Recent changes to our adoption law passed under urgency saw the temporary suspension of what the government says were unsafe overseas adoptions for citizenship and immigration purposes.
Associate Justice Minister, Nicole McKee plans to introduce more permanent changes which will be open to public submissions.
Dr Barbara Sumner is a documentary maker who did a PhD on adoption in Aotearoa. She is also the author of a book detailing her own adoption and the fight for her records.
She joins Mihingarangi to discuss the proposed changes.
Academic and author Barbara Sumner. Photo: Supplied/Barbara Sumner
