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Centrepoint survivor: 'Adults who failed us need to step up'

11:11 am on 30 May 2021

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A new documentary, Heaven and Hell - The Centrepoint Story - airs tonight on TVNZ. It's a gruelling but powerful watch - mainly from the perspective of some of the former children of the commune, including Christchurch GP Dr Caroline Ansley. Dr Ansley has also penned an open letter, signed by other child survivors and those with links the community, seeking restorative justice from the adults of Centrepoint who allowed the abuse to occur through their own silence or endorsement. She joins the show to discuss the documentary and how a way forward need to be found that changes the discourse around the Centrepoint story.

Read the Open Letter that was published on Caroline's website

Caroline, Kate and Rachel, former residents of the Centrepoint community Photo: Supplied