Acknowledgement He mihi
Tēnā koutou
We would like to say thank you to everyone who has contributed to Te Tira Ārai Urutā the New Zealand Royal Commission of Inquiry into COVID-19 Lessons Learned by sharing their pandemic experiences and lessons with us.
Discussing the pandemic is not always easy or straightforward, and so we greatly appreciate the thoughtful approach people have taken in sharing their feedback.
We acknowledge that for many people in our communities, COVID-19 and its effects remain an ongoing concern for their own health, or the health of their loved ones.
CONTENT WARNING: Please be aware that some parts of this report may be distressing or raise issues of concern for some readers. There is a range of services available if you require support after reading this report, which can be found at the end of this document.
In addition, many people in Aotearoa New Zealand continue to live with significant emotional, financial and social impacts from their pandemic experience. For all these people, the COVID-19 pandemic is not over.
The information received through our public submissions process is an extremely valuable record that has informed the Inquiry’s findings, lessons and recommendations for future pandemic planning.
DISCLAIMER: The views and experiences reflected in this report are those of the people who provided feedback to the Inquiry through the Royal Commission of Inquiry into COVID-19 Lessons Learned public submissions process in early 2024 – they are not the views or recommendations of the Inquiry Commissioners or the New Zealand Government. The Inquiry and the Government accept no responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of any material contained in the responses.
Tēnā koutou,
Tēnei te mihi atu ki a koutou katoa i tautoko i Te Tira Ārai Urutā mā te tuku i ō koutou mōhio, akoranga hoki mō te mate urutā ki a mātau.
Ehara i te mea māmā te kōrero mō te mate urutā, nō reira he mea nui ki a mātau te āhua o te tuku mai a te tangata i ō rātau whakaaro.
HE KŌRERO WHAKATŪPATO: Kia tūpato ki ētahi wāhanga o tēnei pūrongo ka ahotea, ka pupū ake pea rānei he raru mō ētahi kaipānui. E wātea ana ētahi tūmomo ratonga rerekē mēnā kei te hiahia tautoko koe i muri i te pānui i tēnei pūrongo, ka kitea ēnei i te mutunga o tēnei tuhinga.
E mōhio ana mātau he nui tonu ngā tāngata, ō rātau whānau rānei i roto i ō tātau hapori kei te pāngia tonutia e te KOWHEORI-19 me ōna pānga.
I tua atu i tērā, he maha ngā tāngata i Aotearoa kei te raru tonu i ngā pānga kare ā-roto, ā-pūtea, ā-pāpori hoki mai i te mate urutā. Mō ēnei tangata, kāore anō kia mutu te mate urutā KOWHEORI-19.
He whakaaturanga tino hira ngā mōhiohio kua riro mai i tā mātau hātepe tāpaetanga kōrero tūmatanui i whakamōhio i ngā putanga, ngā akoranga me ngā tūtohutanga o te Uiui mō ngā whakarite mahere urutā ā muri ake.
WHAKAKAPE: Ko ngā whakaaro me ngā wheako kei roto i tēnei pūrongo nō te hunga i tuku whakaaro mā te hātepe tāpaetanga kōrero o Te Tira Ārai Urutā i te wāhanga tuatahi o te tau 2024 – ehara ēnei i ngā whakaaro, ngā tūtohutanga rānei a ngā Kaikōmihana Uiui, te Kāwanatanga o Aotearoa rānei. Kāore he kawenga i runga i te Uiui me te Kāwanatanga mō te tika, te whānuitanga rānei o ngā kōrero i roto i ngā whakautu.