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New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon (C) and Education Minister Erica Stanford (L) look on during a school assembly at Manurewa Intermediate School in Auckland, New Zealand, on Dec. 1, 2023. Phil Walter/Getty Images
With today scheduled as the time for the New Zealand government to formally apologise to survivors of abuse in state care, emotions ran high.
As soon as Prime Minister Christopher Luxon rose to speak in Parliament, a person in the public gallery began shouting, leading Speaker Gerry Brownlee to order guards to remove him.
Rex Widerstrom is a New Zealand-based reporter with over 40 years of experience in media, including radio and print. He is currently a presenter for Hutt Radio.
