New Zealand on Tuesday offered a rare national apology to victims and families of hundreds of thousands of young people and vulnerable adults who were subjected to institutional physical and sexual abuse over the last 70 years.

The Government’s commitment to implement a new operable redress scheme by next year isn’t satisfying survivors of abuse in state and faith-based institutions as one believes the Government is still “dragging the chain”.

New Zealand's Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has formally apologised to victims of abuse in care homes, following an inquiry into one of the country's biggest abuse scandals. The historic apology, delivered in parliament,

Not only the plain apology, the New Zealand government will also initiate work on 28 recommendations from the inquiry and will provide its full response in early 2025, the prime minister said.