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Dawn Raid

by Pauline Vaeluaga Smith

Narrator Tameka Sowman Vahatau

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Length 3 hours 28 minutes

Language English

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Sofia is like most twelve-year-old girls in New Zealand. How is she going to earn enough money for those boots? WHY does she have to give that speech at school? Who is she going to be friends with this year? It comes as a surprise to Sofia and her family when her big brother, Lenny, starts talking about protests, overstayers, and injustices against Pacific Islanders by the government. Inspired by the Black Panthers in America, a group has formed called the Polynesian Panthers, who encourage immigrant and Indigenous families across New Zealand to stand up for their rights. Soon the whole family becomes involved in the movement. Told through Sofia's diary entries, Dawn Raid is the story of one ordinary girl living in extraordinary times, learning how to stand up and fight.

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Pauline Vaeluaga Smith is the author of Dawn Raid, for which she received Best New Author at the New Zealand Book Awards and a NZ Storylines Notable Book Award. Her writing is influenced by her experiences growing up in the 1970s, her roles as a teacher and university educator, her passion for civil rights and justice, and her deep interest in uplifting NZ Maori culture. She lives in a small seaside town at the bottom of the South Island of Aotearoa-New Zealand.

Tameka Sowman Vahatau is an actress, assistant director, and audiobook narrator, known for Guns Akimbo, Mulan (2020), and Pork Pie.