A survivor of abuse in state care says the way the Government is handling the apology is despicable.
Some 812 survivors and support people applied for the 300 places at the ceremony at Parliament on November 12.
Natana Horua from the New Zealand Collective of Abused in State Care says survivors may have to organise their own events.
He says the Government’s heart doesn’t seem to be in it.
“The focus (has to be) on getting the government to do the right thing immediately but they’re trying to control the whole redress programme so we’re not sure about their policy, whether it’s from the heart or the books, but it’s been a battle,” Mr Horua says.
He says many survivors don’t want to be re-traumatised by what happens, so they will stand back and let it play out.
