This letter calls upon the Minister to appoint a new Commissioner to fill the vacancy left by Anand Satyanand's resignation. You can...

I (Steve) noticed that we had fallen out of the habit of posting our correspondence on the website. This is a letter the Forum sent the...

Today the Forum published its report on the work of the Royal Commission. This report includes a range of recommendations for the ongoing...

Today, Steve submitted Part A of his submission on New Zealand's redress programmes. He'll submit Part B within the next couple of week....

A video of Lizzy's presentation and her submission can be viewed here

Forum member Rosslyn Noonan gave evidence at the Royal Commission on 6 November 2019. A video of her presentation can be viewed here...

On 15 July 2019, the Royal Commission Forum sent a letter to the Commission outlining some points that we thought important to its...

We have posted a series of links that may help people gain access to personal and institutional records. The information is not complete....

The third in a three part series considering lessons from the Australian Royal Commission. To protect their privacy all survivors have...

The second in a three part series considering lessons from the Australian Royal Commission. To protect their privacy all survivors have...

The first in a three part series considering lessons from the Australian Royal Commission. To protect their privacy all survivors have...

Lately, there has been a lot of talk about the private hearings. Different people have said different things about what it is like to...

Survivors of abuse in state care have been blindsided by the Royal Commission investigating their treatment holding 'mock' interviews...

The New Zealand state tried to remove a newborn Māori baby from his family last week. This is not unusual. Indeed, it is an increasingly...

Changes to the Ministry of Social Development’s historic claims process, which provides out-of-court compensation for survivors of abuse...

Up until mid-2018, I worked as the researcher for the Ministry of Education Historic Claims Unit for a period of five years. I have a...

On 7 March 2019, the Royal Commission released information about the application process for appointing members of the Survivor Advisory...

The inquiry will establish an advisory group or groups comprising survivors of abuse in State care and in the care of faith-based...

Everybody in New Zealand is entitled to ask any government department for a copy of their records that the particular government...

Access to records about their time in care has been identified as very important for care-leavers to support their rights and identity....