Mr Hanz Freller, of Rolleston, KSM for services to survivors of abuse in care
Hanz Freller (Ngāi Tahu, Ngāti Kahungunu) published the memoir ‘Walking on Glass: Finding Strength in a Broken World’ (2019) on his childhood and adolescent experiences in faith-based care institutions. He has used his personal experience to advocate for childhood survivors of abuse in the Catholic Church and by the Order of Brothers of St John of God. He has coordinated the support for survivors of abuse at Marylands School and has been a spokesperson for the survivors of abuse by the Order of the Brothers of St John of God. He has helped provide evidence to the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Historical Abuse in State Care and in the Care of Faith-based Institutions. Mr Freller’s advocacy has helped draw attention to other abuse in faith-based care under the Order of the Brothers of St John of God and the events which unfolded at these locations.