'Nobody's child' – despite a compelling case for reform, NZ's adoption laws remain stuck in the past
- Written by Annabel Ahuriri-Driscoll, Senior Lecturer Above the Bar, University of Canterbury
It seems clear that adoption law reform won’t be a priority before the October general election. This will be bitterly disappointing for many New Zealanders.
Despite some significant progress, the Ministry of Justice has revised its timeline for delivering final proposals from the first half of this year to “in due course”. This...
