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Sofia is like most 12-year-old girls in New Zealand. How is she going to earn enough money for those boots? Why does she have to give that speech at school? Who is she going to be friends with this year? It comes as a surprise to Sofia and her family when her big brother, Lenny, starts talking about protests, overstayers, and injustices against Pacific Islanders by the government.

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://esound.space ID: 504581 Title: Dawn Raid Author: Pauline Vaeluaga Smith Narrator: Tameka Sowman Vahatau Format: Unabridged Length: 03:30:00 Language: English Release date: 03-18-2021 Publisher: Dreamscape Media, LLC Genres: Kids, General, Health & Family Summary: Sofia is like most twelve-year-old girls in New Zealand. How is she going to earn enough money for those boots? WHY does she have to give that speech at school? Who is she going to be friends with this year? It comes as a surprise to Sofia and her family when her big ...

Joseph had always been the funny one. It had worked when he had loved the single life, but now he wanted to be mated. He was sure Gretchen wanted him, but something had changed. His old and less than serious ways had returned, but he no longer cared to play around with the females. Gretchen felt she was suffering enough just being here. She’d seen Joanie, her cousin, go through her change and heard it could be worse. That wasn’t for her, and she didn’t trust Joseph not to bite. He was a wolf after all. She still loved him, but not enough to suffer like that.

Tonight on The Huddle, current affairs commentator Josie Pagani and independent journalist Clare de Lore joined in on a discussion about the following issues- and more! Who's going to swear allegiance to King Charles this weekend? Is this out of touch? Immigration NZ has admitted to using dawn raid tactics- in 2023. How is this acceptable, especially after the public apology from two years ago? The Government has increased the Ute Tax in a bid to get more drivers into EVs. Is it fair for Labour to tell people what they can and can't drive, on top of the high demand for EVs? The Met Gala was ...

An original member of the Polynesian Panthers says she's not surprised the dawn raid tactic is still being used. Immigration New Zealand's confirmed it has had eighteen interactions during night-time hours in the past ten months. That's despite the Government apologising two years ago for the infamous dawn raids in the 1970s. Melani Anae says this aligns with what she's been hearing. "Well, I've heard accounts from various sources that dawn raids had been going on- they haven't stopped actually since the 1970s." LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A review is suggesting the Government consider outlawing dawn raids. The investigation led by lawyer Michael Heron, KC was prompted by revelations that after-hours visits continued. Recommendations include ensuring the raids are a last resort - and considering those impacted, like children and the elderly. ZB senior political correspondent Barry Soper says these dawn raid tactics are inhumane and he agrees changes should be made to immigration law. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Immigration officials aren't committing to an all-out ban on out-of-hours compliance visits to suspected overstayers. Authors of an independent review of Dawn Raids-style visits say the Government should consider banning or restricting the practice. The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment's chief executive says such visits are very rare. But Carolyn Tremain says they're looking at the report's recommendations. "And we'll be updating our standard procedures and operating procedures and guidelines for our compliance officers." LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy ...