Annabel Ahuriri Driscoll
Abuse survivor unhappy royal commission given extension
A survivor of abuse is furious the government has extended the Royal Commission into Abuse in Care's deadline, for a second time.
Lake Alice survivor Paul Zentveld says the decision is an insult.
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Work underway to create better legal protection for rongoā Māori
Work is underway to create a system that gives better legal protection for traditional Māori medicine.
But those who practise rongoā Māori are worried doing so will cause more harm than good.
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Abuse in Care inquiry: Report looks into Māori over-representation in state care
A new report shows institutionalised government racism has been responsible for the over-representation of Māori in state care.
The independent report was commissioned from Ihi Research by the Crown… Audio
Decades old adoption act being reviewed
Justice Minister Kris Faafoi has released a discussion document on potential reform of New Zealand's adoption laws, including the Adoption Act, which hasn't been updated since 1955. There have been… Audio
Research looks at Māori stories of adoption
Being adopted into a Pakeha family is something that has shaped Annabel Ahuriri-Driscoll's life and identity. Now a lecturer at the University of Canterbury in Maori health and wellbeing, Annabel… Audio