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Abuse in Care - Royal Commission of Inquiry

Abuse in Care - Royal Commission of Inquiry

This Royal Commission is an independent inquiry into abuse in state care and in the care of faith-based institutions in Aotearoa New Zealand.

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  • About the Royal Commission Mō te Kōmihana a te Karauna
    • What the Royal Commission is about
    • How it works
    • Te Tiriti o Waitangi
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    • Terms of Reference
    • Working with Māori
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    • Deaf community
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  • Our inquiries Ā mātou uiui
    • Māori experiences
    • Pacific peoples experiences
    • Disability and mental health
    • State and faith-based redress
    • Children's State residential care
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  • Get involved Kia whai wāhi mai
    • Sharing your experience
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About the Royal Commission Mō te Kōmihana a te Karauna

The Commission exists because of the hard work from many survivors and their supporters going back decades. 

What the Royal Commission is about

We are looking into what happened to children, young people and vulnerable adults in State and faith-based care in Aotearoa New Zealand between the years 1950-99. We may also listen to survivor experiences before and after these dates.

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How it works

The work began with setting the Terms of Reference, then moved into an information and evidence gathering phase. Through hearing from survivors, evidence and research, we will make recommendations to Governor General in 2023 on how New Zealand can better care for children, young people and vulnerable adults.

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Te Tiriti o Waitangi

The Royal Commission's commitment to te Tiriti o Waitangi

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Survivor Advisory Group

Early 2019 we announced the appointment of a Survivor Advisory Group of Experts (SAGE). The group represents survivors of abuse in State care and those from faith-based institutions.

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Terms of Reference

The Terms of Reference describe the purpose and boundaries of the inquiry.

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Working with Māori

Māori have been and continue to be significantly over-represented in State and faith-based care. This has been caused by the ongoing impacts of colonisation and structural and systemic racism across government organisations, for multiple generations.

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Our people

This Inquiry is led by a Chair, four Commissioners, Senior Counsel Assisting and an Executive Director.

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Deaf community

The Royal Commission worked with members of the Deaf community to create New Zealand Sign Language (NZSL) videos about the Inquiry, the work we are doing, and how to engage and share your experience of abuse with us.

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Pacific community

Between 1950 to 1999, a significant number of those removed from their families and placed in care were from Pacific communities. Of those placed in care, Pacific survivors have been over-represented as survivors of abuse in both State care and the care of faith-based institutions.

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So far, over 900 survivors have shared their experience. Join them. Ā mohoa nei, neke atu i te 900 purapura ora kua kōrero mai i ō rātou haerenga. Hono mai.

We cannot make any findings, reach conclusions or make recommendations without hearing the voices of those who have the lived experience of state or faith-based care.

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  • Mō te Kōmihana a te Karauna About the Royal Commission
    • What the Royal Commission is about
    • How it works
    • Te Tiriti o Waitangi
    • Te Taumata
    • Survivor Advisory Group
    • Terms of Reference
    • Working with Māori
    • Our people
    • Deaf community
    • Pacific community
  • Ā mātou uiui Our inquiries
    • Māori experiences
    • Pacific People's experiences
    • Disabled peoples experience
    • State and faith-based redress
    • State psychiatric care
    • Children's State residential care
    • Anglican Church
    • Catholic Church
  • Kauneketanga Our progress
    • Latest updates
    • Reports
    • News
    • Timeline
    • Document Library
  • Kia whai wāhi mai Get involved
    • Sharing your experience
    • Sharing your experience from prison
  • Mā ngā purapura ora For survivors
    • Getting help and support
    • Legal assistance
    • Questions and answers
    • Survivor stories

If you would like to share your experience or have any questions about being involved please call our Contact Centre on 0800 222 727 weekdays 8:30am to 4:30pm (NZT) excluding public holidays or email: contact@abuseincare.org.nz. Anyone taking part in an investigation will be offered wellbeing support.


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