Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern will formally apologise to the Pasifika community for the race-based dawn raids of the 1970s, which traumatised the family of one of her ministers. Minister for Pacific Peoples Aupito William Sio said the raids personally traumatised his family when he was a teen. ROBERT KITCHIN/Stuff Minister for Pacific Peoples Aupito William Sio said the raids traumatised his family. But when the economy declined, the Pasifika community was demonised by politicians and media as the reason for the country's social problems. “This formal apology is a step towards healing.”

Source: Stuff June 14, 2021 01:12 UTC