I'm a proud Kiwi
Amrinder explains why he's hopeful that Kiwis will embrace everyone that chooses to make New Zealand their home.
BY NZ Human Rights Commission
September 25, 2017
Racism is caused by two ingredients: arrogance and ignorance.
Teacher Matt Kidd shares a sermon on racism he delivered to his students.
BY NZ Human Rights Commission
August 31, 2017
My Taranaki childhood, racism and justice
Chief Human Rights Commissioner David Rutherford reflects on his time growing up.
BY David Rutherford
July 28, 2017
I was 10 years old when I first encountered racism in New Zealand
If we can counter ignorance with education and awareness all the better for future generations.
BY NZ Human Rights Commission
July 25, 2017
Whenever a siren went off I remember schoolmates joking that the cops were coming for me because I'm Maori
Lawyer, Fulbright Scholar and Harvard graduate Kingi Snelgar has packed a lot into his 29 years but when he was a teen he thought racism was just part of being a Kiwi.
BY Kingi Snelgar
June 20, 2017
Growing up Samoan in New Zealand and the racist microaggressions I've faced along the way
Reflecting on her life, Christine Robertson examines the racism and discrimination she experienced.
BY Christine Robertson
June 10, 2017
Yes. I'm a real Maori
I became accustomed to receiving the most backhanded of compliments from well-meaning "middle'' New Zealanders.
BY Ian Taylor
June 08, 2017
Growing up Maori in NZ: My daily experience of racism at school, playing rugby, at University and at the shops
I was 9 and it was the middle of religious education at our state primary school when a lady told our class that God didn’t love the Tuhoe people because they were terrorists.
BY Anonymous
June 07, 2017
My experience of racism as a child, a CEO and as a Mum
Glenis Hiria Philip-Barbara, Ngāti Porou/Ngāti Uepōhatu, writes about her earliest memories of experiencing racism and how it has manifested itself over the years.
BY Glenis Hiria Philip-Barbara
May 31, 2017
The stereotype of "dumb, fat, violent" Pacific Islanders are wrong. Here's why
One word: Colonisation.
BY NZ Human Rights Commission
May 24, 2017