New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern formally apologized for a racially charged part of the nation’s history, known as the Dawn Raids. That's when Pacific Island people were targeted for deportation in the mid-1970s during aggressive home raids.
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, center right, is hugged during a ceremony in Auckland, Sunday, Aug. 1, 2021, to formally apologize for a racially charged part of the nation's history known as the Dawn Raids. The Dawn Raids are known as the time when the Pasifika people were targeted for deportation in the mid-1970s during aggressive home raids by authorities to find, convict and deport visa overstayers.
It’s when Pasifika people were targeted for deportation in the mid-1970s during aggressive home raids by authorities to find, convict and deport visa overstayers. The raids often took place very early in the morning or late at night. At the time of the raids, many Pacific people had come to New Zealand on temporary visas to help fill a need for workers in the nation’s factories and fields. But the government appeared to turn on the community by deciding those workers were no longer needed.
“As part of this, the community will have the opportunity to come forward and share their experiences,” Ardern said.
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