The Inquiry Racket: How New Zealand’s State Launders Its Sins!

The article from Newsroom lays bare a festering wound in New Zealand’s so-called “system of justice” – a system that’s proven, yet again, to be a sham. The Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care, the largest of its kind, exposed a grotesque regime of denial, minimization, and cover-up orchestrated by the state to shield its own rotten core. And what’s the outcome? Nothing. Not a single public servant implicated in this decades-long scandal will face so much as a slap on the wrist. This is not justice; it’s a middle finger to every survivor who dared to speak out, and to every citizen who naively believed the state might hold itself accountable.

I’ve been screaming this from the rooftops since day one: these inquiries are nothing but feel-good, taxpayer-funded theater. They’re meticulously crafted to give the illusion of action while ensuring the powerful walk free. The Abuse in Care inquiry is just the latest in a long line of window-dressing exercises – glossy reports, tearful apologies, and zero consequences. Look at the historical record: the Royal Commission on the Pike River Mine disaster produced 16 recommendations, yet no one was prosecuted for the 29 deaths. The inquiry into the Christchurch mosque attacks churned out pages of “findings,” but the systemic failures of intelligence and policing were quietly swept under the rug, not to mention state involvement. And don’t get me started on the endless probes into mental health services or child poverty – each one a parade of platitudes that changed nothing for the vulnerable. These inquiries are a financial racket, funneling millions into the pockets of retired judges, lawyers, counselors, and consultants who feast on the public purse while delivering carefully worded reports designed to protect the establishment.

And mark my words, the Covid inquiries – both of them – will follow the exact same script. Expect more hand-wringing, more “lessons learned,” and absolutely no accountability for the bureaucrats and politicians who bungled the response, eroded freedoms, and tanked the economy. These inquiries aren’t about truth; they’re about laundering the state’s sins and paying lip service to the public’s outrage. The same insiders who profited from the crisis will profit from the “investigation,” while the people get screwed – again.

This isn’t incompetence; it’s a feature, not a bug. The state protects its own, always has, always will. The Newsroom article quotes a lawyer who’s fought for survivors for 30 years, unsurprised that the state is shielding its implicated servants. Why? Because this is how the game is played. Senior public servants like the Solicitor-General and Education Secretary, named in the cover-up, still sit comfortably in their cushy offices, untouched by the inquiry’s findings. The message is clear: the powerful are untouchable, and the victims – those abused, tortured, and silenced – are just collateral damage in the state’s quest to preserve its own reputation.

Enough is enough. If you’re waiting for justice from this broken system, you’re delusional. The only way to see real accountability is to tear it all down. We need a completely new government, one free from the current crop of self-serving parliamentarians who’ve grown fat on our trust. The entire political and state apparatus – rotten to its core – needs a total overhaul. No more inquiries, no more reports, no more excuses. The people deserve a system that punishes the guilty, not one that hands them a free pass while survivors are left to pick up the pieces. Until we demand this, we’re just shouting into the void, and the state will keep laughing all the way to the bank.

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About the author: Leader

Kelvyn Alp is the Leader of New Zealand Loyal.