‘It never goes away’: New Zealand survivors of abuse in care hope testimony will herald change

Those testifying say they want the state to recognise the impact abuse has on future generations

For me, healing is not possible, because of what has happened," Tyrone Marks told New Zealand's royal commission into abuse in care on Monday. I still carry on however, as normally as possible."

Over the last two weeks, the commission has held hearings, gathering testimony from those held as children in residential state care. A sprawling independent investigation put in motion by the Labour government in 2018, it is tasked with revealing the extent of abuse in state care and its ongoing effects.