Christopher Luxon: Prime Minister on his one-on-one call with Donald Trump, abuse in care redress
The Mike Hosking Breakfast · Newstalk ZB
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The Prime Minister has shared new details about his phone call with Donald Trump.
Christopher Luxon has had a one-on-one chat with the US President Elect yesterday morning, a call Trump was late for.
But Luxon told Mike Hosking it was a warm conversation and a productive chat, covering everything from international conflict to golf.
Luxon says Trump's perception of New Zealand, and our Government, is very positive.
He’s also confirmed that a new compensation scheme for abuse in care survivors will be in place by mid-2025.
Redress was a major talking point at yesterday's historic national apology.
Luxon's already committing a further $32 million to the existing settlement process.
He told Hosking that the Government's also working as fast as possible to get a new redress system in place.
Luxon says there's a lot of design work to be done, as the current claims process goes through four different Government agencies, who all work at different speeds.
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