3 Oct 2019

Statement of regret better than apology

From The Panel, 4:15 pm on 3 October 2019

The British High Commissioner Laura Clarke went to Gisborne yesterday to express regret for the violence that marked the arrival of James Cook and HMS Endeavour, 250 years ago, and the deaths of nine Maori.

Gisborne iwi say that the expression of regret by the British Government for the harm caused opens a new chapter in their history.