The Green Party is supporting calls for a formal Government apology for the dawn raids of the 1970s.
The Green Party's spokesman for Pacific Peoples Teanau Tuiono called the apology "overdue".
"The dawn raids are a shameful stain on New Zealand history, defined by racial tension and unrest as police and immigration authorities victimised Pacific Islanders they suspected of abusing the terms of their visas.
"It was a racist attack on Pacific families and communities that was fuelled and enabled by the New Zealand government," Tuiono said.
Earlier this week RNZ reported the Polynesian Panthers want a Government apology for the race-based dawn raids.