Dr Christopher Longhurst, of Napier, KSO for services to survivors of abuse in care
Dr Christopher Longhurst is the founder and national leader of Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP) Aotearoa New Zealand, part of a global peer support network for victims and survivors of faith-based and institutional abuse. He has used his personal experience and challenged the response to the abuse experienced within the Catholic Church. His tireless advocacy culminated in a formal acknowledgement by various faith-based institutions of the abuse of children and young adults in their care. He contributed to the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Historical Abuse in State Care and in the Care of Faith-based Institutions. He is a Fellow of the International Centre for Interreligious and Intercultural Dialogue, KAICIID. Dr Longhurst currently works in the tertiary education sector.