News | Ngā Karere

In this section, you can find the latest news on the Government's response to the Abuse in Care Royal Commission of Inquiry.

Newsletter about the Crown response work programme

Read our newsletter | pānui for news about the Crown response to the Abuse in Care Royal Commission. 

We publish newsletters each time we have updates on our work programme. This means there is no set date for updates. To sign up to receive pānui newsletters please email contact@abuseinquiryresponse.govt.nz with 'panui newsletter' in the subject line and we will add you to our database. 

Alternate formats of newsletters are also available:

• easy read
• large print
• New Zealand Sign Language
• audio
• braille.

Media releases by the Crown Response Office 2025

• 3 February 2025: Joint Press Release with the Citizens Advice Bureau New Zealand, new website for records support

Media releases by the Crown Response Unit 2022- 2023

• 12 April 2023: Work on the new redress system continues at pace(external link)

• 16 January 2023: Isaac Carlson Appointed as Crown Response Unit Director(external link)

• 22 November 2022: Nominations open for a survivor-led group to design an independent redress system for survivors - Crown Response Unit(external link)

Other news

Pānui Newsletter from the Design Group

• 14 December 2023: A final update from the Design Group Co-chairs

• 5 September 2023: An update from the Design Group