NZ Race Relations - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz Catholic News New Zealand Thu, 09 Nov 2023 09:05:17 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://cathnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-cathnewsfavicon-32x32.jpg NZ Race Relations - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz 32 32 70145804 Race relations among most divisive issues in election - poll https://cathnews.co.nz/2023/11/08/race-relations-among-most-divisive-issues-in-election-poll/ Wed, 08 Nov 2023 04:52:10 +0000 https://cathnews.co.nz/?p=166017 Race relations have become an increasingly divisive political issue, but other controversial topics such as hate speech may not pose an issue for the incoming government, new polling suggests. A report from pollsters Talbot Mills, seeking to understand the degree to which New Zealand has become more politically polarised, shows people broadly agree on Covid-19 Read more

Race relations among most divisive issues in election - poll... Read more]]> Race relations have become an increasingly divisive political issue, but other controversial topics such as hate speech may not pose an issue for the incoming government, new polling suggests.

A report from pollsters Talbot Mills, seeking to understand the degree to which New Zealand has become more politically polarised, shows people broadly agree on Covid-19 measures and gun laws but are divided over or opposed to policies for Maori and transgender people. Read more

Race relations among most divisive issues in election - poll]]> 166017 Duncan Garner, we're MAD for peace, not PC gone mad https://cathnews.co.nz/2015/12/01/duncan-garner-were-mad-for-peace-not-pc-gone-mad/ Mon, 30 Nov 2015 16:10:50 +0000 http://cathnews.co.nz/?p=79369

The ironic thing about people who send me letters about how useless I am and that our race relations are OK, is that most of them are from Pakeha men: as Duncan Garner proved in his latest opinion piece. I get many letters and emails: some polite, many abusive or threatening. The personal attacks aren't Read more

Duncan Garner, we're MAD for peace, not PC gone mad... Read more]]> The ironic thing about people who send me letters about how useless I am and that our race relations are OK, is that most of them are from Pakeha men: as Duncan Garner proved in his latest opinion piece.

I get many letters and emails: some polite, many abusive or threatening. The personal attacks aren't new and I've got pretty thick skin, for a simple squash player.

But as well as the haters I also get the opposite: messages of thanks and support from people who are grateful I stood up for their right to live in peace and dignity.

They aren't powerful or famous people but their voices mean more to me than those who think it's PC gone mad to actively work at peaceful race relations.

Super Diversity isn't coming, it's already here. We are home to more than 200 ethnicities - more cultures than the UN has member states. More than one million of us were born overseas and these trends will continue.

New Zealand is one of the most ethnically diverse nations on the planet, to ignore our differences is a naïve and hopeless response to an issue the entire world is grappling with.

Race relations in our country are far from OK. A third of all complaints we receive are about racial discrimination but we know many people never bother complaining. If we aren't careful the future we leave our children will be vastly different from the peaceful New Zealand we grew up in.

It's not OK for Muslim Kiwis to be singled out, abused and discriminated against because of violent extremists. Neither is it OK to blame Jewish Kiwis for an unfolding tragedy thousands of miles away.

It's not OK for Maori New Zealanders to be racially profiled shopping at their supermarket or walking down the street. Continue reading

  • Dame Susan Devoy is New Zealand's Race Relations Commissioner.
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