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This Royal Commission is an independent inquiry into abuse in state care and in the care of faith-based institutions in Aotearoa New Zealand.

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Tāwharautia: Pūrongo o te Wā

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 substantive progress report on the Inquiry’s work to date. Tāwharautia describes the key themes and common issues from the experiences shared with us by survivors and witnesses. The name Tāwharautia is a word that implies providing shelter or care whether physical, emotional or spiritual.

The Interim Report - Tāwharautia has two volumes:

  • Volume One outlines the first two years of Inquiry’s work following the announcement of its Terms of Reference in November 2018. It includes the work completed during this time period, how this work was approached and analyses the key themes and common issues from the experiences shared by survivors and witnesses. 
  • Volume Two is devoted to the voices of survivors. It shares survivors’ stories about their experiences of abuse in care.

A reo Māori version is also available. 

Alternate versions

To access the Tāwharautia summary in New Zealand Sign Language click here.  

To access the reo Māori version of the Interim Report – Tāwharautia (Volume One) click here.

To access the Easy Read PDF version of the Interim Report – Tāwharautia (Volume One) & Survivor Voices (Volume Two) click here.

To access the Easy Read Word version of the Interim Report – Tāwharautia (Volume One) & Survivor Voices (Volume Two) click here.

To access the PDF version of the Interim Report – Tāwharautia (Volume One) click here.

To access the PDF version of the Interim Report – Tāwharautia – Survivor Voices (Volume Two) click here.

Volume One:

  • Foreword and Commissioner Profiles
  • Executive Summary
  • Part One - Why we are here
  • Part Two - How we are working
  • Part Three - What we have learned about abuse in care
  • Part Five - The next phase of the Inquiry
  • Appendix

Volume Two:

  • Volume Two - Survivor Stories
  • Vol. Two: Being taken into care
  • Vol. Two: Nature of Abuse
  • Vol. Two: Causes and contributing factors
  • Vol. Two: Disclosing abuse and responses
  • Vol. Two: Impact of abuse
  • Vol. Two: Redress and rehabilitation
  • Vol. Two: Rebuilding afterwards
  • Vol. Two: Appendix 1 Support Services
  • Vol. Two: Appendix 2 Analytical methods
Tāwharautia: Interim Report
  • Foreword and Commissioner Profiles
  • Executive Summary
  • Part One - Why we are here
  • Part Two - How we are working
  • Part Three - What we have learned about abuse in care
  • Part Five - The next phase of the Inquiry
  • Appendix
  • Volume Two - Survivor Stories
  • Vol. Two: Being taken into care
  • Vol. Two: Nature of Abuse
  • Vol. Two: Causes and contributing factors
  • Vol. Two: Disclosing abuse and responses
  • Vol. Two: Impact of abuse
  • Vol. Two: Redress and rehabilitation
  • Vol. Two: Rebuilding afterwards
  • Vol. Two: Appendix 1 Support Services
  • Vol. Two: Appendix 2 Analytical methods
  • Tāwharautia: Pūrongo o te Wā – Interim Report Summary NZSL Translation
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