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New Zealand government apologised for the Poll Tax

September 29, 2002
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New Zealand government apologised for the Poll Tax

New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark announced here on Tuesday that the government has decided to make a formal apology to Chinese New Zealanders who paid a poll tax and suffered other discrimination imposed by statute and to their descendents. The announcement was made at a function marking the Chinese New Year in Parliament...

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