'Without reservation': New Zealand's psychologists apologize to Māori

At a Wellington event on October 2, the New Zealand Psychological Society and the New Zealand College of Clinical Psychologists jointly apologized 'without reservation' for structural racism and monoculturalism in the discipline — the first such apology in New Zealand. They committed to meaningful reform: honoring Te Tiriti o Waitangi, growing the number of Māori psychologists (Māori are 17.5% of the population but only 6% of the psychology workforce), and recognizing mātauranga Māori knowledge. The apology statement is a 'living document,' to be developed further in consultation with Māori. An institution saying 'we were wrong' — and meaning it.