicholas said detectives sat down with her for "a couple
of hours" most mornings and "the same in the afternoon, pretty
much".
2004-0224 - Dominion Post - The perpetual
public servant
by
Mary Jane Boland - At 66, Dame Margaret Bazley has done her fair share of
investigations into the doings of the public service. Now she has been given
another task -- to investigate allegations of sexual misconduct in the
police. Mary Jane Boland assesses the woman who could be called the Lazarus
of the public service.
2004-0222 - Sunday Star Times - Beyond macho:
The group-sex culture
by
Alex Spence - Why would a group of strong, presumably proudly heterosexual
police watch each other having sex with the same woman - a teenager at that?
Alex Spence finds the reasons can be complex but often come down to mateship
and machismo. In some cultures, he discovers, group sex is simply another
team sport.
2004-0222 - Sunday Star Times - Family ties
in botched police rape inquiries
by
Rachel Grunwell - Former policeman Bob Schollum, one of three men facing pack-rape
allegations in the Louise Nicholas case, is the cousin of a rapist at the
centre of two botched police rape investigations.
2004-0221 - Newstalk ZB - Counsellor
satisfied with Inquiry
Margaret Craig is a sex abuse counsellor who has dealt with the woman
at the centre of the rape allegations. She says those terms of reference are
a comfort
2004-0221 - Dominion Post - Rape claims:
fourth officer revealed
by
Leah Haines - Previously secret allegations that a fourth policeman sexually
abused Louise Nicholas will be part of the commission of inquiry into claims
of police pack rape. If the inquiry reveals Mrs Nicholas' claims against the
officer are true, he is protected from legal action as he has already been
acquitted after two mistrials.
2004-0221 - Dominion Post - Police inquiry
terms reveal fourth accused
by Leah Haines - Terms of reference for the commission of inquiry into
claims of police pack rape have been announced, revealing a previously secret
allegation of sexual abuse by a fourth policeman
2004-0221 - NZ Herald - Officers
in second rape claim cover-up
by Eugene Bingham - Two officers accused of sexually interfering with
Louise Nicholas were implicated in the police cover-up of another rape. A
damning 1996 report on the police's failure to investigate a rape complaint
by Rhondda Herbert-Savage in Murupara implicates two of the seven policemen
accused of abusing Mrs Nicholas.
2004-0221 - NZ Herald - Letter
campaign against Rickards
by Eugene Bingham and John Andrews - Anonymous letters accusing
Assistant Commissioner Clint Rickards of sexual misconduct were faxed around Hamilton when he was appointed Waikato
police district commander. The Herald has learned that the letters and the
circumstances in which they were generated are being investig
2004-0220 - One News - Police rape
inquiry terms
Prime Minister has announced the terms of reference for the commission
of inquiry into the police handling of rape complaints against its officers.
2004-0220 - Newstalk ZB - Rape
inquiry guidelines outlined
Commission of Inquiry into allegations of police sexual misconduct
will not look at whether police are guilty of criminal offence. The guidelines
for the inquiry into allegations of police sexual misconduct have been
outlined.
2004-0220 - NZ Herald - Police
rape inquiry has wide-ranging brief
The Commission of Inquiry into historic allegations of police rape
will have a wide-ranging brief including the investigation of codes of
personal behaviour and sexual conduct, Prime Minister Helen Clark said today.
Commissioners Justice Bruce Robertson and Dame Margaret Bazley have been
appointed to head the inquiry and Ms Clark has now announced its terms of
reference.
2004-0220 - NZ Government -
Commission of inquiry terms of reference announced
Prime Minister Helen Clark today announced the terms of reference for
the Commission of Inquiry into recent allegations made against members of the
Police with respect to sexual conduct and investigations of it. Commissioners
Justice Bruce Robertson and Dame Margaret Bazley will inquire into police
conduct, standards and procedures when receiving and investigating
allegations of sexual assault and abuse made against the police. They will
also investigate police standards and codes relating to police personal
behaviour, including sexual conduct. The commission will not determine the
guilt or innocence of police officers involved in alleged sexual assault or
other alleged criminal offences.
2004-0219 - Newstalk ZB - Christchurch case
not linked to current inquiry
Police in Christchurch
say a 1997 complaint about an improper search is not linked to current sexual
allegations. Christchurch police maintain a local woman who wants a complaint
to be part of a national inquiry into sexual allegations against police, has
had her case fully investigated
2004-0219 - Dominion Post - Mallard to gather
complaints
by
Vernon Small - Complainants to the commission of inquiry set up after claims
of rape and cover-ups by police officers are being asked to write to State
Services Minister Trevor Mallard till the commission becomes active.
2004-0219 - Dominion Post - A
difficult but necessary inquiry
Editorial - The Government's invitation to people with new allegations against the
police to promptly come forward could unleash an unhappy torrent. Since The
Dominion Post published the story of Louise Nicholas, the newspaper has
become an unofficial conduit for many grim stories. The public is likely to
be disturbed by what the commission of inquiry will hear
2004-0219 - The Press - Woman wants body
search investigated in commission of inquiry
by Matt Conway - A woman subjected to an intrusive body search by
police six years ago wants her case to be part of the Government inquiry
investigating sexual allegations against police. An improper body search by
four police officers traumatised the female prisoner and led to a
confidential $25,000 settlement. Christchurch
woman Maria Black, 36, said she regrets having accepted what she now regards
as hush money and wants the case reopened.
2004-0218 - Waikato Times - Top
cop: No wrong-doing
by Steve Hopkins - Waikato's top policeman, stood down amid
investigations into police pack-rape allegations, says he's done nothing
wrong and expects to return to duty
2004-0218 - The Press - Examining
a culture
Editorial - The role of the commission of inquiry must not be confined
to investigating the accusations or culture of the past. Robertson and Blazey
must also put to the test claims that today's police do not work in a macho
environment, intolerant of female officers or unresponsive to women's rape
complaints. That will involve delving into such aspects of the police as
recruitment, training and promotion policies. For the public to have full
confidence in the police both the allegations of the past and today's police
culture must be fully examined
2004-0218 - Stuff - Woman
allegedly raped by police ready to talk to commission
NZPA - A Northland woman who complained of being raped by a policeman
is ready to tell her story to an official inquiry - and she hopes the police
will be equally frank…..The terms of reference for the inquiry have not yet
been set, but Judith Garrett, who says she was handcuffed then raped by a
Kaitaia police constable in 1988, said she would be "fine" about
telling the commissioners of her experience.
2004-0218 - NZ Herald - Public
needs reassuring about police
Editorial - The appointment of a proper commission of inquiry into criminal sexual
allegations against members of the police is a considerable relief. As more
women have come forward, and more police officers have been named - two of
them district commanders - it became evident that public concern could not be
satisfied with less than an independent inquiry of high standing
2004-0218 - NZ Herald - Suspended commander
confident he'll be cleared
by Ainsley Thomson - Waikato district police commander Kelvin Powell,
suspended on Saturday as the inquiry into the alleged Rotorua police pack
rape widened, has denied any wrongdoing.
2004-0217 - One News - Appeal for
info on rape claims
The Prime Minister is appealing for anyone with further information
about rape allegations against police officers to come forward soon.
2004-0217 - Newstalk ZB - Govt
promises thorough inquiry
Dame Margaret Bazley and High Court judge, Bruce Robertson will
conduct Commission of Inquiry into police rape allegations. The Government is
promising a thorough Commission of Inquiry into rape allegations against the
police.
2004-0217 - Otago Daily Times -
Judge and public servant named to head rape inquiry
by Ian Llewellyn, of NZPA - A High Court judge and a former senior
public servant will conduct a Commission of Inquiry into historic allegations
of rape by police. Prime Minister Helen Clark announced yesterday that
Justice Bruce Robertson and Dame Margaret Bazley would head the inquiry,
which is expected to report back in November.
2004-0217 - Dominion Post - Sex claims about
police to be aired in public
by
Tracy Watkins - Allegations of sexual offending by police officers are
expected to be aired at public hearings when a commission of inquiry starts
investigating claims of a cover-up
2004-0217 - The Press - Robertson and Bazley head police cover-up
inquiry
by
Tracy Watkins - Allegations of sexual offending by police officers are
expected to be aired at public hearings when a Commission of Inquiry begins
probing claims of a cover-up. Prime Minister Helen Clark has announced that
the Commission will be headed by High Court judge Bruce Robertson and a top
public servant, Dame Margaret Bazley.
2004-0217 - NZ Herald - Top policeman
socialised at club with Rickards
by Patrick Gower - Police Commissioner Rob Robinson socialised with
Clint Rickards in the Rotorua police club when they worked there together
about the same time an alleged pack-rape involving police occurred. For three
months in late 1985, Mr Robinson was on secondment as a sergeant in the CIB
while Mr Rickards was a junior member of one of its squads.
2004-0217 - NZ Herald - PM urges
people to speak up in police inquiry
by Audrey Young - Prime Minister Helen Clark is urging anyone else
with a complaint against the police involving sexual misconduct to come
forward quickly if they want it considered by the approaching commission of
inquiry. "People should come forward as quickly as possible so the
commission can get on with its work," she said yesterday after
announcing the two presiding commissioners.
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