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To Thine Own Self Be True
Guest writer Georgia writes about moral injury, and the harm it causes those who have been subjected to it.
Georgia Duder-Wood
Dec 10, 20216 min read


The Potency of Story
There has been so much silence, and the silence has collaborated with one version of the story.

Caroline Ansley
Nov 28, 20215 min read


The Art of the Genuine Apology
Acknowledgment is closely linked, possibly inextricably, to apology. Tricky things, apologies.

Kate Rowntree
Aug 9, 202111 min read


Accountability for Centrepoint
I am married to one of the original, long-term child residents of Centrepoint, whose mother was a founding member.
Georgia Duder-Wood
Jul 13, 20212 min read


Into the Arena
We are in the arena, and there are many critics in the stand.

Caroline Ansley
Jun 14, 20216 min read


Why Now?
The TVNZ documentary "Heaven and Hell - The Centrepoint Story" will be airing on television very soon now. This documentary has the...

Caroline Ansley
May 19, 20216 min read


Podcast series in development
A new podcast series is being developed about the Centrepoint Community

Caroline Ansley
Feb 15, 20215 min read


Thoughts from a Swamp Creature
The following email was sent to me in September 2020. I have copied it in full without any edits: I lived at the Centrepoint cooperative...

Caroline Ansley
Nov 2, 20205 min read


What we do with shame
Audre Lorde said, "For the master’s tools will never dismantle the master’s house. They may allow us temporarily to beat him at his own...

Caroline Ansley
Sep 15, 20204 min read


Writing a new ending to an old story
You were tasked with the responsibility of protecting these children and young people but you did not do so

Caroline Ansley
Jun 25, 20209 min read
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