Dawn Raids
Causes
Racism
Racist towards pacific islanders. When they saw anyone who was brown walking on the streets they would go and ask them for their passport or anything that shows what identity they are.
Significance
Eurocentrism. The Europeans thinking that they were above all the other ethnicities.
Segregation - Pukekohe was a segregated place between Pakeha and Maori.
Pull Factors (what would pull Pasifika immigrants to NZ)
Better education for their children. more jobs. having a warm and safe place to stay.
They have proper resources for different school subjects. Not having to work more hard when they were in the islands - staying at home as a house wife instead of working in the fields.
For better opportunities. They have better materials that will last longer. Having their children treated properly - childcare. Having free transportation for children.
Pseudoscience - Is fake science that makes claims based on faulty or nonexistent scientific evidence.
Chinese - Used Chinese people to work in New Zealand with low income. When they didn't need them anymore they make them pay poll tax.
Push Factors (what would push Pasifika immigrants to NZ) -
Better life for their family. Not having to work hard everyday.
Economic Boom - People making money them having lots of jobs.
Economic Downturn
Crisis lead to a drop in wages and rates of unemployment begin to rise drastically. The price of oil had risen from $3 per barrel to nearly $12.
New Zealand was hit especially hard on the oil crisis as we relied largely on the US and other Western countries for our supply of oil. The same countries that sold us oil were the ones that mainly bought our products such as
New Zealand
Global
Historical Significance
Modern Significance
October 22-23rd, Auckland police stop 865 mostly Polynesian people and demands to see their passports.
Rise of population in different countries
Donald Trump
Winston Peters and New Zealand first.
Modern racism in New Zealand
Many New Zealanders thought New Zealand had perfect race relations.
Minorities in New Zealand working together
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Racism 'continuity and change
New Zealand's young identity - breaking away from Britain