Dawn Raids
Kuvakäsikirjoitus Teksti
- In 1974 Prime minister Norman kirk instated the dawn raids to catch overstayers
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- Police were allowed to raid people houses and stop them on the street and ask for identification or a passport
- They were arrested, locked in cells and eventually deported if they couldn't provide a passport or valid work permit
- Robert Muldoon and the National party were elected in 1974 and won the election by a landslide 47.6% of the votes.
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- When national came into power the dawn raids were accelerated. Robert muldoon pushed the idea that the Pacific islanders had degraded New Zealand's society.
- The dawn raids ended in 1979 when they were terminated by National as a result of protests and bad publicity
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