of The Polynesian Black Panther Party attended the (United States) Black Panther Party's 50th Anniversary Reunion in Oakland, California. This event was held to honour the ideologies brought forth by the Party, as well as commemorate those who are still organizing for the cause. In an interview with Eddie Conway, current Polynesian Panthers were interviewed about the importance of the BPP in influencing their activism and to bring light to their current work for Pacific Islands Safety & Violence Prevention Program: anti-violence against women and girls. Miriama Rauhihi Ness was interviewed by Te Ao - Māori News in June 2020 where she spoke in support of Black Lives Matter protests. In April 2021, former Polynesian Panther members are among those petitioning the New Zealand government for an official apology for the dawn raids that took place in the mid1970s. On 15 August 2021, the public broadcaster TVNZ released a television series about the Polynesian Panthers called The Panthers on TVNZ 1 and TVNZ On Demand. The series starred Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi as Polynesian Panthers leader Will Ilolahia, and was written by Tom Hern and Halaifonua Finau. The series became the first New Zealand television series to screen at the Toronto International Film Festival. See also Ngā Tamatoa Māori protest movement 1975 Māori land march Citizens Association for Racial Equality (CARE) Samoan Nationality Law Progressive Youth Movement and Tim Shadbolt Mana Motuhake Global Panther Movements Dalit Panthers (India) Gray Panthers Black Panthers (Israel) British Black Panthers References Further reading Polynesian Panthers Melani Anae, Lautofa Iuli and Leilani Burgoyne (eds.) Reed Publishing (NZ) "How the Polynesian Panthers changed our world" Salient (magazine), by Zoe Reid 31/05/10 External links The Contemporary Evolution of Māori Protest (2005; scroll down for the section on the Panthers) Black Panther Party International Support - Polynesian Panthers (28 September 1974; PDF) Anti-capitalist organizations Black Panther Party Māori politics Defunct political parties in New Zealand Oceanian-New Zealand culture in Auckland Politics and race Political movements Political parties established in 1971 Polynesian-New Zealand culture in Auckland 1971 establishments in New Zealand