Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says the Government has agreed to make an official apology for the dawn raids targeting Pasifika people in the 1970s. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says the Government has agreed to make an official apology for the dawn raids targeting Pasifika people in the 1970s. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says the Government has agreed to make an official apology for the dawn raids targeting Pasifika people in the 1970s. Minister for Pacific Peoples Aupito William Sio: "I don't think there is any Pacific family not affected by the dawn raids." About the dawn raids• The dawn raids began in 1974 when the Labour government, faced with an economic downturn, clamped down on people overstaying their working visas.

Source: New Zealand Herald June 14, 2021 02:42 UTC