Background material Ngā raupapa tuara. The Royal Commission of Inquiry was established on 1 February 2018, and was closed in June 2024 when the Inquiry presented its final report, Whanaketia – Through pain and trauma, from darkness to light, to

Chapter 5: Complaints processes were absent or easily undermined Ūpoko 5: Kāhore i kitea ngā kaupapa taki kōamuamu, e ngāwari noa rānei te karo. 309. Effective complaints processes need to be designed for children, young people and adults in

News Ngā Karere. Media enquiries. The Royal Commission of Inquiry’s role ended on 25 June 2024, the date it delivered its final report to the Governor-General of New Zealand, and the Inquiry is now closed. The Department of Internal Affairs

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Survivor experiences Ngā kōrero a ngā purapura ora. Survivors’ experiences and voices – verbal, written, in sign language, in poetry, in music and in art – were the backbone of this Inquiry. Many told the Inquiry they came forward to make

Recommendations Ngā Tūtohi. Read the recommendations made in the Inquiry’s final report, "Whanaketia" and "He Purapura Ora, he Māra Tipu: From Redress to Puretumu Torowhānui", on how Aotearoa New Zealand can better care for children, young

Research Ngā Rangahau. A range of different publications and reports were commissioned to help inform the Inquiry’s work. Read the material and review the conclusions of the research that were undertaken. Gang whānau with support from Professor

Chapter 2: Puretumu Torowhānui: implementation to date Ūpoko 2: Te whakatinanatanga o te Puretumu Torowhānui i tēnei wā. Recommendation. Summary of whether it has been implemented. Independent puretumu torowhānui scheme. No. Māori collective

Reports. Ngā pūrongo. The Inquiry’s reports should be read in full to understand the overall picture of abuse and neglect in the care of the State and faith-based institutions between 1950 and 1999. Whanaketia–Through pain and trauma, from