Distressing content warning. Ms I’s evidence outlined the abuse she experienced by nuns at school in Hamilton East, and the impact this has had on her life. Ms I detailed the lack of response by the Catholic Church when she disclosed her abuse to

Distressing content warning. Mr J described his experience of abuse in the Catholic Church revolving around the predatory sexual behaviour of a Gisborne Parish priest in the 1950s. Mr J wished to put the record straight regarding the priest’s

This research report summarises what the Abuse in Care Royal Commission of Inquiry currently knows about indicative numbers of people who were in certain state or faithbased care settings in Aotearoa New Zealand from 1950 to 2019 and, of those, the

This report provides information on the impacts of child abuse and how it has been measured and costed by a number of studies in New Zealand and overseas. It explores how these costs could be applied to the estimates of those abused in care in New

Distressing content warning. Opening submissions by Counsel Assisting the Royal Commission - Ms Anderson. Opening submissions on behalf of the Bishops and Congregational Leaders of the Catholic Church in Aotearoa New Zealand by Ms McKechnie.

Distressing content warning. John gave evidence about the abuse he experienced during the two years he was at a Catholic intermediate school in the early 1980s, run by the Marist Brothers, and his experiences in trying to get redress from the

Distressing content warning. An abridged version of the evidence of Ms B read by Claire Mullord. Ms B’s evidence included evidence of her experience in care of The Salvation Army at The Grange in the 1950’s and the long-lasting impact of her

Distressing content warning. Mr A was placed in care at the Salvation Army’s Bramwell Booth Home in Temuka in the 1980’s. Mr A gave evidence of approaching Cooper Legal and taking a claim against the Salvation Army to obtain redress. 2025 Abuse

The Interim Report – Tāwharautia: Pūrongo o te Wā (Tāwharautia) was delivered to the Governor-General in December 2020 as required by the Inquiry’s Terms of Reference. The Terms of Reference directed the substantive interim report include a

Distressing content warning. Anne gave evidence about the abuse she experienced while at the Star of the Sea orphanage, run by the Sisters of Mercy, and the sexual abuse by a Catholic priest who befriended her mother. Anne outlined the major impact