Register to attend public apology for survivors of abuse in care
Register your interest to attend a public apology event on 12 November
WE ARE STILL ACCEPTING REGISTRATIONS OF INTEREST FOR CONCURRENT EVENTS.
Survivors of abuse in care and their ‘plus one’ are invited to register their interest to attend a public apology event on Tuesday 12 November when the Prime Minister will formally apologise to survivors of abuse in care.
The Government’s priority is to give as many survivors as possible the opportunity to attend an apology event.
The public apology will be live-streamed to the:
- Due Drop Events Centre, Auckland
- Shed 6, Wellington
- Christchurch Town Hall, Christchurch.
Please register your interest to attend the event closest to where you live, by:
- calling the Crown Response Unit: 0800 717 017 (8:30am - 4:30pm Monday - Friday)
- emailing the Crown Response Unit: contact@abuseinquiryresponse.govt.nz
- filling out an online registration(external link)
Registration closes 4.30pm Thursday 31 October
The Crown Response Unit will notify survivors the outcome of their registration of interest as soon as possible.
If there are not enough places for the location you have chosen, a ballot process will be undertaken.
Accommodation, travel and food costs will be covered. Travel assistance will be provided in forms of air travel, petrol vouchers, gift cards, and train, and bus tickets.
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New Zealand Sign Language
Registration of interest for the public apology(external link)
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Registration of interest for the public apology [DOCX, 2.6 MB]
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