This was in today’s edition of the New Zealand Herald: “A Syrian job applicant was told he should change his name to something more Kiwi because conservative southerners would think twice about working with him. The Syrian, a 22-year-old Auckland-based man with a civil engineering degree, was applying for a graduate position within architectural business…
Are all Kiwis given a fair go? A Human Rights Commission report on structural discrimination (institutional racism) in public services says they are not. The report finds strong, consistent evidence that structural discrimination is a real and ongoing issue in New Zealand. The report was launched at the New Zealand Diversity Forum on Monday at…
Watch this video about a very personable New Zealand man of Malaysian descent, Yik Kun Heng, who is unable to find a job because of his Chinese sounding name. Racism is the “ugly face of racism in New Zealand today” and kiwis still have a lot to learn about personal race relations” All of his…
Back in April we wrote about the Japanese student who was attacked in Christchurch “…The assault, which took place on Lincoln Road late Sunday night, was perpetrated by two people who made allegedly racist remarks to the young woman. They then tried to set their two dogs on her. Fortunately a passer-by came to her…
A female Japanese student has been subjected to a shocking attack in in Christchurch over the easter weekend. The assault, which took place on Lincoln Road late Sunday night, was perpetrated by two people who made allegedly racist remarks to the young woman. They then tried to set their two dogs on her. Fortunately a…
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