Every week Parliament is a smorgasbord of stories and issues, many of them interesting and most of them impactful, but sometimes one event or issue in the week dwarfs every other. This week that issue was the tabling of, and initial debate over the report of the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care.
The report is nearly three thousands pages, spread across 16 volumes. Crucially it includes 138 recommendations. The speeches on the report in the House took an hour and three quarters and were compelling.
A number were particularly thoughtful and honest and ideally should be heard in their entirety. See the link to the Parliament video or Hansard transcription below if you wish to take in the entire debate, or follow the link immediately below for some moments from the debate.
Photo: RNZ / Samuel Rillstone
You can read the report, about the report, Parliament's coverage of the debate, or media stories relating to the report at the links below.
Pages at The Royal Commission of Inquiry Site
- The home page for the Royal Commission of Inquiry.
- The main report broken into sections and themes.
- The Report’s Recommendations.
- Entry pages to specific case studies dealt with by the Inquiry, including Lake Alice; Kimberley; two schools for the deaf; a previous boot camp programme; the way state care led to gangs; St. John of God Catholic schools, and the Jehova's Witnesses.
- Useful summaries and guides.
Parliament resources
- The debate on the report can be watched here
- The Hansard transcription of the debate on the report can be read here.
News Stories
- A homepage for a wide range of RNZ stories relating to the Inquiry.
- Spinoff coverage can be read here, here, here and here.
- Very good coverage from Newsroom including an excellent piece from Aaron Smale.
- Stuff stories can be read here, here, and here.
- TVNZ coverage seems scattered between politics, health, news and Māori. Stories can be seen or read here, here, here, here, here, and here.
- The ODT coverage seems to be RNZ reporting.
- The NZ Herald is paywalled and stories are scattered between politics, Māori, news and justice but subscribers can view stories here, here, here, here, here and here.
