Pacific social justice movement wants apology over dawn raids

Published: March 18, 2021, 6:43 p.m.

A Pacific social justice movement is calling on the New Zealand government to formally apologise for the dawn raids of the 1970's. The Labour and then National governments of the time authorised police raids on Pasifika homes and work places, to check for overstayers - even churches and schools. The Polynesian Panthers want a government apology for the race based dawn raids and a pathway to residency for today's overstayers. Dominic Godfrey reports.