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March 21, 2024 | Paakiwaha
Associate Professor Dr Melani Anae QSO | Retired from the University of Auckland’s Fale Pasifika
Fifty years ago this month, police carried out the first in a series of Dawn Raids on Pacific ‘overstayers’ in Auckland.
March 13, 2026
May 5, 2023 | News
Dawn raid undermines apology
A Pacific Island leader says Immigration New Zealand has lost the confidence and trust of the Pacific community.
May 5, 2023 | Paakiwaha
Dr Melani Anae | Foundational member of Polynesian Panthers
Suspicions confirmed of the ongoing practice of early morning arrests, despite government’s 2021 dawn raids apology.
- Radio Waatea is Auckland's only Māori radio station that provides an extensive bi-lingual broadcast to its listeners. Based at Nga Whare Waatea marae in Mangere, it is located in the middle of the biggest Māori population in Aotearoa.
