Brian Stabb was a psychiatric nurse who worked in mental health for over 30 years. He originally trained in England before emigrating to New Zealand. Mr Stabb was a relief nurse at the Lake Alice Child and Adolescent Unit for several months, before

Distressing content warning. Dr Janice Wilson trained as a psychiatrist and was the Director of Mental Health between 1993 and 2000. She gave evidence about her time as Director of Mental Health and the limited experience she had with complaints

Amy Bethune is a 38-year-old woman of European and Māori descent. Her mother, Sharyn Collis, was admitted to Lake Alice Child and Adolescent Unit between 1973 and 1974. Ms Bethune will give evidence regarding her experience of the intergenerational

Distressing content warning. Ms Barr worked as a hospital aid at Lake Alice Hospital. She started work in the geriatric villa before moving to the acute villa and then the Child and Adolescent Unit. Ms Barr gave evidence about her perspectives on

Photo: Royal Commission Chair, Coral Shaw, pictured in new survivor space under construction. Auckland multi-purpose survivor space nears completion. A survivor centric space will soon be completed and operational. The space on Level 2 of our

Distressing content warning.

This Minute sets out directions on the Royal Commission of Inquiry’s upcoming public hearing into Lake Alice Child and Adolescent Unit (the Hearing). It relates only to this hearing. Practice Note 6 - Public Hearings sets out further information

Distressing content warning. Walton Ngatai-Mathieson is a survivor of the Lake Alice Child and Adolescent Unit. He was born in Ruatoria and is of Ngāti Porou descent. From the age of five he was blind in one eye and partially blind in his other eye.

Distressing content warning. Mr Hesseltine was employed as a psychiatric assistant at the Lake Alice Child and Adolescent Unit starting in 1974 and ending in 1979. He discussed his role in the unit, and the daily routine and activities of patients

Distressing content warning. At the time of the hearing Sharyn Collis was 62 years old and is of European descent. She attended Lake Alice Child and Adolescent Unit between 1973 and 1974 where she experienced sexual and psychological abuse as well