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Podcast: Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald
Episode: John MacDonald: Welcome to the People's Republic of Pushovers (1)
Description: Welcome to the People's Republic of Pushovers. Because, as much as I think I want to, I just can’t bring myself to support this idea of an amnesty for overstayers who have been here more than 10 years. It’s a policy that Labour’s announced, saying it’s all about New Zealand making good for the dawn raids back in the day when cops would turn up first thing in the morning, drag people out of their beds and throw them in the paddy wagon. The irony, by the way, is that the dawn ra...