Māori experiences of abuse in care Ngā wheako o te iwi Māori e pā ana ki te tūkinotanga nā te ringa taurima
Kia whakatōmuri te haere whakamua. I walk backwards into the future with my eyes fixed on the past.
Nau mai, tauti mai ki te whārangi ipurangi o te whakatewhatewha Māori.
The Māori investigation examined issues relevant to Māori experiences of abuse in State and faith-based care. It was established to share the voices of Māori survivors and their whānau, hapū and iwi, and the range of backgrounds and experiences of Māori survivors.
Te Tiriti o Waitangi and its principles, and tikanga Māori, were essential in informing the work of the Māori investigation.
The Māori investigation looked at:
- the circumstances that led to Māori tamariki, rangatahi and vulnerable adults being taken into or placed into care
- the appropriateness of where Māori survivors were placed, including whether they were placed with whānau, hapū and iwi, non-kin or residential care
- the nature and extent of abuse of Māori survivors in care
- the State’s obligations under te Tiriti o Waitangi
- the structural, systemic and practical factors that caused or contributed to Māori survivors being abused in care
- impacts of the abuse on Māori survivors and their whānau, hapū, iwi, and communities, including immediate, long term, and intergenerational impacts
- Māori experiences of abuse in care between 1950 to 1999, which is the main period of our investigation
- Māori experiences of abuse in care before 1950 and from
- the current systems for preventing and responding to abuse against Māori, to investigate whether these are fit-for-purpose and recommend changes that need to be made to ensure that what occurred cannot happen again
- the current frameworks and any new legislation, policy, rules, standards and practices that need to be developed to prevent and respond to the abuse of Māori in care
- whether changes to legislation, policies, rules, standards, and practices – including oversight mechanisms – are required to protect Māori children, young people, and vulnerable adults in the future.