Sentence Dictation Answers - New Zealand apologizes for 70s immigration raids



Answer to Dictation 1

The Prime Minister of New Zealand has apologized to Pacific Islanders.


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Answer to Dictation 2

Police with dogs waking up Pacific Islanders in the early hours of the morning.


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Answer to Dictation 3

Over 65,000 Pacific Islanders relocated to New Zealand for work.


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Answer to Dictation 4

Police deported them and put their children in government care homes.


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Answer to Dictation 5

Most overstayers at that time were from the UK South Africa and Australia.


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Answer to Dictation 6

Ardern expressed her government's sorrow remorse and regret over the raids.


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Answer to Dictation 7

She took part in a traditional Samoan forgiveness ceremony.


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Answer to Dictation 8

Ardern said people still suffered from the memories of the raids.


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Answer to Dictation 9

Ardern said Islanders in New Zealand today still suffer the scars.


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Answer to Dictation 10

She said the apology was a new dawn for my community.


See the Dawn Raids lesson for the whole text.


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