Ministry of Health accused of delaying terminal survivor's compensation claim

Friday 7 November 2025 · 2 outlets · 2 reports · updated Fri 7 Nov 2025, 8:10am

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The Ministry of Health is accused of failing to act on a state abuse survivor's redress claim for several weeks. Lawyer Sonja Cooper stated she requested urgency on 7 October after flagging her client had terminal cancer. The lawyer described the delay in processing the claim as abhorrent.

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1. RNZFri 7 Nov 2025, 5:39am

   Health Ministry accused of sitting on dying state abuse survivor's redress claim for weeks (opens in new tab)

2. Otago Daily TimesFri 7 Nov 2025, 8:10am

   Abuse compo: Ministry accused of delaying terminal woman's claim (opens in new tab)