Racism
‘Feeling like they don't belong’: Ethnic young people face racist bullying
A new report sheds light on the mental health of young people from ethnic communities.
Racism in the field: What Māori, Pacific and Asian psychologists face
From cultural labour to microaggressions, new research shows psychologists’ experiences of racism.
“Colourism has followed me all my life”: Why I photograph migrants
Photographer Abhi Chinniah is running towards melanin, not away from it.
Racism impacts health, wellbeing and identity of rangatahi Māori
It shouldn't fall on young Māori to fight structural racism, researcher says.
The fight to preserve the memories of March 15 victims
As New Zealand moves on from March 15, Muslims try to keep the conversation going.
How Miles From Nowhere made me feel seen as a Muslim New Zealander
"In the end, it was about telling a story that was authentic and true."
Why Aroha has to use a Pākehā name when applying for rentals
“I think that's extremely illustrative of the discrimination that happens in the [rental] sector.”
Pay secrecy is hurting Pacific and Asian women the most
Māori women can miss out on more $400K compared to Pākehā men over a 40-year working life.
Over 90% of Māori and Pasifika experience workplace racism
“Taika Waititi was right, there is a lot of racism in Aotearoa.”
‘It’s not safe for us’: Indian NZers on the rise of the far-right
The community is concerned a Hindu supremacist ideology is growing in Aotearoa
School tells 8-year-old boy with dreadlocks to change ‘unusual’ hair
“What is normal?”
In My Opinion: NZ should wipe all cannabis possession charges
“In the last year alone, 44% of cannabis convictions were applied to Māori."
People are vandalising Asian mayoral candidates' election signs
One candidate has had more than 30 signs of theirs vandalised.
Hori’s Pledge: campaign to correct the country’s name to Aotearoa
It's a pushback against Don Brash's Hobson's Pledge.
Is Tauranga a hotspot for racism? We asked people on the street
Their answers will probably not surprise you.
“Are we safer?”: Unpacking the March 15 recovery efforts, three years on
Re: looked at what has been done when it comes to the Royal Commission of Inquiry recommendations.
63% of NZers hold at least one antisemitic view, new study finds
Seventeen percent of people surveyed say they know ‘virtually nothing’ about the Holocaust.
After March 15, aroha was showered on Muslims. Was that short-lived?
Three years on, have our mindsets shifted when it comes to racism?
Opinion: NZ’s Māori and Pasifika hip hop community need to address anti-Blackness
To clarify, you do not own hip hop. It has never 'belonged' to you and it never will.
Māori given pills for chronic pain instead of proper health treatment, research shows
Māori are not getting the adequate healthcare they need for chronic pain.
How misusing ethnicity contributes to anti-Pacific racism and victim blaming
The biggest subcluster of the current Covid outbreak centres on a church in Māngere, Auckland.
Protection for minority groups and tougher penalties under proposed changes to hate speech laws
Proposals for hate speech laws will impose harsher penalties and more protection for minority groups
The Government will apologise for the Dawn Raids
The Government will formally apologise for targeted raids on the homes of Pacific families.
A moment when I was dehumanised as an Asian woman
At the Stop Asian Hate march in Tāmaki Makaurau, we spoke to some Asian women about moments when they felt dehumanised.
Portraits from the Stop Asian Hate march in Tāmaki Makaurau
Hundreds gathered at Aotea Square in Tāmaki Makaurau today for the Stop Asian Hate march. Tunes from the Nepal Festival - which fittingly shared Aotea Square…
Asian New Zealanders are grieving after the Atlanta shooting
This week, eight people were killed in a massage parlour shooting in Atlanta, Georgia. Six of them were Asian women. In the wake of a rise…
Grappling with my Chinese name
Auckland-based writer and actor Celine Dam has a complicated relationship with her Chinese name. At age 12, she gave herself the name Celine, so she could…
Māori-Asian solidarity in Aotearoa can be game-changing
When we talk about race relations in this country, how often do we consider the relations between Asian tauiwi and tangata whenua? It’s time for all…
Endless stories of racism in NZ schools
A question posed on Instagram has sparked a conversation about racism in NZ schools.
Racism and Islamophobia are a mental health issue
We’ve finally started to talk about mental health in New Zealand. But many discussions don’t include the experiences of people of colour. We need to talk…