4:46 pm today

Concerns lack of consultation with mana whenua for boot camps

From Checkpoint, 4:46 pm today

The inquiry estimated up to 200,000 people were abused in care between 1950 and 2019 and revealed that during that time, Maori survivors reported higher levels of physical abuse compared with other ethnicities. The Prime Minister Christopher Luxon, the Minister Leading the response to the Commission's report, and the Minister for Children are all standing by the launch of the new boot camp on Monday saying it is important to note it is different from the boot camps of the past highlighted in the commission's report.