Murray Heasley

Murray Heasley (born 1952) is a New Zealand anti-abuse activist associated with the Network of Survivors of Abuse.
Early life
Heasley was born, with a twin brother, in Roxburgh where his parents were cooks for the workforce of the Roxburgh Dam being built at that time. The family moved to Dunedin and he attended the Holy Name parish school conducted by the Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart. He finished his primary education at the in Tennyson St, Dunedin. He received his secondary education at , also operated by the Christian Brothers, and now an antecedent school of Kavanagh College. He was Head Prefect of St Paul's High School in his final year, 1969, and won a prize for religious knowledge. These representations were recounted prominently in the media. Eventually this led to a process resulting in the school being renamed "Trinity Catholic College" from 2023.
Activist
Heasley has become closely involved in issues relating to child abuse, particularly in faith-based institutions and has, with Liz Tonks, represented abuse survivors in interactions with faith institutions particularly the Roman Catholic Church, and has made submissions on behalf of victims to the The Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care established in 2019 and due to make its final report in 2023. Heasley has become a prominent advocate in the media and other fora for the interests of abuse victims.

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