they came to his new zealand prime minister jacinta rod durn said the words they've been calling for decades today. i stayed on behalf of the new zealand government to offer a formal an unreserved apology to pacific communities for the discriminatory implementation of the immigration laws of the 1970s that lead to the events of the dawn rights the immigration quack down in the 1970 targeted pacific islanders who had been brought here because of labor shortages. the often violence don't rage, which the government has now apologized for. so police searching homes, businesses and even churches looking for over stairs to deport the response from the place was overwhelming. it was very reactionary, and it was very violent. the sense of injustice is still felt to day, mainly because it was only pacific islanders who were targeted, not the majority of overstate who were at the time from the united states or europe, a formal government apology for past injustices his rare and use the lender has to meet strict criteria, including the victims being definable as a distinct court, that continues

in response to new zealand spoof positive cases in 6 months, prime minister jacinta rod durn ordered a nationwide lockdown. it was introduced last week and has already been extended until at least friday in the largest city oakland. its been extended until the end of the month. it's a tough time for businesses like fledgling events, company, red herring, but polling suggest there is public support for the government strategy of short, sharp lock downs. we just had a crazy amount of time that we had no coverage in the country which is allowed for us to run our we're going to have mass gathering up by that. although, right now, no, i do. we just know that if you do, just wait for it to get stamped out. it's worth the long run. with cases rising each day, the prospect of having those mass gatherings anytime soon seems a long way away. but the government believes if the latest lockdown is working, the numbers could begin falling in the next few days. wayne hey, al jazeera toner, new zealand theory says under the former balls of the t o, the court old bank to mexican authorities, eduardo