Karl Tauri: Abuse in care survivor says it's important the final report acknowledges crimes were committed

The final report into the inquiry in abuse in care and faith-based institutions will be tabled in Parliament later today.

A Royal Commission of Inquiry has been conducting hearings for almost six years - about people's experiences in the system from 1950 to 1999.

The Prime Minister is due to make a formal public apology in November.

Abuse in care survivor Karl Tauri told Ryan Bridge the most important part is an acknowledgement of the crimes committed.

“A lot of that has not actually just been acknowledged and perpetrators haven’t been named or brought to account to the public eye really.”

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Big day today. The Royal Commission Report into abuse in
state care is set to be released after a five
year inquiry. The Prime Minister says he's read about half
of the three thousand page report and is due to
given apology to victims in November. Carl Tody is an
abuse and state care survivor also the founder of the
Collective of Abused and State Care Charitable Trust, and he's

(00:21):
with us this morning. Carl, Good morning, Thank you for
being with me. What are you expecting today? Have you
had a look at the report yet? Have they've given
you a copy?

Speaker 2 (00:31):
No? Why haven't ever managed to have a look at
the four report? But I was privy to the final
recommendations prior to the report being released. But first of all,
I just want to just acknowledge all my brothers and
sisters that have passed, you know, I liking it to
the ass where a lot of our a lot of

(00:52):
the soldiers were I've never forgotten. Where's a lot of
our soldiers always have been forgotten? And I just want
to just be homage them first and foremost. And I
also want to pay to a big shout out to
all the brothers and sisters that are making their way
down here to Wontington to attend the final report.

Speaker 1 (01:11):
What are you hoping will come of the report? Because
it's not about compensation that the Royal Commission, it's about recommendations.
What do you what's what's the one thing you hope
changes or happens.

Speaker 2 (01:25):
Well, first and foremost, I want I want the crimes
to be acknowledged, the crimes that were committed against children
and the genocide of children. And I and I and
I call it for what it really is, genocide because
the many that have just that were that were that
were abused, and a lot of that it's not actually
just been acknowledged, and the perpetrators haven't been named or

(01:47):
or brought to account to the public honor really and
that's that's the main thing. And importantly is the Crown
to acknowledge the crimes that were committed against children.

Speaker 1 (01:59):
You names, details, dates, you want organizations called out.

Speaker 2 (02:06):
Exactly while you know they're all kind sidestep. The most
important part is that acknowledgement or the crimes committed. It's
easy to give an apology, but please acknowledge the crimes
committed against Tudor.

Speaker 1 (02:24):
Oh, thank you for your time. That report has been
released today after, as we've said, a five year long inquiry.
The Royal Commission Report into Abuse in Statecare is three
thousand pages long, apparently weighs fourteen kilograms. The government making
its way through it and due to apologize in November.
That was Carl Tody, the survivor and founder of the
New Zealand Collective of Abused in State Care Charitable Trust.

Speaker 2 (02:48):
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