Press Release – Abuse in Care Royal Commission of Inquiry
The Abuse in Care Royal Commission of Inquiry will hold its Pacific people’s investigation public hearing, ‘Tulou: Our Pacific Voices; Tatala e Pulonga’ at the Fale o Samoa in Māngere between July 19 – 30 2021.
Commissioner Ali’imuamua Sandra Alofivae said that “the Fale literally translates to ‘home’. The Fale, beyond merely a physical space, provides a culturally and spiritually safe environment to help survivors come home. In light of the survivors’ words which we are hearing, it is about them reclaiming a part of themselves that has been lost as a result of abuse in care.”
Photo: RNZ / Patrice Allen
The investigation by the Royal Commission will examine abuse and neglect of children and young people in residences run by the state, and by independent organisations on behalf of the state.
This includes boys and girls social welfare and family homes, and institutions that provided combined care and protection and youth justice care.
The hearing will hear from survivors of Kohitere Boy s Training Centre, Hokio Beach School, Epuni Boys Home, Ōwairaka Boys Home, Bollard Girls Home, Whakapakiri Youth Trust (Great Barrier Island), Kingslea Girls Homes, Moerangi Treks, and also Family Homes throughout New Zealand.
Sixteen witnesses will give evidence to the Royal Commission on their experiences while in care between 1950 and 1999.
Cricklewood 3
Have to say the recent comments from Jacinda regarding calling out those not following the rules is a miss step I know she said to do it nicely etc but from what I ve seen today at least some people havent seen that part.
Saw someone getting really nasty to a stranger at countdown and the calls to punish the rulebreakers are I think counterproductive.
All it will achieve is a climate of fear where people refuse to talk for fear of being singled out. Its completely counter productive.
David 3.1
Agree. I think the messaging from the PM has been off point in 2021. I’m surprised given it was very clear in 2020.
Sam Baker/Stuff
The closed Lake Alice Psychiatric Hospital is being investigated in the Royal Commission s Abuse in Care Inquiry.
Investigations into a notorious Manawatū psychiatric hospital have uncovered at least 100 more patients were admitted than previously recorded. The Royal Commission s Abuse in Care Inquiry is investigating what happened at the Lake Alice Child and Adolescent Unit, which operated from 1972 until 1978. Former patients described horrific conditions, mistreatment and abuse during their time in the facility, including use of electroconvulsive therapy and seclusion rooms as punishment. Investigation counsel assist lead Andrew Molloy said a raft of “new and valuable information” had been obtained through interviews with former patients, psychiatrists, psychologists, teachers and social workers, many of whom had never been interviewed before.
Frist –
The government has distributed Covid Cash to employers with gay abandon – not so fast Hoss please hold your horse.
You actually have to fill out forms, provide all business and employee details for every employee for which you then get a set amount depending on the criteria and besides in order to get that sweet sweet easy Covid Cash you actually have to prove to have lost quite a bit of business before Grant Robertson is happy to part with what he seems to consider his money. So much so that many businesses in NZ only received the original payment for lockdown l4 that was handed out to pretty much every one in NZ. Never mind, blame everyone for the big businesses that did not need it but took it anyways.