A day of reflection, and a day of shame – The Spinoff

A day of reflection, and a day of shame  The SpinoffCalls for promises to be kept, one year after…
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A new website, Kōnae, has been set up to help survivors of abuse access their records. Here, Christine Ammuson, one of hundreds of thousands of New Zealanders who were taken from their families as children, explains why that’s so important. #ETangata #AbuseInCare #AbuseInStateCare #Kōnae

https://e-tangata.co.nz/comment-and-analysis/helping-survivors-of-abuse-to-find-answers/

Helping survivors of abuse to find answers | E-Tangata

“The pieces of paper inside told me that my family wanted me, and that the government should never have taken me.” — Christine Ammunson, on finally accessing her case files at 52, and helping other survivors to navigate the records labyrinth.

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Aaron Smale: An apology both sincere and hollow

A leading investigative journalist reflects on a day that victims of state and church abuse have fought for their whole lives #AbuseInStateCare #AbuseInCare #NZ #Aotearoa

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Aaron Smale: An apology both sincere and hollow

A leading investigative journalist reflects on a day that victims of state and church abuse have fought for their whole lives

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New Zealand's leaders apologize to survivors of abuse in state and church care

New Zealand’s Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has made a “formal and unreserved” apology in Parliament for the abuse, torture and neglect of an estimated 200,000 children and vulnerable adults in care. Speaking to lawmakers and a public gallery packed with survivors, he said: “It was horrific. It was heartbreaking. It was wrong. And it should never have happened." New Zealand's inquiry found nearly a third of the people in state, foster and faith-based care were abused in a national population of 5 million. Those abused were disproportionately Māori. Luxon said his government was working on several of the inquiry's recommendations. But he was decried by survivors for not divulging plans for compensation.

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The Inclusive Education Action Group's (IEAG) response to the apology to the survivors of abuse in state care. #AbuseInStateCare #AbuseInCare

https://ieag.org.nz/our-response-to-the-apology/

Our response to the apology to the survivors of abuse in state care » IEAG | Inclusive Education Action Group

*On the day of the government’s apology to

Programme for the livestream of the public apology | Crown response to the Abuse in Care Inquiry

Public apology to survivors of abuse in care

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Apology for abuse suffered in state care #AbuseInStateCare #Aotearoa #NZ

Today the Director-General of Health, Dr Diana Sarfati, alongside the Government, and other Chief Executives will apologise for the abuse suffered in state care between 1950-1999.

https://www.health.govt.nz/news/apology-for-abuse-suffered-in-state-care

Abuse in care: Māori survivors on what a national apology means to them

One says it's just words. Another calls it a "waste of space". But the survivors RNZ spoke to all say one thing about today's national apology: don't stop there.

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Sorry means you don’t do it again #Aotearoa #NZ #AbuseInStateCare #Indigenous #Indigedon

Investigative journalist Aaron Smale, who helped expose the horrors of abuse in state care and ongoing legal torment, reflects on the Government apology to victims that will be delivered tomorrow

https://newsroom.co.nz/2024/11/11/sorry-means-you-dont-do-it-again/

Sorry means you don’t do it again

Investigative journalist Aaron Smale, who helped expose the horrors of abuse in state care and ongoing legal torment, reflects on the Government apology to victims that will be delivered tomorrow

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