Paora Moyle, of Thames, KSO for services to survivors of abuse in care
Paora Moyle (Ngāti Porou ki Wharekāhika) has used their personal experience to serve as a social worker for more than 30 years. They were part of Te Ara Takatū Reference Group, a group of Māori-led survivors, Kaupapa Māori advocates and academics who met regularly with the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Historical Abuse in State Care and in the Care of Faith-based Institutions. They researched ‘Haha uri, Haha tea, Māori involvement in State Care 1950-1999’, commissioned by the Crown and used as a source for the inquiry’s report. They also researched ‘Voices of Takatāpui, Rainbow and MVPFAFF+ Survivors’, an independent research report. Mx Moyle was the lead claimant in the Waitangi Tribunal’s Oranga Tamariki Inquiry and provided their experience of abuse to the inquiry and the Crown Response Unit.