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Which policy racially targeted Pasifika overstayers in New Zealand under Robert Muldoon’s tenure?
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Dawn Raids
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Answer
Dawn Raids was a New Zealand policy implemented in 1974, during the premiership of Robert Muldoon, which targeted Pasifika overstayers. Under this policy, New Zealand police and immigration officers would conduct raids on homes and businesses in areas where Pasifika people were known to live, in order to find and deport people who were overstaying their visas.
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