Distressing content warning. Alison Adams gave evidence on behalf of her sons, Nigel, and Malcom Adams. Nigel and Malcom Adams are of Pākehā descent and have learning disabilities, pervasive development disorders and Autism. Malcom and Nigel were

Distressing content warning. Irene Priest and Margaret Priest are of Pākehā descent and are sisters. Margaret discussed Irene’s experiences in care. Irene is disabled and was placed in Kimberley Centre from age six to 48 (1962– 2004) when

Distressing content warning. Shannon is of Pākehā descent and has Autism. Shannon was in state foster care and residential homes from the age of seven. Shannon’s evidence focused on his experiences in State care, the denial of his right to

Distressing content warning. Allison Campbell is of Pākehā descent. She started working for IHC as a social worker in 1980 and continued to work for IHC in various roles until she retired in 2002. Allison spoke about the abuse and neglect she

Distressing content warning. Peter Keoghan is of Pākehā descent and is a wheelchair-user and cannot use his hands. He was a resident at Tokanui Hospital from an early age until his twenties (1960s–1980s). He gave evidence about the different

Distressing content warning. Sheree Briggs is a psychologist and certified behavioural analyst. Sheree was a psychopaedic training officer at Māngere Hospital in the early 1980s. Her evidence focussed on the aversive practices and neglect that she

Distressing content warning. Jonathan Mosen is of Pākehā descent and was born blind. Jonathan spent his primary school years at Homai College (from 1974). Jonathan shared his experiences of cultural and educational neglect and physical and

Distressing content warning. Matthew Whiting is of Māori and Pākehā descent. He has Spastic Quadriplegia with a speech impediment. His evidence talks about his first experience of being institutionalised from the age of 4 (1969) and his

Distressing content warning. Caroline Arrell was a training officer at Tokanui Hospital for 15 years(1979–1994) on the psychopaedic side of the hospital. She was involved in the resettlement into the community of people who lived at Kimberley

Distressing content warning. Alison Pascoe is of Pākehā descent. Alison shared that she never had a mental illness and should never have been placed into care. Alison was committed to Kingseat Hospital (a psychiatric institution) from the age of