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RNZ Pacific can reveal Immigration New Zealand (INZ) was conducting out of hours compliance visits to private residents otherwise known as 'dawn raids' while the government was preparing for the historic Dawn Raids apology.
RNZ Pacific can reveal INZ was conducting out of hours compliance visits to private residents while the government was preparing for the historic Dawn Raids apology.
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An outcry followed when the man was arrested early in the morning.
A Tongan man arrested for overstaying in New Zealand has been granted a six-month work visa and set on a path to permanent residency.
The use of dawn raid tactics have trampled on Immigration NZ's "very special relationship" with the Pacific communities, says Māngere MP Aupito William Sio.