Distressing content warning. Paora Sweeney grew up in a loving family but suffered the trauma of losing his parents and both his sisters at a young age. He ended up in State care. Paora has multiple experiences of being placed in care and custody

Distressing content warning. Te Aroha Knox is of Waikato-Tainui and Ngāpuhi descent. Te Aroha went into care at 10 years old because of abuse at home. She went through foster homes and different institutions, including Allendale Girls’ Home,

Distressing content warning. Hohepa Taiaroa is from Tūwharetoa and Ngāti Kahungunu ki Heretaunga. His life was turned upside down with the separation of his parents. He lived on the streets and came to the attention of the Department of Social

Distressing content warning. Ms AF has Sami, Navajo, Aboriginal and Māori – Ngāti Tāhinga me Whakatōhea – whakapapa. Ms AF's evidence related to the abuse suffered in the care of her Pākehā adoptive family and in the care of Catholic

Distressing content warning. Rev. Dinah Lambert is of Ngāti Kahungunu descent. She and her siblings were placed into care at a young age. They were often split up, moving between children's homes and her father's care at different points in time.

Distressing content warning. Wiremu Waikari is of Ngāti Porou descent. He has reclaimed his ingoa as a way of rejecting his experiences of abuse in care. Wiremu spoke about being adopted, being placed in child welfare and state care. He discussed

Distressing content warning. Te Enga Harris. Te Enga Harris is of Māori descent and is the oldest of her siblings, who were also put through the State care system. Te Enga suffered the trauma of physical, verbal and sexual abuse in care. When she

Distressing content warning. This group involves five siblings across one whānau. All are of Waikato-Tainui descent and were placed in State care at a young age. Ms AG suffered psychological and sexual abuse in State care and was isolated and

Distressing content warning. 2026 Abuse in Care - Royal Commission of Inquiry.

Distressing content warning. 2026 Abuse in Care - Royal Commission of Inquiry.