Royal Commission
Top lawyer says redress should be available to all victims
A cabinet paper about rapid torture redress payments to survivors of the Lake Alice child and adolescent unit in the 1970s says it's not possible to rule out torture at other locations. That's left a… Audio
The Covid inquiry: What you need to know as it lands
Explainer - The first phase of the Covid inquiry concludes today. We don't know when it will be made public. But here's what we do know.
The Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care: A timeline
Explainer - The final report from the long-running inquiry has been made public on 24 July. RNZ reflects on key points.
New separate pandemic inquiry may undermine ongoing Royal Commission
The new coalition government has decided to open an independent inquiry into the pandemic response but a legal expert warns it's not a good look.
Australia: Gold scandal, rate hike, India pitch, women in flight
Australia correspondent Karen Middleton joins Kathryn to look at calls for a royal commission into how the only producer of gold in Australia sold diluted gold to China and allowed a prominent gang… Audio
Royal Commission Māori hearing scheduled for next month postponed
The Royal Commission into Abuse in Care has postponed its Māori investigation public hearing that was due to start early next month.
Abuse led to a lifetime of anger, survivor tells Royal Commission
An angry kid, to an angry youth and then angry adult sums up the life of abuse survivor, Leota Scanlon.
He's fronted up to the Royal Commission into Abuse in Care's Pacific hearing in South Auckland.
…Govt limits Abuse in Care inquiry scope as commission looks at years extension
The government has made drastic changes to the Royal Commission into Abuse in Care's inquiry, meaning abuse that's happened over the last 22 years can no longer be investigated.
The inquiry is… Audio
Government fronts up to the Royal Commission into abuse in care
The Ministry of Social Development has revealed that more than 60 percent of the money it has spent on settling historic abuse claims has gone on operational costs, legal aid and external legal fees.
…The septuagenarian women who love to pump iron
Australian fitness trainer Dean Mawby didn't set out to specialise in working with older bodies, but somehow the age of clients has risen over the years – 70 percent are now over 60. Video, Audio
Gang member quietly gone from State Care Abuse Inquiry
Harry Tam, the controversial Mongrel Mob member who was a senior official at the Royal Commission into historic abuse in care, has quietly left the Inquiry.
Tam was stood down as the Royal… Video, Audio
Children's Commissioner gives evidence at Royal Commission
The Children's Commissioner Andrew Becroft is calling on the Royal Commission into abuse in care to use its powers to extend its investigation beyond the cut off date of 1999. Judge Becroft gave… Audio
Banking Bad - the journalist who sparked a Royal Commission
Journalist Adele Ferguson helped to expose the shocking practices of the big four banks in Australia, the parent companies to the big four banks here, well as the insurer AMP. Audio
Advocacy group inundated with messages about Oranga Tamariki
A new advocacy group representing parents in dispute with Oranga Tamariki says it has been inundated with messages from hundreds of people asking for support. Set up just a month ago, Whanau First is… Audio
Focus on Politics: Abuse in state care
The Government this week formally announced the Royal Commission into abuse in state care, including that it will be expanded to include faith-based institutions. Our Deputy Political Editor, Chris… Audio
Royal Commission inquiry ‘a lost opportunity’ for some
Scouts New Zealand and other groups say they are disappointed that victims of abuse in their communities won't be heard by the Royal Commission. Alex Perrottet reports. Audio
Fears Māori voice will be lost as abuse inquiry widens scope
Some Māori abused in state care say they will be silenced in the government inquiry now that it includes those abused in faith-based institutions.
'They've lost hope because it's taken so long'
Survivors of abuse in state care are worried about how long it's taking to get a Royal Commission of Inquiry underway.
Church abuse victims resigned to inquiry exclusion
Church abuse victims are resigned to being excluded from the upcoming Royal Commission of inquiry, saying its mind was made up from the start. They say the suggestion from the commission's chair Sir… Audio
NZ bank tactics: 'They made it as difficult as they could'
Bank customers are criticising tactics being used in New Zealand, as banks across the Tasman face the fallout from a scathing royal commission. Audio
