12 Nov 2025

Survivors of abuse in care say government promises were hollow

From Checkpoint, 5:44 pm on 12 November 2025

A year on from the Prime Minister's apology, survivors of abuse in care have fired a shot across the bows of the government, telling them their promises were hollow and their actions are failing survivors. At more than 60 events around the country today survivors gathered for a Day of Reflection. Timothy Brown joined more than 100 survivors and supporters in Christchurch and filed this report.