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Ms Ardern expressed her government's "
, remorse and regret" over the
. She took part in a traditional Samoan forgiveness
as part of her apology. She was covered with a
white mat to show forgiveness. Ardern said people still suffered from the
of the raids, and that "they live on [today] in the
of trust and faith in authorities". She told Islanders: "The
of your ancestors was wrong." Ardern said Islanders in New Zealand today still "suffer the
" from the discriminatory policy. A Tongan princess thanked Ardern for apologizing for the "
and unjust" treatment of her people. She said the apology was "a new dawn for my
".
