Episode

Conviction 08 | 11 Long Weeks

Podcast: Motive: The Lost
Published: May 11, 2026
Duration seconds: 3166
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Summary

As the divisions in the community intensify, one year on from those first allegations, the preliminary court hearing against Peter Ellis and the four women begins. This series was first released on October 2023. To see more images and details about Peter Ellis and the series, vist the RNZ website here. Together the five child care workers face 60 charges of sexual offending against 20 children. Over 11 weeks, dozens of people give evidence, from the children and their families to police, other creche teachers and various experts. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details