This study, by Ihi Research, was commissioned by the Crown Response primarily to assist the Royal Commission’s Māori investigation. It is believed to be the most comprehensive research ever done on Māori historical experience of State care, drawing together a vast range of data from State organisations and interviewing people closely involved in the care system during 1950-99. The research was formally presented to the Royal Commission at a whakatau on 26 October 2021.
Summary of key themes from the research
Full research report [PDF, 15 MB]
A3 summary of the research [PDF, 2.5 MB]
For document readers, the full research report is also available in chapters:
Hāhā-uri hāhā-tea Part 00 Title Preface Executive summary [DOCX, 74 KB]
Hāhā-uri hāhā-tea Part 01 Whakapapa [DOCX, 104 KB]
Hāhā-uri hāhā-tea Part 02 Māori over-representation in State care [DOCX, 5.2 MB]
Hāhā-uri hāhā-tea Part 03 Differential treatment [DOCX, 90 KB]
Hāhā-uri hāhā-tea Part 04 The impact of the system on Māori [DOCX, 416 KB]
Hāhā-uri hāhā-tea Part 05 Te Tiriti o Waitangi [DOCX, 78 KB]
Hāhā-uri hāhā-tea Part 06 Puao te Ata Tū [DOCX, 107 KB]
Hāhā-uri hāhā-tea Part 07 Māori staff working in State Care [DOCX, 449 KB]
Hāhā-uri hāhā-tea Part 08 Resistance response and critical junctures of change [DOCX, 565 KB]
Hāhā-uri hāhā-tea Part 09 Methodology [DOCX, 156 KB]
Hāhā-uri hāhā-tea Part 10 Appendices [DOCX, 73 KB]
To help the Royal Commission understand the many changes to state care over the years, government agencies jointly prepared a timeline that sets out reports, changes to legislation and institutions across the welfare, justice, education and health sectors
A high-level picture of agency records relevant to the Abuse in Care Royal Commission
At the Royal Commission’s contextual hearing in November 2019, the Crown counsel made a statement setting out how the Crown intends to engage with and respond to the Commission
Crown statement at the Royal Commission's contextual hearing, October 2019
The Crown's management of claims involving abuse in State care, including its responses to concerns raised by claimants, are summarised in its closing statement to phase two of the Royal Commission's State redress hearing, which was held October-November 2020
The Crown's closing submission for the Royal Commission State redress hearing
Summary of funding for the Crown’s response to the Royal Commission, listing amounts by Budget appropriation (Vote)
2019-20 Crown Response funding
2020-21 Crown Response funding
2021-22 Crown Response funding
Briefings to Incoming Ministers (BIMs) are briefings received by incoming Ministers following the formation of a new Government. After the formation of the Government following the November 2020 general election, the Minister for the Public Service was provided with a BIM on the Crown Response. That BIM has been publicly released on the Beehive website(external link).
