“For Sāmoans, New Zealand citizenship has been like a rollercoaster ride. First, they had it, then they didn’t, and now a few of them can have it again.” — Nigel Allardyce on a law change that restores citizenship for a small group of now elderly Sāmoans.
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“The bill currently before parliament should be scrapped. The solution it proposes is nowhere near an adequate or acceptable outcome when seen against the size of the grievance. That grievance is entirely of the New Zealand government’s own making.” — Nigel Allardyce.
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“For New Zealanders, this chapter in our colonial history is one of shame that should be far better known and understood.” — Maire Leadbeater on NZ colonial rule in Sāmoa.
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The New Zealand citizenship rights of Sāmoans “have been continually ignored and disregarded because the New Zealand government misunderstood, misapplied and failed to uphold its own legislation.” — Former diplomat Nigel Allardyce.
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“I believe to this day that the law is unfair and racist. We were treated so badly, labelled as lawbreakers and criminals for overstaying our visas, yet the Privy Council ruling proved it was the government’s immigration policy that was breaking the law.” — Falema’i Lesā.
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