This subject of the horrors of child abuse has not been covered by GreenplanetFM, as this program is basically premised on environment, health and consciousness.\n <\/p>\n
However a \u2018chance\u2019 meeting of Ludovic C. M. Romany the author of the book \u2018Innocence\u2019 shifted my perspective so as to tell the NZ public that there is
\n a major problem \u2018lurking\u2019 under the radar across this most fortunate yet unknowing nation.<\/p>\n
With challenges coming to us daily via the worlds media
\n- Child abuse - is an overwhelming subject and when we are bombarded with all the other horrors that the world media-corporations seem to hurl at us, I
\nfelt to go more public on this important issue.<\/p>\n
When a baby is born into the world, we at heart, want that baby to be loved and cherished, to be wanted, by both its mother and father - however if this
\n baby is unwanted and is instantly perceived as a burden - this can become hell on earth for this newborn. This in essence - is the story of Wi.<\/p>\n
However there is a happy ending to this interview of Wi<\/strong>, coming through this harrowing journey in his 47th year - he is healing a broken A profound account of how a little boy can come through this saga and still carry love in his heart gives us hope for all children who may have been born JIm & Helen Moriarty <\/p>\n In one solid committed sit down, I was able to ingest the weight, the daunting but inspiring tasks of opening myself to the Mauri of Innocence.<\/p>\n Innocence without question is a testament to the mana, the resilience, the survival of Wi Peepe in post-colonial New Zealand, against a backdrop of an This is a harrowing, yet ironically beautiful account of Wi\u2019s deep connection to his wairua, and emancipation from a life that leaves many dead in its In the end, it is about Wi\u2019s purotu, the magic within, that never deserts him. That equips him along the way, that is part of his whakapapa, that is recognised Thankyou Wi and to your whanau for letting us in.<\/p>\n Nga mihi aroha ki a koutou katoa.<\/p>\n Jim and Helen Moriarty <\/p>\n
\n heart and a shattered upbringing. This allows us the public to realise that we can always in the end, save the day. That against the odds, we can all
\n come out - \u2018sunny side up\u2019 <\/p>\n
\n into a world of abandonment and suffering. <\/p>\nREVIEW <\/h3>\n
\n upbringing, that defies belief. A New Zealand where the horror of Wi\u2019s childhood, the guilt and blame is attributed to none other than the monster,
\n the demonic force that is his father. So graphically detailed and truthfully portrayed.<\/p>\n
\n wake. That the occasional right kind word and action, amidst his nightmare existence coupled with a deep knowing of the healing, found in the constant
\n of the river and nature, were enough to feed the soul of a child. A child who fought the complexities and distortions of those around him, themselves
\n products of post-colonial alienation and cultural disenfranchisement….It is a window into Wi\u2019s determination to fix the things himself and be
\n accountable, into societies shifting lens around the intolerable, and at times over zealous reporting and response to family violence and harm. \u2018Thank
\n God for that.\u2019<\/p>\n
\n and supported by others, who could see beyond the battered exterior into Wi\u2019s loving sacred self.<\/p>\n