Public hearings He horanga tūmatanui
The Inquiry held more than 133 days of public hearings from June 2019 to October 2022. Most public hearings were held in person in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland and streamed live online.
The public hearings were grouped into themes, specific care settings and groups of survivors. The Inquiry heard evidence from survivors, advocates, academic and legal experts, government officials and individuals and representatives from faith-based institutions.
A total of 15 public hearings were held.
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Hearing |
Dates |
Theme |
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13 to 21 October 2022 |
Responses of faith-based institutions to the abuse and neglect of children, young people and adults in care |
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15 to 26 August 2022 |
Responses of State agencies to the abuse and neglect of children, young people and adults in care |
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Ūhia te māramatanga Disability, Deaf and Mental Health Institional Care Hearing |
11 to 20 July 2022 |
Lived experiences of survivors who are disabled, Deaf or were placed in psychiatric institutions |
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13 to 17 June 2022 |
Lived experiences of survivors who experienced abuse and neglect in foster care |
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Tō muri te pō roa, tērā a Pokopoko Whiti-te-rā (Māori Experiences) Hearing |
7 to 18 March 2022 |
Lived experiences of whānau Māori who were abused in State and faith-based institutions |
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9 to 17 February 2022 |
Abuse by the Hospitaller Order of St John of God religious brothers that occurred at Marylands School, St Joseph’s Orphanage and the Hebron Trust |
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Tulou – Our Pacific Voices: Tatala e Pulonga (Pacific Peoples’ experiences) |
19 to 30 July 2021 |
Lived experiences of Pacific Peoples who were abused in State and faith-based institutions |
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14 to 28 June 2021 |
Abuse at Lake Alice Hospital’s Child and Adolescent Unit |
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3 to 11 May 2021 |
Lived experience of children and young people who were abused and neglected in social welfare residential care |
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15 to 29 March 2021 |
Processes for resolving claims of abuse in faith-based care |
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30 November to 12 December 2020 |
Experience of survivors seeking redress for abuse and neglect in the care of faith-based institutions |
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19 October to 5 November 2020 |
Processes for resolving claims of abuse in State care |
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21 September to 2 October 2020 |
Experience of survivors of abuse in care about civil claims made against the State and civil litigation in the courts |
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29 October 2019 to 8 November 2019 |
The overarching contextual circumstances of abuse in care |
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19 August 2019 |
The Inquiry’s scope, focus and procedures |
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25 June 2019 |
The Inquiry’s scope, focus and procedures |
You can read more about the Inquiry’s public hearings in Part 1 of Whanaketia – Through pain and trauma, from darkness to light.
Practice Note 6 - Public Hearings sets out further information on public hearings.