Public hearing: State redress - Evidence from survivors Nohoanga tūmatanui: Puretumunga Tari Karauna – Ngā Taunakitanga a ngā Purapura Ora
At this hearing Commissioners heard evidence from survivors of abuse in care about civil claims made against the State, and from survivors about civil litigation in the courts and before the Human Rights Tribunal.
Hearing from people who experienced abuse and neglect in institutions will help us to build a picture of what happened to those who made allegations or complaints or took civil proceedings relating to having been abused in State-based care.
Past hearing
Warning
Much of the content presented at the hearing covers details of abuse that may raise difficult emotional issues. There is a list of some of the telephone helplines or services that offer free support, information and help on this website under: For survivors, Getting help and support, Support services.
The Inquiry’s first public hearing on redress processes relating to abuse in State-Care will hear evidence about civil claims made against any agency, agent, department, or entity of the Crown[1] or third party who delivered services on their behalf (e.g.
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Created September 2019
Witnesses
To watch the evidence being given by individual survivors, please click on the survivor’s name below.
James Packer is Ngāti Maniapoto.
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Keith Wiffin gave evidence of his experience in making a claim against the Ministry of Social Development in relation to abuse he suffered while at Epuni Boys’ Home and in family homes.
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Joan Bellingham gave evidence on her experience as a trainee nurse at Burwood Hospital, and then as a patient at Princess Margaret Hospital periodically from 1970 until 1982.
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Chassy Duncan is Ngāti Kahungunu.
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Created September 2020
Patrick Stevens’ evidence was submitted in writing, as sadly he passed away during Covid-19 lockdown.
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Earl White gave evidence of the abuse he experienced at Epuni Boys Home and Hokio Beach School, and the process of taking a civil claim in the High Court against the Ministry of Social Development.
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Leonie McInroe has provided a statement giving evidence about her experiences in seeking justice and compensation for the abuse she suffered in the Child and Adolescent Unit at Lake Alice Hospital, and her desire to see Dr Leeks held accountable, which she feels has still not happened in the 26 years since she filed her civil proceedings.
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Tanya and Georgina Sammons gave evidence of their experiences of the Ministry of Social Development’s historic claims process in their attempts to address the abuse they suffered while in foster care.
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Dr Fiona Inkpen will give evidence on behalf of Stand Children’s Services Tū Māia Whānau (Stand Tū Māia), describing the historic abuse claims received by Stand Tū Māia in relation to Health Camps, and the trauma-competent, bi-cultural approach that Stand Tū Māia has developed for responding to these claims. She will draw on those experiences to make recommendations for how these types of claims should be addressed by all agencies going forward.
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Kerry Johnson was assessed at a young age as having an intellectual disability.
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Trish Grant is the Director of Advocacy at IHC.
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Gay Rowe will give evidence as the sister of, and guardian for, Paul Beale.
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Sonja Cooper and Amanda Hill will expand on the evidence relating to redress that they provided to the Inquiry at the Contextual Hearing in October/November 2019.
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Related papers
- Minute 10 - Oral Closing Submissions State Redress Hearing
- Minute 9 - Further Directions on State Redress Public Hearing
- Minute 8 - State Redress Hearing
- Minute 7 – Following Procedural Hearing on 25 February 2020
- Briefing Paper - Findings and recommendations on redress and rehabilitation processes into child sexual abuse in care
- Briefing Paper - Legal frameworks applying to litigation of civil claims
- Briefing Paper - Findings and recommendations on redress and rehabilitation processes for claims of abuse in State care
- Briefing Paper - Redress in International and Domestic Human Rights Law
- Briefing Paper - Findings on Te Tiriti/Treaty of Waitangi Principles and Māori Consultation identified in recent inquiries and reports relating to redress of Abuse in State Care
- Minute 6 - Split Redress Hearing
- Minute 5 – Redress Hearing
- Issues paper - Redress (civil litigation)