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This report updates you about the high-level activity of the Royal Commission into Historical Abuse in State Care and in the Care of Faith-based Institutions and year-to-date spend through to 30 September 2019.

Summaries of the evidence witnesses will be presenting at the Abuse in Care Inquiry's Contextual hearing starting 29 October 2019.

There have been seven core participants designated to date:

The Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia
Bishops and Congregational Leaders...

The September 2019 edition of our Pānui newsletter.

The Royal Commission is inviting submissions from those who have been involved in civil litigation in relation to abuse while in care whether as a plaintiff/claimant, defendant, a legal representative of a party, a member of the plaintiff/claimant’s family or whānau, or professional on their experiences together with suggestions for how the process could be improved and made more effective.

The Inquiry’s first public hearing on redress processes relating to abuse in State-Care will hear evidence about civil claims made against any agency, agent, department, or entity of the Crown[1] or third party who delivered services on their behalf (e.g.

The Abuse in Care Royal Commission of Inquiry has released details of its first public hearing in Auckland at the end of October.

The purpose of this Minute is to: Provide information about the Procedural Hearing and how it will be conducted; Confirm the purpose of the Procedural Hearing; Clarify the different ways that people and organisations can participate at the Procedural Hearing and as the Royal Commission continues; Confirm what will not be addressed at the Procedural Hearing.

The August 2019 edition of our Pānui newsletter.

This procedural hearing took place on 19 August 2019 at Rydges Hotel in Auckland.