
In 1991, Peter Ellis was sentenced to 10 years in prison for the sexual abuse of more than a dozen children. What really went on at the Christchurch Civic Creche? Who can you believe?
| Publishes | Daily | Episodes | 22 | Founded | 5 months ago |
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| Category | True Crime | ||||

Who was Peter Ellis, the childcare worker at the centre of the accusations and how did he come to work there? Meet people with many different connections to what was to become New Zealand's most notorious child sexual abuse case.
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What really happened at the Christchurch Civic Creche in the late 1980s and early 1990s? Was Peter Ellis wrongly convicted or should we believe the children. Listen to RNZ's new podcast and make up your own mind.
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While it's the end of Nark, it's not the end of RNZ's true crime podcasts - welcome to RNZ's latest super feed called Motive. Dedicated to all things true crime, keep following this podcast feed to get episodes every Tuesday from RNZ's true crime bac... more
You've reached the final episode of Nark, but it's far from the end of the story. Mike Wesley-Smith looks at all the pieces uncovered during his investigation, all the bits still missing and discovers the hopes Suzanne Young and Julie Appelgren hold ... more
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Great podcast, gripping, well made and well voiced including the AI voice - it’s not off putting or out of place like the other reviewer states especially considering the other voice actors used.
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Great yarn, Aotearoa podcasting above its weight. Listen!
The use of AI voice synthesis is completely unnecessary and ruined the flow and authenticity of the podcast. Use a voice actor, people matter.
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