Distressing content warning. At the time of the hearing Bryon (Nick) Nicol was 59 years old and is of European descent. He spent six months in the Lake Alice Child and Adolescent Unit in 1973. While there, he experienced sexual and psychological

Distressing content warning. At the time of the hearing Tyrone Marks was 60 years old and is of Māori (Ngāti Raukawa) and Italian descent. He was taken into care at the age of 8, and experienced serious physical, sexual and psychological abuse in

Distressing content warning. At the time of the hearing Kevin Banks was 62-years-old and is a survivor of Lake Alice Child and Adolescent Unit. He spent 24 months in the Child and Adolescent Unit over three admissions between 1973 and 1975. He also

Distressing content warning. At the time of the hearing Una Jagose QC was the Solicitor-General of New Zealand and the Chief Executive of the Crown Law Office (CLO). She was appointed Solicitor-General in February 2016 and has previously held other

Distressing content warning. Hake Halo is of Niuean descent. He and his parents came to New Zealand when he was six years old. He went to various primary schools, but he felt lost at school without knowing the language and he was put into a special

Distressing content warning. At the time of the hearing Donald Ku was 58 years old and is of Ngāti Maniapoto and Tūwharetoa descent. He had two different admissions to Lake Alice, spending over two months in total in the Child and Adolescent Unit.

Royal Commission Chair Coral Shaw working from home during lockdown. COVID-19 - What it means for the work of the Inquiry. Since 24 March the Abuse in Care Royal Commission has been working remotely. Our Tāmaki Makaurau (Auckland) and Pōneke

Distressing content warning. Detective Superintendent Thomas Fitzgerald read a statement on behalf of New Zealand Police.

Distressing content warning. Michael Ferriss, Victor Boyd, and Bruce Gibson gave evidence on behalf of the Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR). CCHR is a private organisation and was co-founded in 1969 by the Church of Scientology and Dr

At the time of hearing Thomas Fitzgerald was a Detective Superintendent, the Director of the Criminal Investigation Branch and the most senior investigator in the New Zealand Police. Detective Superintendent Fitzgerald gave evidence about the Police