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Abuse in Care Royal Commission appoints Acting Executive Director

1 July 2021

Helen Potiki has been appointed as Acting Executive Director of the Abuse in Care Royal Commission of Inquiry.

Royal Commission Chair farewells outgoing Executive Director

30 June 2021

Judge Coral Shaw, Chair of the Abuse in Care Royal Commission of Inquiry, today congratulated and farewelled outgoing Executive Director Mervin Singham.

Lake Alice public hearing: 29 June schedule

29 June 2021

Today is the final day of the Lake Alice Child and Adolescent Unit public hearing in Auckland.

Lake Alice public hearing: 28 June witness list and evidence summaries

28 June 2021