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Formation of the Polynesian Panthers (Effects of people coming to nz (less…
Formation of the Polynesian Panthers
Reasons for the formation
Pacific Migration
1945 onwards, Economic boom, labour shortage
people came from Samoa, Tonga, Niue, Fiji to work in unskilled labour
settled in Grey Lynn and Ponsonby
Why did this lead to the formation of the polynesian panthers
Influences
Blank Panthers
Mau movement
Racism
personal school experiences : Alec toleafoa education was thrown away when he was given money from a teacher and got told to find a job
Tigilau was expelled from school because the principal told his to cut his afro off but tigilau refused all because of tradition matters.
Melani was called racist names in public
to fight the dawn raids
Consequences of the formation
Effects of people coming to nz
less schools
no longer a good place to raise your kids
less hospitals
less housing areas
significance of formation
Gave cheap food to people who couldn't afford it because of their colour
Better education for children
Better housing for the migrants
Able to give legal aid to those migrants who were arrested