Survivors are at the heart of this Royal Commission.

Nominations open for historic opportunity to help survivors of abuse in care Nominations are being sought for a new group to design the proposed key features of a new, independent redress system for survivors of abuse in care.

The experiences of disabled people and people with neurodiversity highlighted in new research reportThe Royal Commission has published new research that provides unique insight into the lives of people with learning disabilities and neurodiversity who experienced State or faith-based institutional care between 1950 and 1999.

Te Uiui o te Manga Tamariki me te Rangatahi ki Lake Alice Beautiful Children, the report on our case study into the Lake Alice Child and Adolescent Unit is being released today on our website, after it was tabled in Parliament and formally presented to the Governor-General.

Beautiful Children formally presented to Governor-General Last week, Commissioners formally presented Beautiful Children, Te Uiui o te Manga Tamariki me Te Rangatahi ki Lake Alice – Inquiry into the Lake Alice Child and Adolescent Unit to Her Excellency the Rt Hon Dame Cindy Kiro pictured here with Commission Chair Coral Shaw.

A moment in historyThe closing of the Royal Commission's last public hearing was “a moment in history that will never be forgotten”, with tears, laughter, applause and time to remember the survivors who are no longer with us.

Faith-based institutions questioned on failures to prevent and respond to abuse in care, during Royal Commission public hearing Last Friday was the sixth and final day of the Royal Commission’s faith-based institutional response public hearing.

Royal Commission Faith-based Institutional Response Hearing It is time for Aotearoa New Zealand to hear from the faith-based institutions responsible for the thousands of children, young people and vulnerable adults abused in faith care since the 1950s.

Royal Commission public hearing – State agencies questioned on failures to prevent and respond to abuse in care In August the Royal Commission held an historic two-week public hearing where State agencies were asked to respond to the abuse and neglect of children, young people and vulnerable adults.

Reaching out to regional Aotearoa New ZealandRegional engagements are opportunities for the Royal Commission to listen to the experiences and views of survivors, whānau and communities from outside the main centres of Aotearoa New Zealand.