Posts Tagged ‘Andrew Becroft’

Children’s Commissioner urges government to widen abuse inquiry

Monday, July 12th, 2021
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Children’s Commissioner Andrew Becroft says the government should widen its abuse inquiry to include abuse since 2000. Ministers removed the Royal Commission into Abuse in Care’s ability to investigate more recent cases in April to save cash and time. These money-saving measures will result in the government being handed an incomplete report that overlooks more Read more

Interview with Judge Andrew Becroft

Tuesday, June 21st, 2016

Kia ora, Andrew. You’re just about to step across from your role as Principal Youth Court Judge to become the Children’s Commissioner on July 1. But I wonder if you might reflect for a few moments on the state of our New Zealand youth. Internationally, in terms of sporting, academic and cultural achievement, New Zealand boxes Read more