State-run foster care will be the focus of the week-long Abuse in Care Inquiry starting today.
People who were abused and neglected while in foster care will tell their stories of surviving in the system, with many placed into homes after being removed from their families and whānau.
One Christchurch woman who grew up in foster care was locked in a dark room for days on end.
Reporter Rayssa Almeida has her story.
