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The Government’s formal apology on 12 February 2002 those who were required to pay a Poll Tax before entering New Zealand and to their descendents and families is some recognition of the injustice inflicted on early Chinese.

• Helen Clark (Prime Minister) makes an apology on behalf of the NZ Government for the Poll Tax.

• Nigel Murphy (Alexander Turnbull (NZ National) Library) summarises his research into Poll Tax.

• Dr Manying Ip (Associate Professor, Auckland University) backgrounds the Prime Ministerial apology by Helen Clark.

• Pansy Wong (National Party MP) offers a politician’s perspective.

• For a theoretical background to the efficacy of apologies on the route to national reconciliation for injustices, we reprint extracts from Elazar Barkan's THE GUILT OF NATIONS: RESTITUTION AND NEGOTIATING HISTORICAL INJUSTICES, selected by Nigel Murphy.

• Allen Chang, President of the Tung Jung Association (and also representing other organisations) responds to the apology.
  
  
• Esther Fung, President of the Wellington Chinese Association responds to the apology.

• Pepe Choong, expresses her feelings as a new migrant hearing about the apology.

• Paul Wah, former secondary Principal and old China hand, writing in the Dominion recommends people take the injustice lightly.


• Henry Chan compares and contrasts the NZ Government's apology with the Australian situation, and counsels against seeking monetary compensation.

• Kenda Gee of the Canadian Head Tax Committee argues that compensation is the only way to go.

• David Fung explains the background and history leading the Government's 2002 apology for the Poll Tax.

• Scoop! The "secret" 12 December 2001 NZCA Submission to Government leading to the apology.


• You can read my submission to the Government here.
  
  
• Proposal for consultation by Counties Associations and other organisations.
  
  
• We now have the Speech given by Professor Kuan M Goh following the apology given at Parliament by the Prime Minister on 11 Feb 2002.

• Poll Tax Advisory Team's response to the Prime Minister's speech on the Government's Poll Tax Recoinciliation Package.

• Winning essays, in a competition, organised by the Prime Minister, in which secondary students write about the life of the Chinese in early New Zealand.
  Sienna Smale-Jackson
  Christoper Burns
  Bevin Gee