Dame Cindy Kiro THE PAIN THAT DRIVES ME
Jun 06, 2021
3 minutes
Leena Tailor
Going hungry, experiencing racism or witnessing a young cousin get a broom broken over him may sound like hardships encountered by the troubled Kiwi kids who Dame Cindy Kiro has helped over the years. But as the former Children’s Commissioner begins a powerful new role serving New Zealand as Governor-General, she’s opening up about the trauma of such scenarios in her own childhood.
“It’s a big motivation,” she tells the . “I learned early on that I’d never tolerate violence in
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