The Interim Report – Tāwharautia: Pūrongo o te Wā (Tāwharautia) describes the key themes and common issues from the experiences shared with us by survivors and witnesses. The name Tāwharautia is a word that implies providing shelter or care whether physical, emotional or spiritual. Tāwharautia has two volumes.

Volume One outlines the first two years of Inquiry’s work following the announcement of its Terms of Reference in November 2018. It includes the work completed during this time period, how this work was approached and analyses the key themes and common issues from the experiences shared by survivors and witnesses. 

Volume Two is devoted to the voices of survivors. It shares survivors’ stories about their experiences of abuse in care.

Tāwharautia is available in several formats including pdf, easy read and large text. You can also read them online.

To access the Tāwharautia summary in New Zealand Sign Language click here.  

A version in te reo Māori is available below.