Allan says care for those who have been abused has also improved in church contexts. She was recognised for encouraging the church to “adopt policies and procedures for dealing with professional misconduct, complaints of sexual abuse and clergy education”. Allan told Real Life she became “virtually unemployable in the Anglican set-up” after a trip to the US to see how churches were responding to abuse. “There was some misunderstanding about the power of clergy,” she told Real Life. Real Life is a weekly interview show where John Cowan speaks with prominent guests about their life, upbringing, and the way they see the world.

Source: New Zealand Herald January 29, 2026 10:01 UTC