just hours from the us—imposed deadline for israel to increase the flow of aid to gaza, humanitarian groups warn not nearly enough has been done. shigeru ishiba wins a vote to remainjapan�*s prime minister. he must now run a fragile minority government as protectionist donald trump returns to the white house. and: the mysteries of uranus and its five moons are uncovered by new analysis of decades old data. welcome to newsday. i'm katie silver. the prime minister of new zealand has made a formal apology to thousands of victims and families of young people who suffered abuse in state and faith—based institutions — such as children's homes and psychiatric hospitals — over the past 70 years. prime minister christopher

luzon told survivors in parliament that the mistreatment of some 200,000 children and vulnerable adults was heartbreaking and should never have happened. let's hear what he had to say. today i'm apologising on behalf of the government to everyone who suffered abuse, harm and neglect while in state care. today i make this apology to all survivors on behalf of my own and previous governments. you deserved so much better and i am deeply sorry that new zealand did not do better by you. i am sorry that you are not believed when you came forward to report your abuse. i am sorry that many bystanders, staff, volunteers and carers turned a blind eye and failed to stop or report abuse. going to stop or report abuse. going to have more _ to stop or report abuse. going to have more on _ to stop or report abuse. going to have more on this - to stop or report abuse. going to have more on this coming l to stop or report abuse. going l to have more on this coming up a little later in the

programme. in gaza, israel is pushing forward with its military operations. a strike on a cafe near khan younis in southern gaza killed at least seven people on monday. that's according to palestinian medical officials cited by reuters. the nuseirat refugee camp in central gaza has also come under heavy bombardment. on monday, the idf launched a tank incursion into the western side of the camp. israel says it is trying to prevent hamas from regrouping. meanwhile in the north, gaza's hospitals have been under siege for weeks. some medical evacuations are under way betweenjabalia to gaza city in an effort involving the red cross. tuesday marks the deadline set by the biden administration for israel to improve the humanitarian situation in gaza or risk an arms embargo. the israeli military says its taking steps to expand a humanitarian zone in southern gaza. 0ur correspondentjon donnison sent us this report. much of gaza now looks

unlivable. america once again demanded israel take steps to reduce the number of civilian casualties. the united nations says more than a thousand people have been killed in the last 30 days, the majority it says were civilians. nizar needed to see with his own eyes. in the bag is the 5—year—old's aunty. his uncle, their children, and nizar�*s sister, were also killed when israel attacked a school housing displaced families in central gaza. israel's military says it was targeting hamas. "god is all we need", cries fizar�*s brother. there is food in gaza if you can get your hands on it. this, the daily

scramble, for bread — if you can afford it. translation: if were in the for the soup kitchen, we would have starved to death. everyday is the same struggle. i go back and forth to the soup kitchen. 0n gaza's northern border, this is zakim. you can see the war is zakim. you can see the war is not over. but israel has reopened a number of crossings to allow aid in as the us requested. it's not enough. america demanded that by now, israel should be getting a minimum of at least 350 trucks of aid into gaza everyday, but over the past month, the united nations says the average has been onlyjust over a0 trucks a day. israel does not allow internationaljournalists day. israel does not allow international journalists free access to gaza. but i spoke to

the main un aid agency there. we got this deadline set by the united states. have their demands been met? ha. united states. have their demands been met? no. there is not enough _ demands been met? no. there is not enough aid — demands been met? no. there is not enough aid here. _ demands been met? no. there is not enough aid here. there - demands been met? no. there is not enough aid here. there is - not enough aid here. there is not enough aid here. there is not enough aid here. there is not enough supplies. people are starving in areas. people are very hungry. they are fighting over bags of flour. there is just not enough supplies. for more than — just not enough supplies. for more than a _ just not enough supplies. for more than a year, _ just not enough supplies. for more than a year, israel has crossed most of america's red lines. much of this was done using us weapons, but in the dying days of the biden presidency, and with more than a3,000 palestinian lives lost, it's unlikely the white house will put its foot down and cut off arms supplies. saudi arabia is hosting an emergency summit to address israel's military offensives in the region. the saudi crown prince, mohammed bin salman, urged israel to avoid launching

further attacks on iranian soil and described israel's actions in gaza as a genocide. leaders are also discussing the consequences of donald trump's return to the white house. let's return now to the news that the prime minister of new zealand has made a formal apology to thousands of victims and families of young people who suffered abuse in state and faith—based institutions. i'm joined now by our correspondent phil mercer who's been following the story. thank you forjoining me, phil. can you please give us a bit of a background on the story? this a olo: a background on the story? this apology by _ a background on the story? this apology by the _ a background on the story? ti 3 apology by the prime minister of new zealand, christopher luxon, was one of the recommendations of a far—reaching royal commission. now, this commission of inquiry was new zealand's longest, largest and most complex public investigation ever held. it uncovered a litany of abuse in

institutions run by the state, religious organisations, and churches dating from 1950 to 2019. that report was released earlier this year and estimated that more than 200,000 children and vulnerable adults were abused physically or sexually in care during those dates. so today we have heard from new zealand's prime minister, christopher luxon, and he said that the abuse perpetrated in his country over that time in those institutions was both horrific and heartbreaking. and what — how are they going to ensure that this doesn't happen again? is there anything indicated in that front? the ro al indicated in that front? the royal commission - indicated in that front? tue: royal commission made indicated in that front? tte: royal commission made more indicated in that front? t'te: royal commission made more than 130 recommendations — one of them was a public apology by them was a public apology by the government. we have also had apologies today by several heads of government departments

and the government in new zealand is saying that it's working on around 28 of the recommendations as it works through that very long list and that an update will be provided in the new year. but for many victims and their families, progress towards redress and compensation has been far too slow. so new zealand's government is insisting that this will never happen again. and today, in many ways, is about looking over a deeply shameful part of new zealand's history. the prime minister, mr luxon, said that no apology could ever erase the pain or the injustice of the past, but he says that his government is determined to make sure that darkness of the past will never be repeated in the future. thanks for your reporting there. we can cross to new zealand. i'mjoined by there. we can cross to new zealand. i'm joined by tupua urlich, a survivor of abuse from the age of five. thank you forjoining me. i have been

reading the story — your story this morning, the submission you made through the inquiry, horrific abuse, including being beaten by a caregiver when you were just five years of age being moved time and time again. can you give me an idea of what it was like for you growing up in the system and what the impacts have been? look, kia ora, thank you for having me on. looking back at a young person, it's really hard to put words to the feelings. i think it's one of those natural reresponses to trauma — is you learn to emotionally cutturst off. the effects of that trauma came through later on in life and that looks like, you know, notjust and that looks like, you know, not just the physical abuse, and that looks like, you know, notjust the physical abuse, it was the disconnection from my family, from my culture, and trying to navigate the world with, you know, all the trauma behind you. it's absolutely — it's heartbreaking and the worst part about it is that it's still happening today. people talk about the royal commission and they're talking

about abuses as if it's a historic thing, it absolutely is not. it's present in the state care system to this day. you mentioned that disconnection from your culture. you're maori. i understand one caregiver insisted he didn't call you by your maori name, calling you michael instead. what does it mean when you have — you said as well there was a racist system and it makes you view yourself differently. can you explain what that's like? yeah, i mean, maori _ explain what that's like? yeah, i mean, maori have _ explain what that's like? yeah, i mean, maori have been - i mean, maori have been disproportionately affected by our state care and from text and justice system since they came here. they have acted as a — another arm of colonisation and assimilation. when the only time we see our culture is reflected in negative statistics or, you know, society that we grew up sees us in a negative light. it's extremely hard because when you look at people, we're all about family and community and trying

to rebuild those connections as an adult, you face things like that, alienation, you feel like you don't belong there. and it's really — can be really struggle to rebuild those connections and live as we have a right to do by our culture and in ourways. a right to do by our culture and in our ways. absolutely. for you. _ and in our ways. absolutely. for you, what _ and in our ways. absolutely. for you, what would - and in our ways. absolutely. for you, what would be - . and in our ways. absolutely. l for you, what would be - what for you, what would be — what would an a maori—informed system of care look like? how could — could children be cared for in a way that they can still maintain those links, those special important connections to their culture? yeah, sure. 0ne prime example is — in — you know, earlier, precolonisation days, we had things like whangaie, where a baby was adopted by a grandparent or another family member, that way if they couldn't be raised by their own, that way they grew up around their cultural knowledge, around their history, staying connected to their land, to their marai,

their land, to their marai, their connection was maintained through the placement of the child within the family unit. the widerfamily unit child within the family unit. the wider family unit or tribe. a maori—informed... the wider family unit or tribe. a maori-informed. . .- the wider family unit or tribe. a maori-informed. .. a maori-informed... sorry, what is behind you _ a maori-informed... sorry, what is behind you there. _ a maori-informed... sorry, what is behind you there. that's - a maori-informed... sorry, what is behind you there. that's an i is behind you there. that's an important...? is that an important...? is that an important site to you behind you there?— important site to you behind | you there?_ 0k. you there? yeah. sorry? 0k. sor , you there? yeah. sorry? 0k. sorry. you — you there? yeah. sorry? 0k. sorry, you referenced - you there? yeah. sorry? 0k. sorry, you referenced the - you there? yeah. sorry? ok. i sorry, you referenced the place behind you. is that an important site orfamily behind you. is that an important site or family site for you there?_ important site or family site for you there? not for me, no. this is an _ for you there? not for me, no. this is an marai _ for you there? not for me, no. this is an marai based - for you there? not for me, no. this is an marai based in - this is an marai based in wellington, just around the corner from wellington, just around the cornerfrom parliament, and we had a satellite event here for survivors that didn't want to attend at parliament or couldn't attend to that parliament.— couldn't attend to that parliament. �* parliament. 0k. and in meeting with these _ parliament. 0k. and in meeting with these survivors, _ parliament. 0k. and in meeting with these survivors, what - parliament. 0k. and in meeting with these survivors, what is - with these survivors, what is the feeling about this apology? does it feel like you have received some sense ofjustice? 0r received some sense ofjustice? or does it feel too little too late? , ., �* ' or does it feel too little too late? �* late? oh, yeah, i'm 29 years' old. late? oh, yeah, i'm 29 years' old- i'm _ late? oh, yeah, i'm 29 years' old- i'm the _ late? oh, yeah, i'm 29 years' old. i'm the eldest _ late? oh, yeah, i'm 29 years' old. i'm the eldest surviving l old. i'm the eldest surviving member on my family's family,

suicide and murders wiped them out. they grew up in boys' home. today was not about justice, it was about acknowledgment that the crown, the government here, are responsible for the trauma that my family suffered through. so today was about being there to hear what they unfortunately never got the chance to hear. never got the chance to hea