Distressing content warning. At the time of the hearing Ms T was 70 years old and is a Māori woman. She was physically and sexually abused by her father from a young age. At age 13 she was placed in care after her complaint to a Social Welfare

Distressing content warning. At the time of the hearing Mr U was 39 years old, he is Māori and affiliates to Ngāti Hako. He gave evidence of being in Weymouth in 1995 and Moerangi Treks for three months in 1995, when he was aged 14. He experienced

Distressing content warning. At the time of the hearing Mr X was 61 years old and is a Samoan man who experienced sexual, physical and psychological abuse in care. He suffered physical and sexual abuse from family members and was placed in care as a

Distressing content warning. At the time of hearing Mr PM was 46 years old and is a Pākehā man who experienced sexual, physical and psychological abuse in care. He was placed in Hamilton Boys’ Home, foster care, Weymouth and Whakapakari. He gave

Mr AP is a 55 year old Pākeha man. He was placed in Ōwairaka in 1980 at the age of 14. He will give evidence of suffering extensive sexual abuse at Ōwairaka, and being placed in solitary confinement. He self-harmed in an attempt to be removed

Distressing content warning. At the time of the hearing Mr Hurring was 60 years old and is of Pākeha, Māori (Ngāi Tahu) and Aboriginal descent. Mr Hurring experienced sexual, physical and psychological abuse in Lookout Point Boys’ Home,

Distressing content warning. At the time of the hearing Mr Marks was 60 years old and is of English and Māori descent (Ngāti Raukawa). 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 Ms Rangi was 58 years old and is a Māori (Ngāpuhi, Te Arawa) woman. She was removed from her family in Kaitaia and taken to Bollard Girls’ Home in Auckland aged 14 after an altercation at

Distressing content warning. At the time of the hearing Ms Beard was 59 years old and is a Māori woman of Ngāti Porou and Welsh descent. She was placed in Strathmore Girls’ Home and Kingslea Girls’ Home in Christchurch, and Weymouth in Auckland

Distressing content warning. At the time of the hearing Ms Kerepeti was 59 years old and is a woman of Te Rarawa, Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Wai, and Ngāti Mutunga descent. She gave evidence of her experiences of abuse in care from 1974, including physical