The Interim Report – Tāwharautia: Pūrongo o te Wā (Tāwharautia) was delivered to the Governor-General in December 2020 as required by the Inquiry’s Terms of Reference. The Terms of Reference directed the substantive interim report include a substantive progress report on the Inquiry’s work to date. Tāwharautia describes the key themes and common issues from the experiences shared with us by survivors and witnesses. The name Tāwharautia is a word that implies providing shelter or care whether physical, emotional or spiritual.

The Interim Report - Tāwharautia has two volumes:

• Volume One outlines the first two years of Inquiry’s work following the announcement of its Terms of Reference in November 2018. It includes the work completed during this time period, how this work was approached and analyses the key themes and common issues from the experiences shared by survivors and witnesses. 
• Volume Two is devoted to the voices of survivors. It shares survivors’ stories about their experiences of abuse in care.

A reo Māori version is also available.