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Random checks - by the hundreds

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  • Description

    Poster for the Auckland Star newspaper. December 23, 1976. "Random checks - by the hundreds".

  • Place
    Auckland/New Zealand
  • Other Id

    18774 (Presto content ID)

    PT2-10 (3) (Legacy number)

    EPH-PT-2-11 (Reference Number)

  • Department

    Ephemera

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  • Object Type

    poster

  • Name/Title
    Random checks - by the hundreds
  • Primary Maker

     Auckland Star

  • Place
    Auckland/New Zealand
  • Date
    1976
  • Physical Description

    1 sheet : 575 x 445 mm

  • Level of Current Record
    Single Item
  • Media

    paper (fiber product)

  • Subject Category

    Auckland star/Library of Congress subject headings

  • Public Access Text

    With the economy in recession and unemployment rising, attention turned to the issue of �overstayers� � immigrants whose temporary visas had expired. Singled out for overloading the welfare system, some were chased up and deported. Dawn raids on the homes of alleged overstayers by police had occurred in 1974 but intensified in October 1976. Homes were stormed at night or in the early hours of the morning, tactics that caused outrage and brought accusations of racism.

    Samoan and Tongan overstayers were singled out; some people of these ethnicities were stopped in the street and asked for proof of residency. It was pointed out that the greatest influx of temporary immigrants had come from the United Kingdom and Australia. The dawn raids cast a dark shadow over race relations in this country. [Source: https://nzhistory.govt.nz/culture/the-1970s/1976]

  • Copyright
    All rights reserved
  • Last Update
    14 Nov 2022

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