Today Prime Minister Christopher Luxon will formally apologise to those who experienced abuse in state and faith-based care at Parliament. The apology is long overdue, and many are saying it’s not enough and are still waiting on the details of redress. There are also criticisms about the decision to give the apology at Parliament, meaning many survivors will miss out on attending through a ballot system, and about the lack of tikanga Māori involved in the process.
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Employment
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Politics
- Live: Nation prepares for official apology to abuse survivors
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- ‘We are not what happened to us’: Independent report on rainbow survivors of abuse in care released
- Government to abolish strip searches of children in care
- Speaker lifts ban on Newsroom journalist ahead of Crown apology
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- New Crown observer targets compliant Long Term Plan as priority for Wellington council
Te Ao Māori
- Abuse in care: Māori survivors on what a national apology means to them
- Hīkoi mō te Tiriti day one: ‘Lets make this hīkoi build a nation’
- PM says he gets the ‘immense frustration’ about Treaty Principles Bill
- Thousands expected to farewell Sir Robert Gillies today
Economics
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- Average house values little changed from start of year
- Survey reveals predictions for the economy in 2025
- Job insecurity still weighs on Wellington property market: QV