Today's Critter of the Week segment on RNZ is a clip from Tuesday night's live event at Pocket Bar in Auckland, where Nicola and Jesse celebrated a decade of shining the light on some of the most fascinating and unknown species of Aotearoa. Forest & Bird’s Chief Executive Nicola Toki chats to Jesse Mulligan RNZ Afternoons every Friday to share a new #CritterOfTheWeek 🌏 Click the link below to learn more 👇 https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/afternoons | Forest & Bird

Survivors have criticised the government's response to the Abuse in Care Royal Commission and have used the National Day of Reflection as a platform to call for promises to be kept. A year on from the prime minister's apology for abuse in care, survivors have come together at more than 60 events around the country. In Christchurch, more than 100 survivors and their supporters gathered at Validation Park, the site of the former Marylands School where horrific abuse was inflicted on children. Read