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Ngāti Porou, Ngā Puhi, Whakatohea As a freelance investigative journalist and photographer, and with lived experience of state intervention having been adopted and raised outside of his natural whānau, Mr Smale has covered the stories of children in state custody as a Māori social issue.

Mr Taito will give evidence about his experience as a Samoan New Zealander being removed from his family as a child following intervention by the State.

Ngati Awa (Ngati Pukeko), Ngati Ranginui (Ngaitamarawaho) Ngaiterangi (Ngaitukairangi) Dr Alison Green is a researcher at Te Kotahi Research Institute, University of Waikato.

Ngāti Māhanga, Ngāti Māhuta, Ngāti Hine, Ngāti Kāhu, Te Rarawa Dr Rawiri Waretini-Karena is a lecturer and Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiarangi.

The statement provided by the Crown at the start of the Contextual hearing.

Mr Taylor has spent 40 of his 63 years in prison.

Keith Wiffin went into state care at the age of 10 after the death of his father.

Her Honour Judge Henwood was the Chair of the Confidential Listening and Assistance Service (CLAS) which ran from 2008 to 2015.

Transcripts from the 2019 Contextual hearing held between 29 October and 8 November.

This plan provides an overview of who will be speaking at the Contextual hearing.