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Former Deputy Police Commissioner McSkimming gets home detention for child sex abuse images
21 January 2026
‘He enabled this’: Louise Nicholas says Andy Coster has a lot to answer for in the Jevon McSkimming scandal
17 November 2025
https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360883365/gutted-were-going-through-all-again-louise-nicholas-says
Sexual violence survivor and advocate Louise Nicholas says she was ‘saddened and angry’ after reading the police report into allegations against former deputy commissioner Jevon McSkimming.
Jevon McSkimming case: Louise Nicholas says NZ should be ‘extremely grateful’ for complainant’s bravery
17 November 2025
How far has police culture come since the Louise Nicholas case and the Bazley report?
17 November 2025
Survivor advocate speaks out after McSkimming report | Herald NOW
17 November 2025
'Extremely Alarming: Louise Nicholas reacts to McSkimming case | Stuff.co.nz
17 November 2025
‘Devastated’: Beyond a few bad apples, police face new cultural reckoning
17 November 2025
It’s been 18 years since a watershed report called out police culture in the wake of the Louise Nicholas rape case. Now, the police watchdog says the handling of complaints of sexual offending against former top cop Jevon McSkimming ‘graphically demonstrate’ the public still cannot have confidence that police officers will do their job ‘without fear or favour’.
Scorned women, great men: when will police update their take on sexual violence?
17 November 2025
OPINION: Does the NZ Police need reminding of how to deal with alleged sexual violence?
Louise Nicholas calls for Andrew Coster to front after IPCA police report
17 November 2025
New law to give victims final say over sex offenders' name suppressions
25 June 2025
Handing the shame back podcast
16 April 2025
Christmas Panel Discussion for Handing the Shame Back Podcast
Louise sits down with David Obeda from The Fresh Start Podcast
3 February 2025
Louise Sat down with David Obeda from a popular YouTube channel TFS (The fresh Start). David a 501 deportee, has become quite popular with his interviews of other 501 deportees.
He reached out to Louise for an interview for his podcast after he got inundated with requests from his followers on TikTok.
The interviews on the show are based around wahine and tane who have been able to turn terrible negatives into positives. To empower viewers and give them strength that they can do the same.
He interviewed Louise about her life story. He wanted to share her story as his and younger generations are unaware of it.





