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New Zealand apologizes for 70s immigration raids (4th August, 2021)

The Reading / Listening - Dawn Raids - Level 3

The Prime Minister of New Zealand Jacinda Ardern has apologized to Pacific Islanders for an immigration policy in the early 1970s. The policy was known as the Dawn Raids. These involved police with dogs waking up Pacific Islanders in the early hours of the morning to deport them. Pacific Islanders are from islands in the South Pacific such as Tahiti, Tonga, Samoa and Fiji. Over 65,000 Pacific Islanders relocated to New Zealand for work to help fill a shortage of workers. The Dawn Raids focused on those who allegedly overstayed their visas. Police deported them and put their children in government care homes. Most over-stayers at that time were from the UK, South Africa and Australia.

Ms Ardern expressed her government's "sorrow, remorse and regret" over the raids. She took part in a traditional Samoan forgiveness ceremony as part of her apology. She was covered with a large white mat to show forgiveness. Ardern said people still suffered from the memories of the raids, and that "they live on [today] in the disruption of trust and faith in authorities". She told Islanders: "The treatment of your ancestors was wrong." Ardern said Islanders in New Zealand today still "suffer the scars" from the discriminatory policy. A Tongan princess thanked Ardern for apologizing for the "inhumane and unjust" treatment of her people. She said the apology was "a new dawn for my community".

Try the same news story at these easier levels:

Dawn Raids - Level 0 , Dawn Raids - Level 1 or Dawn Raids - Level 2

Sources

https://www.npr.org/2021/08/01/1023462928/new-zealand-apologizes-for-1970s-immigration-raids-that-targeted-pacific-islande
https://www.stuff.co.nz/pou-tiaki/125938982/governments-apology-for-dawn-raids-just-the-beginning-pasifika-youth-say
https://www.odt.co.nz/news/national/government-makes-unreserved-apology-dawn-raids

Make sure you try all of the online activities for this reading and listening - There are dictations, multiple choice activities, drag and drop activities, sentence jumbles, which word activities, text reconstructions, spelling, gap fills and a whole lot more. Please enjoy :-)

Warm-ups

1. NEW ZEALAND: Students walk around the class and talk to other students about New Zealand. Change partners often and share your findings.
2. CHAT: In pairs / groups, talk about these topics or words from the article. What will the article say about them? What can you say about these words and your life?
New Zealand / apology / Pacific / islanders / dawn / deport / visas / children / care /
sorrow / regret / traditional / ceremony / memories / faith / scars / discriminatory
Have a chat about the topics you liked. Change topics and partners frequently.
3. CITIZENSHIP: Students A strongly believe anyone who works in another country should be able to get citizenship in that country; Students B strongly believe the opposite. Change partners again and talk about your conversations.
4. ISLANDS: What do you know about these islands? Would you like to live on them? Why (not)? Complete this table with your partner(s). Change partners often and share what you wrote.

	What I Know	Living There
Tahiti
Bali
Falklands
Jamaica
Malta
Madagascar

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5. IMMIGRATION: Spend one minute writing down all of the different words you associate with the word "immigration". Share your words with your partner(s) and talk about them. Together, put the words into different categories.
6. RELOCATING: Rank these with your partner. Put the best places to relocate to at the top. Change partners often and share your rankings.

New Zealand
Singapore
Argentina
Canada
Finland
South Africa
Bhutan
Antarctica

Vocabulary

Paragraph 1

1.	immigration	a.	A course action followed or proposed by an organization or individual.
2.	policy	b.	Moved to a new place and started one's home or business there.
3.	involved	c.	Send a foreigner out of a country because their visa ended or they committed a crime.
4.	deport	d.	Had or included as a necessary or integral part or result.
5.	relocated	e.	The action of coming to live in a foreign country forever.
6.	allegedly	f.	The group of people who controls a country or region.
7.	government	g.	Something is said to be true but there is no proof.

Paragraph 2

8.	expressed	h.	A firm belief in the truth, or ability of someone or something.
9.	sorrow	i.	Say something in words or by gestures and conduct.
10.	regret	j.	A formal public occasion that celebrates a particular event, achievement, or anniversary.
11.	traditional	k.	A group of people living in the same place or sharing similar characteristics.
12.	ceremony	l.	Feel sad or disappointed because of something you did or didn't do.
13.	trust	m.	Existing as part of a long-established custom or habit.
14.	community	n.	A feeling of great sadness caused by someone dying, a disappointment, or another bad thing.

Before reading / listening

1. TRUE / FALSE: Read the headline. Guess if 1-8 below are true (T) or false (F).

New Zealand's leader apologized for a 1980s immigration policy. T / F
A few decades ago, police woke up and deported some Pacific Islanders. T / F
The police deported over 65,000 Pacific Islanders. T / F
All children of over-stayers were also deported. T / F
Jacinda Ardern participated in a traditional Fijian forgiveness ceremony. T / F
Jacinda Ardern said people have forgotten about the police raids today. T / F
A princess from Tonga thanked New Zealand's leader for the apology. T / F
The princess said the apology was a new dusk for her community. T / F

2. SYNONYM MATCH: Match the following synonyms from the article.

apologized
policy
deport
relocated
allegedly
expressed
took part
trust
inhumane
dawn

voiced
moved
beginning
said sorry
confidence
strategy
cruel
throw out
participated
reportedly

3. PHRASE MATCH: (Sometimes more than one choice is possible.)

an immigration
in the early hours
help fill a shortage
put their children in government
Most over-stayers at
expressed her government's sorrow,
people still suffered
trust and faith
apologizing for the inhumane
a new dawn

in authorities
of workers
that time
and unjust treatment
remorse and regret
policy
for my community
from the memories
of the morning
care homes

Gap fill

Put these words into the spaces in the paragraph below.

such
shortage
time
involved
policy
care
deport
visas

The Prime Minister of New Zealand Jacinda Ardern has apologized to Pacific Islanders for an immigration (1) _____________________ in the early 1970s. The policy was known as the Dawn Raids. These (2) _____________________ police with dogs waking up Pacific Islanders in the early hours of the morning to (3) _____________________ them. Pacific Islanders are from islands in the South Pacific (4) _____________________ as Tahiti, Tonga, Samoa and Fiji. Over 65,000 Pacific Islanders relocated to New Zealand for work to help fill a (5) _____________________ of workers. The Dawn Raids focused on those who allegedly overstayed their (6) _____________________. Police deported them and put their children in government (7) _____________________ homes. Most over-stayers at that (8) _____________________ were from the UK, South Africa and Australia.

Put these words into the spaces in the paragraph below.

memories
community
ceremony
discriminatory
mat
treatment
regret
ancestors

Ms Ardern expressed her government's "sorrow, remorse and (9) _____________________" over the raids. She took part in a traditional Samoan forgiveness (10) _____________________ as part of her apology. She was covered with a large white (11) _____________________ to show forgiveness. Ardern said people still suffered from the (12) _____________________ of the raids, and that "they live on [today] in the disruption of trust and faith in authorities". She told Islanders: "The treatment of your (13) _____________________ was wrong." Ardern said Islanders in New Zealand today still "suffer the scars" from the (14) _____________________ policy. A Tongan princess thanked Ardern for apologizing for the "inhumane and unjust" (15) _____________________ of her people. She said the apology was "a new dawn for my (16) _____________________".

Listening — Guess the answers. Listen to check.

1) Jacinda Ardern has apologized to Pacific Islanders for ______
     a. an immigration policing
     b. an immigrated policy
     c. an emigration policing
     d. an immigration policy
2) These involved police with dogs waking up Pacific Islanders in ______
     a. the burly hour
     b. the early hours
     c. the early hour
     d. the yearly hours
3) Pacific Islanders relocated to New Zealand for work to help fill a ______
     a. short age of workers
     b. shore stage of workers
     c. short edge of workers
     d. shortage of workers
4) Police deported them and put their children in ______
     a. government cared homes
     b. government cares homes
     c. government care homes
     d. government carer homes
5) Most over-stayers ______
     a. at what time
     b. at tat time
     c. at stat time
     d. at that time

6) Ms Ardern expressed her government's sorrow, ______
     a. rim Morse and egret
     b. rem mores and regret
     c. remorse and regret
     d. ream horse and regrets
7) they live on today in the disruption of trust and ______
     a. faith thin authorities
     b. faith in authorities
     c. faith in authority
     d. faith thin authorize
8) She was covered with a large white mat ______
     a. two show forgiveness
     b. to show forgiveness
     c. two shown forgiveness
     d. too show forgiveness
9) Ardern said people still suffered from the memories ______
     a. off the raids
     b. of a raid
     c. of the reeds
     d. of the raids
10) A Tongan princess thanked Ardern for apologizing for the inhumane ______
     a. end unjust treatment
     b. end an just treatment
     c. and unjust treatment
     d. and an just treatment

Listening — Listen and fill in the gaps

The Prime Minister of New Zealand Jacinda Ardern (1) ____________________ Pacific Islanders for an immigration policy in the early 1970s. The (2) ____________________ as the Dawn Raids. These involved police with (3) ____________________ Pacific Islanders in the early hours of the morning (4) ____________________. Pacific Islanders are from islands in the South Pacific such as Tahiti, Tonga, Samoa and Fiji. Over 65,000 Pacific Islanders relocated to New Zealand for work to help fill a (5) ____________________. The Dawn Raids focused on those who allegedly overstayed their visas. Police deported them and put their children in government care homes. Most over-stayers (6) ____________________ were from the UK, South Africa and Australia.

Ms Ardern expressed her government's "sorrow, (7) ____________________ " over the raids. She took part in a traditional Samoan forgiveness ceremony as part of her apology. She (8) ____________________ a large white mat to show forgiveness. Ardern said people still suffered from (9) ____________________ the raids, and that "they live on [today] in the disruption of trust and faith in authorities". She told Islanders: "The treatment of your (10) ____________________." Ardern said Islanders in New Zealand today still "(11) ____________________" from the discriminatory policy. A Tongan princess thanked Ardern for apologizing for the "inhumane and (12) ____________________ her people. She said the apology was "a new dawn for my community".

Comprehension questions

When did the Dawn Raids happen?
What did police take them on the Dawn Raids visits?
How many Pacific Islanders went to work in New Zealand?
Where did the police put the children of people who were deported?
Where were most people from who overstayed their visas?
Where was the forgiveness ceremony from that Ms Ardern took part in?
What was Ms Ardern covered in?
Who do people not have faith in today?
Who thanked Ms Ardern?
For whom is the apology a new dawn?

Multiple choice quiz

1) When did the Dawn Raids happen?
a) in the early-mid 1970s
b) in the late 1970s
c) in the early 1970s
d) in the mid-1970s
2) What did police take them on the Dawn Raids visits?
a) dogs
b) batons
c) water cannon
d) food
3) How many Pacific Islanders went to work in New Zealand?
a) over 65,000
b) exactly 65,000
c) around 65,000
d) just fewer than 65,000
4) Where did the police put the children of people who were deported?
a) in schools
b) in care homes
c) in parks
d) on planes home
5) Where were most people from who overstayed their visas?
a) the UK, Australia and Fiji
b) Tonga, Samoa and Tahiti
c) Samoa, South Africa and Australia
d) the UK, South Africa and Australia

6) Where was the forgiveness ceremony from that Ms Ardern took part in?
a) Fifi
b) Samoa
c) Tonga
d) Tahiti
7) What was Ms Ardern covered in?
a) a large white mat
b) praise
c) glory
d) guilt
8) Who do people not have faith in today?
a) world leaders
b) everyone
c) the authorities
d) themselves
9) Who thanked Ms Ardern?
a) a Fijian princess
b) a Tahitian princess
c) a Samoan princess
d) a Tongan princess
10) For whom is the apology a new dawn?
a) the princess' community
b) everyone
c) the whole world
d) children

Role play

Role A – New Zealand
You think New Zealand is the best country to move to. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them what is wrong with their countries. Also, tell the others which is the least appealing of these (and why): Singapore, Bhutan or Antarctica.

Role B – Singapore
You think Singapore is the best country to move to. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them what is wrong with their countries. Also, tell the others which is the least appealing of these (and why): New Zealand, Bhutan or Antarctica.

Role C – Bhutan
You think Bhutan is the best country to move to. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them what is wrong with their countries. Also, tell the others which is the least appealing of these (and why): Singapore, New Zealand or Antarctica.

Role D – Antarctica
You think Antarctica is the best country to move to. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them what is wrong with their countries. Also, tell the others which is the least appealing of these (and why): Singapore, Bhutan or New Zealand.

After reading / listening

1. WORD SEARCH: Look in your dictionary / computer to find collocates, other meanings, information, synonyms … for the words...

'dawn'

________________

________________

________________

________________

________________

________________

________________

________________

and 'raid'.
________________

________________

________________

________________

________________

________________

________________

________________

• Share your findings with your partners.

• Make questions using the words you found.

• Ask your partner / group your questions.

2. ARTICLE QUESTIONS: Look back at the article and write down some questions you would like to ask the class about the text.

•Share your questions with other classmates / groups. •Ask your partner / group your questions.

3. GAP FILL: In pairs / groups, compare your answers to this exercise. Check your answers. Talk about the words from the activity. Were they new, interesting, worth learning…?

4. VOCABULARY: Circle any words you do not understand. In groups, pool unknown words and use dictionaries to find their meanings.

5. TEST EACH OTHER: Look at the words below. With your partner, try to recall how they were used in the text:

1970s

waking

such

fill

care

time

regret

part

large

trust

scars

community

Student survey

Write five GOOD questions about this topic in the table. Do this in pairs. Each student must write the questions on his / her own paper. When you have finished, interview other students. Write down their answers.

(Please look at page 12 of the PDF to see a photocopiable example of this activity.)

Discussion - Dawn Raids

STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)

What did you think when you read the headline?
What images are in your mind when you hear the word 'immigration'?
Why do people migrate?
What do you know about New Zealand?
What immigration policy does your country have?
What are the good things about migration?
Are there any bad things about immigration?
Would you like to live and work in another country?
Should migrants have more rights in the countries they move to?
What should happen to people who overstay their visas?

STUDENT B’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)

Did you like reading this article? Why/not?
What do you think of when you hear the word 'apology'?
What do you think about what you read?
What do you know about the Pacific Islands?
What do you know about New Zealand's leader Jacinda Ardern?
When was the last time you apologized to someone?
What do you think of Jacinda Ardern's apology?
Is an apology to the Pacific Islanders enough?
What advice do you have for the Pacific Islanders?
What questions would you like to ask Jacinda Ardern?

Discussion — Write your own questions

STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)

(a) ________________

(b) ________________

(c) ________________

(d) ________________

(e) ________________

STUDENT B’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)

(f) ________________

(g) ________________

(h) ________________

(i) ________________

(j) ________________

Language — Cloze (Gap-fill)

The Prime Minister of New Zealand Jacinda Ardern has apologized to Pacific Islanders for an immigration (1) ____ in the early 1970s. The policy was known (2) ____ the Dawn Raids. These involved police with dogs waking up Pacific Islanders in the early hours of the morning to (3) ____ them. Pacific Islanders are from islands in the South Pacific such as Tahiti, Tonga, Samoa and Fiji. Over 65,000 Pacific Islanders relocated (4) ____ New Zealand for work to help fill a shortage of workers. The Dawn Raids focused (5) ____ those who allegedly overstayed their visas. Police deported them and put their children in government care homes. Most over-stayers at (6) ____ time were from the UK, South Africa and Australia.

Ms Ardern expressed her government's "sorrow, remorse and (7) ____" over the raids. She took part in a traditional Samoan forgiveness ceremony as part of her apology. She was covered (8) ____ a large white mat to show forgiveness. Ardern said people still suffered from the memories of the (9) ____, and that "they live on [today] in the disruption of trust and faith in authorities". She told Islanders: "The treatment of your ancestors was (10) ____." Ardern said Islanders in New Zealand today still "suffer the scars" from the discriminatory policy. A Tongan princess (11) ____ Ardern for apologizing for the "inhumane and unjust" treatment of her people. She said the apology was "a new dawn (12) ____ my community".

Which of these words go in the above text?

(a) police (b) policing (c) policy (d) policed
(a) as (b) has (c) was (d) is
(a) deport (b) depose (c) depart (d) depot
(a) to (b) at (c) on (d) up
(a) up (b) on (c) in (d) of
(a) a (b) as (c) what (d) that
(a) painful (b) shamed (c) regret (d) sadly
(a) of (b) as (c) up (d) with
(a) raids (b) radios (c) roads (d) reeds
(a) badly (b) wrong (c) error (d) crime
(a) pleased (b) thanked (c) politely (d) mannered
(a) of (b) by (c) for (d) as

Spelling

Paragraph 1

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These inodlvve police with dogs
Islanders reoecltad to New Zealand for work
help fill a asgtehro of workers
focused on those who alyeleldg overstayed
Police ptededor them

Paragraph 2

a traditional Samoan forgiveness eecnymor
soieemrm of the raids
The treatment of your tnesarcso was wrong
the yostiidrcirnam policy
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a new dawn for my imcuyotnm

Put the text back together

(...) policy in the early 1970s. The policy was known as the Dawn Raids. These involved police with dogs waking
(...) in a traditional Samoan forgiveness ceremony as part of her apology. She was covered
(...) on those who allegedly overstayed their visas. Police deported them and put their children in
(...) up Pacific Islanders in the early hours of the morning to deport them. Pacific Islanders are from islands
(...) New Zealand for work to help fill a shortage of workers. The Dawn Raids focused
(...) Ms Ardern expressed her government's "sorrow, remorse and regret" over the raids. She took part
(...) of the raids, and that "they live on [today] in the disruption of trust and faith
(...) government care homes. Most over-stayers at that time were from the UK, South Africa and Australia.
( 1 ) The Prime Minister of New Zealand Jacinda Ardern has apologized to Pacific Islanders for an immigration
(...) in authorities". She told Islanders: "The treatment of your ancestors was wrong." Ardern said Islanders in New Zealand today still
(...) for apologizing for the "inhumane and unjust" treatment of her people. She said the apology was "a new dawn for my community".
(...) "suffer the scars" from the discriminatory policy. A Tongan princess thanked Ardern
(...) in the South Pacific such as Tahiti, Tonga, Samoa and Fiji. Over 65,000 Pacific Islanders relocated to
(...) with a large white mat to show forgiveness. Ardern said people still suffered from the memories

Put the words in the right order

the immigration in An 1970s . early policy
in hours . up Islanders Waking the early Pacific
to a shortage of Help fill workers .
those visas . allegedly on overstayed who their Focused
over-stayers were at that Most Britain . time from
part traditional a in She forgiveness took ceremony .
was mat . with white large She covered a
the the People of suffered from memories raids .
wrong . was your ancestors treatment of The
new apology the dawn . a said She was

Circle the correct word (20 pairs)

The Prime Minister of New Zealand Jacinda Ardern has apologies / apologized to Pacific Islanders for an immigration policy on / in the early 1970s. The policy was known as the Dawn Raids. These involved police with dogs waking / walking up Pacific Islanders in the early hours of the morning to depart / deport them. Pacific Islanders are from islands in / on the South Pacific such has / as Tahiti, Tonga, Samoa and Fiji. Over 65,000 Pacific Islanders relocated to New Zealand for / from work to help fill a shortage of workers. The Dawn Raids focused on / in those who allegedly overstayed their visas. Police deported them and puts / put their children in government care homes. Most over-stayers at that / what time were from the UK, South Africa and Australia.

Ms Ardern expressed / supposed her government's "sorrow, remorse and regret" over the raids. She took / gave part in a traditional Samoan forgiveness ceremony as part off / of her apology. She was covered with a large white mat to show / shown forgiveness. Ardern said people still suffered from the memories off / of the raids, and that "they live on [today] in the disruption of trust and faith on / in authorities". She told Islanders: "The treatment of your ancestors was / were wrong." Ardern said Islanders in New Zealand today still "suffer the scars / stars" from the discriminatory policy. A Tongan princess thanked / pleased Ardern for apologizing for the "inhumane and unjust" treatment of her people. She said the apology was "a new dusk / dawn for my community".

Talk about the connection between each pair of words in italics, and why the correct word is correct.

Insert the vowels (a, e, i, o, u)

Th_ Pr_m_ M_n_st_r _f N_w Z__l_nd J_c_nd_ _rd_rn h_s _p_l_g_z_d t_ P_c_f_c _sl_nd_rs f_r _n _mm_gr_t__n p_l_cy _n th_ __rly 1970s. Th_ p_l_cy w_s kn_wn _s th_ D_wn R__ds. Th_s_ _nv_lv_d p_l_c_ w_th d_gs w_k_ng _p P_c_f_c _sl_nd_rs _n th_ __rly h__rs _f th_ m_rn_ng t_ d_p_rt th_m. P_c_f_c _sl_nd_rs _r_ fr_m _sl_nds _n th_ S__th P_c_f_c s_ch _s T_h_t_, T_ng_, S_m__ _nd F_j_. _v_r 65,000 P_c_f_c _sl_nd_rs r_l_c_t_d t_ N_w Z__l_nd f_r w_rk t_ h_lp f_ll _ sh_rt_g_ _f w_rk_rs. Th_ D_wn R__ds f_c_s_d _n th_s_ wh_ _ll_g_dly _v_rst_y_d th__r v_s_s. P_l_c_ d_p_rt_d th_m _nd p_t th__r ch_ldr_n _n g_v_rnm_nt c_r_ h_m_s. M_st _v_r-st_y_rs _t th_t t_m_ w_r_ fr_m th_ _K, S__th _fr_c_ _nd __str_l__.

Ms _rd_rn _xpr_ss_d h_r g_v_rnm_nt's "s_rr_w, r_m_rs_ _nd r_gr_t" _v_r th_ r__ds. Sh_ t__k p_rt _n _ tr_d_t__n_l S_m__n f_rg_v_n_ss c_r_m_ny _s p_rt _f h_r _p_l_gy. Sh_ w_s c_v_r_d w_th _ l_rg_ wh_t_ m_t t_ sh_w f_rg_v_n_ss. _rd_rn s__d p__pl_ st_ll s_ff_r_d fr_m th_ m_m_r__s _f th_ r__ds, _nd th_t "th_y l_v_ _n [t_d_y] _n th_ d_sr_pt__n _f tr_st _nd f__th _n __th_r_t__s". Sh_ t_ld _sl_nd_rs: "Th_ tr__tm_nt _f y__r _nc_st_rs w_s wr_ng." _rd_rn s__d _sl_nd_rs _n N_w Z__l_nd t_d_y st_ll "s_ff_r th_ sc_rs" fr_m th_ d_scr_m_n_t_ry p_l_cy. _ T_ng_n pr_nc_ss th_nk_d _rd_rn f_r _p_l_g_z_ng f_r th_ "_nh_m_n_ _nd _nj_st" tr__tm_nt _f h_r p__pl_. Sh_ s__d th_ _p_l_gy w_s "_ n_w d_wn f_r my c_mm_n_ty".

Punctuate the text and add capitals

the prime minister of new zealand jacinda ardern has apologized to pacific islanders for an immigration policy in the early 1970s the policy was known as the dawn raids these involved police with dogs waking up pacific islanders in the early hours of the morning to deport them pacific islanders are from islands in the south pacific such as tahiti tonga samoa and Fiji over 65000 pacific islanders relocated to new zealand for work to help fill a shortage of workers the dawn raids focused on those who allegedly overstayed their visas police deported them and put their children in government care homes most overstayers at that time were from the uk south africa and australia

ms ardern expressed her governments sorrow remorse and regret over the raids she took part in a traditional samoan forgiveness ceremony as part of her apology she was covered with a large white mat to show forgiveness ardern said people still suffered from the memories of the raids and that they live on today in the disruption of trust and faith in authorities she told islanders the treatment of your ancestors was wrong ardern said islanders in new zealand today still suffer the scars from the discriminatory policy a tongan princess thanked ardern for apologizing for the inhumane and unjust treatment of her people she said the apology was a new dawn for my community

Put a slash (/) where the spaces are

ThePrimeMinisterofNewZealandJacindaArdernhasapologizedtoPacif
icIslandersforanimmigrationpolicyintheearly1970s.Thepolicywaskn
ownastheDawnRaids.TheseinvolvedpolicewithdogswakingupPacific
Islandersintheearlyhoursofthemorningtodeportthem.PacificIslande
rsarefromislandsintheSouthPacificsuchasTahiti,Tonga,SamoaandFi
ji.Over65,000PacificIslandersrelocatedtoNewZealandforworktohel
pfillashortageofworkers.TheDawnRaidsfocusedonthosewhoallegedl
yoverstayedtheirvisas.Policedeportedthemandputtheirchildreningo
vernmentcarehomes.Mostover-stayersatthattimewerefromtheUK,
SouthAfricaandAustralia.MsArdernexpressedhergovernment's"sorr
ow,remorseandregret"overtheraids.ShetookpartinatraditionalSam
oanforgivenessceremonyaspartofherapology.Shewascoveredwithal
argewhitemattoshowforgiveness.Ardernsaidpeoplestillsufferedfro
mthememoriesoftheraids,andthat"theyliveon[today]inthedisruptio
noftrustandfaithinauthorities".ShetoldIslanders:"Thetreatmentofy
ourancestorswaswrong."ArdernsaidIslandersinNewZealandtodayst
ill"sufferthescars"fromthediscriminatorypolicy.ATonganprincesstha
nkedArdernforapologizingforthe"inhumaneandunjust"treatmentofh
erpeople.Shesaidtheapologywas"anewdawnformycommunity".

Free writing

Write about Dawn Raids for 10 minutes. Comment on your partner’s paper.

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Academic writing

Immigrants who work in another country should get citizenship in that country. Discuss.

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Homework

1. VOCABULARY EXTENSION: Choose several of the words from the text. Use a dictionary or Google's search field (or another search engine) to build up more associations / collocations of each word.
2. INTERNET: Search the Internet and find out more about this news story. Share what you discover with your partner(s) in the next lesson.
3. NEW ZEALAND: Make a poster about New Zealand. Show your work to your classmates in the next lesson. Did you all have similar things?
4. IMMIGRATION: Write a magazine article about giving immigrants the right to apply for citizenship in their country of work. Include imaginary interviews with people who are for and against this.
Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Write down any new words and expressions you hear from your partner(s).
5. WHAT HAPPENED NEXT? Write a newspaper article about the next stage in this news story. Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your articles.
6. LETTER: Write a letter to an expert on New Zealand. Ask him/her three questions about the country. Give him/her three of your opinions on the nation. Read your letter to your partner(s) in your next lesson. Your partner(s) will answer your questions.

A Few Additional Activities for Students

Ask your students what they have read, seen or heard about this news in their own language. Students are likely to / may have have encountered this news in their L1 and therefore bring a background knowledge to the classroom.

Get students to role play different characters from this news story.

Ask students to keep track of this news and revisit it to discuss in your next class.

Ask students to male predictions of how this news might develop in the next few days or weeks, and then revisit and discuss in a future class.

Ask students to write a follow-up story to this news.

Students role play a journalist and someone who witnessed or was a part of this news. Perhaps they could make a video of the interview.

Ask students to keep a news journal in English and add this story to their thoughts.

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