‘Government-sanctioned racism’: Pasifika in New Zealand call for apology for Dawn Raid policy
Pacific Islanders want an official apology from the government over the 1970s policy and paths to residency for overstayers
Clinton Edward Hewett may have only been five years old at the time, but there’s a morning in 1974 that he can recollect in astonishing detail.
At 4am in his peaceful cul de sac in Mangere, South Auckland, he remembers being woken by crying on the street, flashing blue lights, and pounding knocks on the door.