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Abuse in Care - Royal Commission of Inquiry

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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Out of sight, out of mind: A case study of the Kimberley Centre

Aitken, RS, et al, Intellectually handicapped children report - Report of the consultative committee set up by the Minister of Education in August 1951 (Department of Education, 1953) (PDF, 12.8 MB)

Brief of evidence of Dr Brigit Mirfin-Veitch for the Inquiry’s Contextual Hearing (9 October 2019) (PDF, 710 KB)

Complaints about drug experiments on mentally retarded children, The Auckland Star (25 November 1978) (PDF, 641 KB)

Gates, S, The impact of deinstitutionalisation on the staff of the Kimberley Centre, (Donald Beasley Institute, 2008) (PDF, 2.5 MB)

Hutchison, CP, et al, Royal Commission of Inquiry into Hospital and Related Services, Services for the Mentally Handicapped (Wellington, 1973) (PDF, 5.6 MB)

Milner, P, An examination of the outcome of the resettlement of residents from the Kimberley Centre (Donald Beasley Institute, 2008) (PDF, 12.7 MB)

Milner, P, An examination of the outcome of the resettlement of residents from the Kimberley Centre (Donald Beasley Institute, 2008) (PDF, 2.1 MB)

Mirfin-Veitch, B & Stewart, C, The impact of deinstitutionalisation on the families of the Kimberley Centre residents (Donald Beasley Institute, 2008) (PDF, 3 MB)

Mirfin-Veitch, B, Tiako, K, Asaka, U, Tuisaula, E, Stace, H, Watene, FR, & Frawley, P, Tell me about you - A life story approach to understanding disabled people’s experiences in care 1950-1999 (Donald Beasley Institute, 2022) (PDF, 6.3 MB)

Sullivan, M & Stace, H, A Brief History of Disability in Aotearoa New Zealand (Office for Disability Issues, 2020) (PDF, 1.5 MB)

Transcript of evidence at the Inquiry’s Ūhia te māramatanga Disability, Deaf, and Mental Health Hearing (12 July 2022) (PDF, 634 KB)

Transcript of evidence of Allison Campbell at the Inquiry’s Ūhia te māramatanga Disability, Deaf, and Mental Health Hearing (11 July 2022) (PDF, 637 KB)

Transcript of evidence of Dr Brigit Mirfin-Veitch at the Inquiry’s Contextual Hearing (1 November 2019) (PDF, 992 KB)

Transcript of evidence of Dr Tristram Ingham at the Inquiry’s Ūhia te māramatanga Disability, Deaf, and Mental Health Hearing (20 July 2022) (PDF, 1.2 MB)

Transcript of evidence of Geraldine Woods, Acting Chief Executive of Whaikaha, Ministry of Disabled People, at the Inquiry’s State Institutional Response hearing (17 August 2022) (PDF, 3.6 MB)

Transcript of evidence of Iona Holsted, Secretary for Education, at the Inquiry’s State Institutional Response Hearing (18 August 2022) (PDF, 3.4 MB)

Transcript of evidence of Irene Priest and Margaret Priest at the Inquiry’s Ūhia te māramatanga Disability, Deaf, and Mental Health Hearing (11 July 2022) (PDF, 788 KB)

Transcript of evidence of Lusi Faiva at the Inquiry’s Ūhia te māramatanga Disability, Deaf, and Mental Health Hearing (19 July 2022) (PDF, 246 KB)

Transcript of evidence of Mr EI at the Inquiry’s Ūhia te māramatanga Disability, Deaf, and Mental Health Hearing (11 July 2002) (PDF, 598 KB)

Transcript of evidence of Paul Milner at the Inquiry’s Ūhia te māramatanga Disability, Deaf, and Mental Health Hearing (12 July 2022) (PDF, 879 KB)

Transcript of opening statement by the Crown at the Inquiry’s Ūhia te māramatanga Disability, Deaf, and Mental Health Hearing (11 July 2022) (PDF, 227 KB)

Waitangi Tribunal, Hauora Report – Stage One of the Health Services and Outcomes Kaupapa Inquiry (2019) (PDF, 12.6 MB)

Witness statement of Allison Campbell (15 February 2022) (PDF, 860 KB)

Witness statement of David Newman (31 May 2022) (PDF, 919 KB)

Witness statement of Dr Brigit Mirfin Veitch for the Disability, Deaf, and Mental Health institutional care hearing (27 June 2022) (PDF, 1.4 MB)

Witness statement of Dr Hillary Stace (20 September 2019) (PDF, 634 KB)

Witness statement of Dr Olive Webb (25 May 2022) (PDF, 820 KB)

Witness statement of Lusi Faiva (15 June 2022) (PDF, 123 KB)

Witness statement of Moana Jackson for the Inquiry’s Contextual Hearing (25 October 2019) (PDF, 539 KB)

Witness statement of Paul Milner (20 June 2022) (PDF, 1 MB)

Witness statement of Ross Clark (15 February 2022) (PDF, 223 KB)

Witness statement of Sir Robert Martin (17 October 2019) (PDF, 359 KB)

Witness statement of Walton James Ngatai-Mathieson (11 May 2021) (PDF, 613 KB)

Evidence library
  • Part 1
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  • Cauldron of violence - Hokio Beach School and Kohitere Boy’s Training Centre
  • Out of sight, out of mind: A case study of the Kimberley Centre
  • Our hands are tied - Van Asch College and Kelston School for the Deaf
  • Boot Camp - Te Whakapakari Youth Programme
  • Jehovah's Witnesses - Case Study
  • Stolen Lives, Marked Souls – The Inquiry into the Order of the Brothers of St John of God at Marylands School and Hebron Trust
  • Beautiful Children: Inquiry into the Lake Alice Child and Adolescent Unit
  • He Purapura Ora, he Māra Tipu from Redress to Puretumu Torowhānui
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