The Acting Prime Minister says she is deeply concerned to hear about Dawn Raid tactics being used by Immigration New Zealand to detain a Pasifika man.
Despite a government apology almost two years ago about the practices used in the 1970's, Immigration and Police officers knocked on a Pasifika man's door in the early hours of the morning, scaring his wife and children, before taking him into custody.
Acting Prime Minister Carmel Sepoloni says Immigration New Zealand has admitted they still do dawn raids to arrest overstayers, and there've been about 18 such arrests between last July and April this year.
Manase Lua remembers being a child in Auckland, and the dawn raids on his community.
He spoke with Charlotte Cook
