Make a submission to the Royal Commission of Inquiry into COVID-19 Lessons Learned

The COVID-19 Inquiry has been asked to review key decisions made by the Government during the COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, we have been asked to assess key decisions regarding the use of vaccines, including mandates, approvals, and safety; lockdowns, especially the lockdowns of late 2021, and testing and tracing technologies and public health materials.

We will use our review of these key decisions to provide advice to the Government on how Aotearoa New Zealand could make decisions during future pandemics. In order for us to make useful recommendations, and to help with planning for the future, it is important for us to hear from you about your experiences; especially about the impact of key decisions that were made as part of the COVID-19 response. You can share your experiences and find out more about making a submission to the Inquiry, below.

Submissions close 27 April 2025. Make a submission now.

 

Subtitles are available in English. Information about the submission process is available in
te reo Māori, Samoan, Tongan, Hindi, Simplified Chinese, NZSL, Easy Read, Braille, Audio,
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You can make a submission below using our English language submission form.

Submission forms are coming soon in te reo Māori, Samoan, Tongan, Hindi, Simplified Chinese, and New Zealand Sign Language. If you would like to be notified when those submission forms are available, please enter your email address here.

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The Royal Commission of Inquiry into COVID-19 Lessons Learned was established in December 2022. The first phase of the COVID-19 Inquiry ran until 28 November 2024, including a public submissions period in early 2024. Phase Two of the Inquiry is now underway. Phase Two is looking at some additional topics that were not covered in Phase One, as well as looking in more detail at some of the topics included in Phase One, such as mandates and lockdowns. Phase Two’s primary...

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