The Quarter Million

Since 2018, the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care has investigated the abuse of young people in care between 1950 and 1999. (Design: Archi Banal)

What do survivors want to see from the Abuse in Care inquiry’s final report?

Throughout the process, survivors have relived their darkest moments. But as they wait for the final report, question marks loom.

By Charlotte Muru-Lanning | 21st December, 2023

Contributing writer

Design: Archi Banal.

Survivors’ perspectives on the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care

The process has not been as straightforward as many may have hoped.

By Tommy de Silva | 20th December, 2023

Marylands School was the site of brutal sexual and physical abuse by Catholic brothers. (Photo: V C Browne & Son, www.vcbrowne.com. Additional design: Archi Banal.)

The misery of Marylands

At Marylands School, sexual and physical abuse by Catholic brothers was brutal, prevalent and normalised.

By Shanti Mathias | 30th August, 2023

Contributing writer

Design: Tina Tiller. Still from ‘Breaking the Barrier’, directed by Bryan Norton.

The torture at Whakapakari

Scores of children were abused at Whakapakari camp, leading some to take their lives and the survivors battling lifelong demons.

By Tommy de Silva | 9th August, 2023

Weraroa Boys Training Farm in Levin (Williams, P C :Photographs of Levin, Weraroa and Auckland c1900s. Ref: PAColl-0434-06. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. /records/23088544. Additional design: Archi Banal)

The horrors of Kimberley

The Kimberley Centre in Levin billed itself as a home away from home for vulnerable New Zealanders. Behind the facade was a site of unspeakable abuse.

By Alex Casey | 26th July, 2023

‘We all had something snatched away from us that you can never get back’

‘We all had something snatched away from us that you can never get back’

As boys, Mike and his two brothers were all victims of their local parish priest. They kept the abuse secret for decades – even from each other.

By The Quarter Million | 5th April, 2023

The quarter million

The quarter million

The first instalment in a new series on the royal commission of inquiry into abuse in care.

By Reweti Kohere | 6th September, 2022