Distressing content warning. Antony Dalton-Wilson is of Samoan, Jewish, German and Gypsy descent. As a child, he suffered an accident that left him with a catastrophic brain injury. Antony spoke about the abuse he experienced at school and

Distressing content warning. Ngatokorima Mauauri grew up immersed in both his Cook Island and Māori heritage. Very early in his life he was exposed to family violence and gang life which led to him spending periods of his youth in various State

Distressing content warning. Tesimoni Fuavao is a 66-year old man of Tongan descent. He and his family were dawn raided by the police in 1976. He spoke to the abusive treatment he and his family received, and the significant psychological impacts of

Distressing content warning. William Wilson is a former student of Wesley College in South Auckland. He spoke to the ongoing physical abuse he received from prefects and senior students at the boarding school in the 1990s and the abuse he witnessed.

Distressing content warning. Billy Puka Tanu is of Tokelauan and Māori descent. He talked about the key factors which led to him being placed in care, followed by his experiences of extensive abuse and differential treatment whilst in State care

Distressing content warning. David Crichton (formerly David Mohi) spent around 17 years in care across numerous care placements. Only upon receiving his care files at the age of 30 did he discover his Samoan ethnicity and knowledge about his Samoan

Distressing content warning. At the time of the hearing Dr Sam Manuela was the Senior Lecturer at the University of Auckland. Dr Manuela developed the first Pacific identity and wellbeing model. He provided his expert opinion on the links between

Distressing content warning. Talanoa is a concept recognised in many Pacific island nations including Niue, Tonga, Fiji, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Hawai’i and the Cook Islands. Broadly speaking, talanoa usually entails inclusive, participatory and

Distressing content warning. Fa’amoana Luafutu came to New Zealand from Samoa when he was 8 years old. On the first day of school his teacher was unable to pronounce his name and told him that his name would now be ‘John’. Fa’amoana spent

Distressing content warning. At the time of the hearing Dr Seini Taufa was the Research and Evaluation Lead for Moana Research. At the University of Auckland she taught in the areas of Social, Community and Pacific Health. Dr Taufa served in various