Assignment
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1The Fatal Gap New Zealand's shame - a miserable record of child abuse and murder and a dark culture of generational violence. It has been described as the single biggest problem facing Maori. Why do so many treat their children do cruelly and callously? Assignment follows the case of 3 year old Tangaroa Matiu who was murdered by his stepfather Genesis Mohunga.
Speakers
- Paul Treadwell (Family Court Lawyer)
- Ced Simpson (Amnesty International)
- Merepeka Raukawa-Tait (Women's Refuge)
- Roger McClay (Children's Commissioner)
- Vanessa Matiu (Tangaroa Matiu's Aunt)
- Mike Doolan (Child Youth and Family)
- Dr Richard Aicken (Starship Hospital)
- Hoana Matiu (Tangaroa's Mother - speaking during trial)
- Aaron Perkins (Crown Prosecutor - speaking during trial)
- Timothy Koelmeyer (Pathologist)
- Justice Hansen (High Court Judge)
- Trevor Wi Kaitaia (CYFS Northland Manager)
- Peter Herbert (Northlander)
- Tania and Andrea Herbert (Teenage Mums)
- Willie (Former Abuser)
- Anthony (Former Abuser)
- John Tamihere (Labour MP)
- Social Worker (Unnamed - CYFS)
- Sue Hutchinson (Northland Child Psychologist)
- Steve Maharey (Social Services Minister)
- Parekura Horomia (Minister of Maori Affairs)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
Primary Title
- Assignment
Date Broadcast
- Thursday 2 November 2000
Start Time
- 20 : 30
Finish Time
- 21 : 30
Duration
- 60:00
Channel
- TV One
Classification
- Unknown
Owning Collection
- Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Speakers
- Aaron Perkins (Crown Prosecutor - speaking during trial)
- Anthony (Former Abuser)
- Ced Simpson (Amnesty International)
- Dr Richard Aicken (Starship Hospital)
- Hoana Matiu (Tangaroa's Mother - speaking during trial)
- John Tamihere (Labour MP)
- Justice Hansen (High Court Judge)
- Merepeka Raukawa-Tait (Women's Refuge)
- Mike Doolan (Child Youth and Family)
- Parekura Horomia (Minister of Maori Affairs)
- Paul Treadwell (Family Court Lawyer)
- Peter Herbert (Northlander)
- Roger McClay (Children's Commissioner)
- Social Worker (Unnamed - CYFS)
- Steve Maharey (Social Services Minister)
- Sue Hutchinson (Northland Child Psychologist)
- Tania and Andrea Herbert (Teenage Mums)
- Timothy Koelmeyer (Pathologist)
- Trevor Wi Kaitaia (CYFS Northland Manager)
- Vanessa Matiu (Tangaroa Matiu's Aunt)
- Willie (Former Abuser)