Distressing content warning. At the time of the hearing Rangi Wickliffe was 59 years old and is of Māori Irish, Scottish and German descent. He was taken into care at the age of six, and was put into 13 foster homes within 12 months. During this

Distressing content warning. Mr Sutherland is a former employee of the New Zealand Police Department. He held various roles from 1965 until mid-1979, including tenure as a Juvenile Crime Prevention Officer (JCPO) and Youth Aid Officer in the Youth

Distressing content warning. At the time of the hearing Malcolm Richards was 61 years old and was admitted to the Lake Alice Child and Adolescent Unit at age 15. Prior to his admission to Lake Alice, Malcolm suffered violence at home and had been

Distressing content warning. At the time if the hearing Deborah Dickson was 51 years old and is a survivor of Lake Alice Child and Adolescent Unit. She gave evidence about how a childhood illness led to her admission at Lake Alice at nine years of

Distressing content warning. Dr Parsonson provided an overview of the use of Aversion Therapy (including chemical and electrical aversive stimuli), Operant Punishment and Electroconvulsive Therapy in standard clinical practice. He also presented an

Distressing content warning. At the time of the hearing Charles Symes was 63 years old and is a survivor of the Lake Alice Child and Adolescent Unit. He spent time in several state institutions growing up. These included Hokio, Epuni and Kohitere.

Distressing content warning. At the time of the hearing Paul Zentveld was 61 years old and is a survivor of the Lake Alice Child and Adolescent Unit. He was admitted to the Child and Adolescent Unit five times between the ages of 13 and 15 where he

Distressing content warning. Dr David Baron is a psychiatrist based in Melbourne, Australia. Dr Baron qualified in the 1960s, and in the early 1970s established and ran an inpatient psychiatric unit for children and adolescents in Sunnyside Hospital,

Distressing content warning. Mr Cameron gave evidence about representing former Lake Alice Child and Adolescent Unit patients in litigation. In the 1990s and 2000s, Mr Cameron represented 95 Lake Alice Child and Adolescent Unit survivors in a class

Distressing content warning. At the time of the hearing Fred Rawiri was 60 years old and is of Māori descent. Prior to his admission to the Lake Alice Child and Adolescent Unit, he was sent to Hamilton Boys’ Home and Hokio Beach School. Due to