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Benton Legal

@BentonLegal

Barrister and solicitor. Specialist abuse redress lawyer and Legal Aid provider.

 Wellington, New Zealand
Joined August 2025
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Survivors and communities came together to call for the establishment of the Royal Commission. Now, it is time for all of us to stand together and call on the government to implement its recommendations. That is the responsible, sensible thing for them to do. #Honourthepromise
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TVNZ broadcast abuse survivor’s speech without consent

TVNZ broadcast abuse survivor’s speech without consent

Broadcasting regulators have censured TVNZ after a prime-time news bulletin aired footage of an abuse survivor speaking at a closed church apology event without their consent.

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Abuse survivors call government apology 'hollow' two years on

Abuse survivors call government apology 'hollow' two years on

Survivors of abuse in care say their fight is not finished, as they mark two years since the Crown's apology.

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newswire.co.nz/2026/11/presb… Twelve victims now come forward after Presbyterian Church names late minister David Pimm as child abuser
Twelve victims come forward over late minister David Pimm

Twelve victims come forward over late minister David Pimm

Nine more people have contacted the Presbyterian Church about late minister David Pimm since it named him as a child sex offender, bringing the total to 12.

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National Day of Reflection: remembering survivors of abuse in care

National Day of Reflection: remembering survivors of abuse in care

The Government is encouraging New Zealanders to mark today’s National Day of Reflection to remember and acknowledge the survivors of abuse, harm and neglect in care.

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Abuse in care: two years since state apology, what has changed? 1news.co.nz/2026/11/12/abuse…
Abuse in care: two years since state apology, what has changed?

Abuse in care: two years since state apology, what has changed?

Two years on, some important progress has been made. But gaps remain between what the commission recommended and what survivors have received.

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Victims come forward after late minister named a child sex offender

Victims come forward after late minister named a child sex offender

A dozen victims have now come forward saying they have been abused by a Presbyterian minister.

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rnz.co.nz/news/crime-and-jus… It's about time. I have been pushing for an independent inquiry into the abuse that took place at St Bede's College for years.

St Bede's abuse inquiry to cover 50 years of school's history

An independent inquiry into historical sexual abuse at St Bede's College will examine whether there were attempts to conceal or suppress any complaints of abuse.

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Hato Pāora College hostel closes after damning Education Review Office report

Hato Pāora College hostel closes after damning Education Review Office report

A Manawatū school hostel's licence to operate has been suspended by education authorities, because "it is contrary to the boarders' interests for the hostel to remain open".

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newsroom.co.nz/2026/11/06/pm… PM and police minister face repeated questions over historic paedophile ring. Allegations raised before a royal commission that a potential child abuse ring from decades ago involved prominent politicians are refusing to go away.
PM and police minister face repeated questions over historic paedophile ring

PM and police minister face repeated questions over historic paedophile ring

Allegations raised before a royal commission that a potential child abuse ring from decades ago involved prominent politicians are refusing to go away

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Church urges victims of child-abusing minister to come forward

Church urges victims of child-abusing minister to come forward

The church is currently working with three victims of David Pimm’s historic abuse.

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‘Hollow promises’: State abuse survivor told by ministry he may die before redress

‘Hollow promises’: State abuse survivor told by ministry he may die before redress

King's Service Medal recipient fears many survivors will die without justice and closure.

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Sexual abuse survivor feels unable to move on as quest for compensation and apology stalls

Sexual abuse survivor feels unable to move on as quest for compensation and apology stalls

Warning: This story is about sexual abuse

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Parallels between Royal Commission findings and Teaching Council failures, abuse survivor says

Parallels between Royal Commission findings and Teaching Council failures, abuse survivor says

An advocate for survivors abused in state care says there are clear parallels between the failures identified by the 2024 Royal Commission of Inquiry report and the case of sex offender Timothy...

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Radar shines light on unmarked graves of asylum patients

Radar shines light on unmarked graves of asylum patients

A special radar is aiding the search for the unmarked graves of patients who died in care in mental asylums near Dunedin.

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Children's advocate slams police delay after alleged abuse continued

Children's advocate slams police delay after alleged abuse continued

A children's advocate says she's "utterly appalled" by revelations that children were allegedly sexually and physically abused after initially going to police with complaints of abuse.

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Disabled survivors of abuse in care shape creative platform in response to inquiry - stoppress.co.nz

Disabled survivors of abuse in care shape creative platform in response to inquiry - stoppress.co.nz

Disability Support Services has partnered with All is for All on a creative platform inspired by the Abuse in Care Royal Commission.

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Abuse in Care: Labour not yet certain on design, cost of independent redress as National continues ‘fiscal hole’ claims , via @nzherald nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/a…
Labour not yet certain on design, cost of Abuse in Care redress scheme

Labour not yet certain on design, cost of Abuse in Care redress scheme

National has questioned the costings of Labour's independent scheme for survivors.

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Never lose your humanity, never forget, never give in – a tribute to Kevin Banks

Never lose your humanity, never forget, never give in – a tribute to Kevin Banks

In my mind’s eye, the image I have of Kevin Raymond Banks (’Kev’ to me) is him in his lounge, seated next to his drum kit.

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kaitiaki.org.nz/article/over… ‘Overwhelming sense of betrayal’ — abuse survivors’ fight continues. Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa New Zealand Nurses Organisation.
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At Cooper Legal, we see the human impact of policies that prioritise enforcement over support. If someone is told to "move on", where exactly are they expected to go? Marginalised people deserve better than to be hidden from public view. stuff.co.nz/politics/3610377…
Why solve homelessness when you can criminalise its symptoms?

Why solve homelessness when you can criminalise its symptoms?

The idea that homeless people would be required to ‘move on’ always invited the question – never satisfactorily answered – move on to where?

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