It will cost more. It will take a lot longer. But New Zealand should follow the Australian example and its Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse.
Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison led this week an emotional ceremony in which Australia acknowledged the massive pain and suffering caused to many Australians. It gives the victims more chance, at least, to feel they have been listened to and believed.
https://www.odt.co.nz/opinion/editorial/expand-royal-commissions-brief
https://www.odt.co.nz/opinion/editorial/expand-royal-commissions-brief
