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New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon apologised and promised reforms on July 24, 2024, after a public inquiry found some 200,000 children, young people and vulnerable adults were abused in state and religious care over the last 70 years. Nearly one in three children and vulnerable adults in care from 1950 to 2019 experienced some form of abuse, the report said. The finding could leave the government facing billions of dollars in fresh compensation claims.
