6 Oct 2023

NZ Dawn Raids: Samoan migrant wants justice

From , 6:02 am on 6 October 2023
Taupau Makalita Edwards wants pathways to residence for all migrants.

Taupau Makalita Edwards wants pathways to residence for all migrants. Photo: Savali o le Filemu

The daughter of a Samoan migrant who settled in Aotearoa New Zealand and witnessed the traumatic impacts brought on by the dawn raids during the 1970s, wants the government to take heed of her mother's last fight for justice.

84-year-old Taupaū Makalita Edwards who this year has been diagnosed with stage four lung cancer wants pathways to residence for all migrants.

RNZ Pacific's Lydia Lewis spoke with her daughter Fiū Mesepa Edwards