Ahiahi mārie, welcome to The Spinoff Daily. Today on The Spinoff: Why you should read the abuse in care report, the stories the Jehovah’s Witnesses went to court to stop you reading and eight graphs that show how we die in New Zealand.
“Prime minister Chris Luxon was pitch perfect as he received and acknowledged the final report of the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care in parliament on Wednesday. He said all the rights things with all the right expressions on his face, maintaining a sensitive, remorseful tone of voice. He was a prime minister rising to the occasion, bearing the weight of history, shouldering a sacred responsibility that is bigger than any one person. But the loudest words were those not said. The promises not made. The decisions punted for another day. In every speech, every comment, every emotion-laden moment, there was a herd of elephants in the room, an inescapable shadow over the entire proceedings – the government’s own rhetoric, policies and campaign promises.”
Ten questions about the abuse in care inquiry asked and answered – The Bulletin Is it harrowing? Absolutely. But here’s why you should read the abuse in care report Government faces critical test with abuse in care report These are the stories the Jehovah’s Witnesses went to court to stop you reading
In a bonus episode of Juggernaut, Ross Vintiner, David Lange's head of press from 1983 - 1988, joins Toby Manhire to reflect on the singular figure of Lange, and the whirl of the ninth floor across those wild years. Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts.
Eight graphs that show how we die in NZ ‘Death is sad, it’s not bad’: Inside the natural burial movement in New Zealand Help Me Hera: Can I block a certain someone from attending my funeral?
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