Azjurai - Their are establishments throughout the cities which specificly state 'No foreigners'. sorry kinnda needed a few paragraphs in that post.



I live in korea, there are alot of places here and throughout asia that state no foreigners, generally these are bars.

I have never and hope to never see a sign like this in new zealand.





I just think the lady i saw on breakfast is very quick to judge new zealand without comparing it to other places.

Just watched a doco by Panarama about Muslims living in the UK. Let us all hope NZ never gets a large influx of them.



We live in a country with freedoms for all, and don't want Muslims enforcing their bullshit on us.



Why would they want to come here anyway, I ask?



Come on, tell me I'm racist, but before you do take the time to dowmload the doco through bittorrent.



Kia Ora

i have been living in n.z for 7 years, and i have been verbally abused throughout these years

i go running everday and have been called a f**king nig**r 3 times, and as i was walking home from school a member of the public, young white girl, pulled up to me and shouted out of her car"YOU'RE BLACK". firstly this is disrespectful, and their attitudes just shocked me.



im not saying that all new zealanders are this way but this country is only as strong as its weakest link.



i am of mixed herritage, english and south african, i take pride in both sides of my culture. when i started to be verbally abused because of my apperance, my skin colour, i knew that this country was not ready for change or differences.



and yes marc- you are a prick

I hate this country. after what my family has gone through, one can't blame us for wanting to get out of here ASAP. I actually liked this place once upon a time, even recommended it to other Zimbos as a great place. There are obviously people who have had good experiences her-fair enough. We've been treated like savages from Africa. I can't stand it when Kiwis ask me how I learnt how to speak English, Is there education in Zim? was it a culture shock to see the cars and buildings in NZ??? Totally narrow minded and ridiculous if you ask me.



When we complain about our treatment we received in Chch we get responses like, "this is not Zim" is that a reason to treat us like crap. Just because we come from broken countries is that reason to treat us like sub-standard citizens.



One thing Kiwis need to learn is that most people emigrated here out f sheer desperation and for economic reasons. my parents are professionals now working minial jobs but they sacrificed their status and lifestyle just so that their kids could have a shot at tertiary education. We work hard and appreciate what we can achieve but immigrants are treated so badly here esp if you are a black African. they think you came out of a hut in the bush!



My parents live in a cld weatherboard house and yet they have a mansion and other prperties bck home and we have idiots asking if the buildings were a culture shock. You'll need to visit Zim and South Africa and see the good in Africa. Some sad, poor parts obviously exist but can Kiwis be more open minded!!



I don't like this country at all! The racism is there no doubt, and sometimes its subtle but still its devastating to the receiver nevertheless.



Another thing, if you are black, from Africa and your child falls sick at home....take pictures, take a video of everything...record scars etc the child has before going into hospital. Sounds silly but its out of sheer desperation that I mention this so that noone ever goes through what we went through.

We have a safe country, an honest police force, a beautiful scenic playground for all sports and recreation.

i agree here the last time i saw a revolver was approximately 30 years ago and that was in Singapore

if you come from a big city where any specialist skill is in demand then you will have to re skill to fit into the economic conditions here.

a friend of mine was a doctor of geology and as he had to learn all sorts of computer skills to get it, he found that he was better employed as a computer programmer. and wealthy at that.

i visited Brisbane for a week and would never go back with the houses being eaten by bugs and the garden with brown snakes in it

endless motor ways to get any where.

A friend hosts home stay students from overseas and one Saudi boy was the most wonderfully considerate person you could meet.

yet another from china made her seriously reconsider hosting ever again.

so there are bad eggs in every society and some times the really ignorant will belittle another race just so they (as inadequate people ) can feel superior.

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Oh Marc - I get it. You are joking - right?

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Until you have a run in with the police, you'll believe they are spotless and honest. I had so much respect for them before i had to deal with them. Its really sad because I was so disappointed by what we were put through. I have lost all faith in a lot of institutions here. Its very unfortunate .

I agree, harassed. There are some serious, unacknowledged problems with the police force in Christchurch, and I fear they will get worse before they get better.

What absolute and utter (unsubstantiated) rubbish









Trisha writing some friendly advice here:



This forum has posts added every few minutes, so if you only write a one lined comment like you just have, nobody has a clue what you are talking about. It is better to take the time to write a meaningful post as that helps everyone and gets your own point of view across.

what are you referring to as utter unsubstatiated rubbish? racism in chch, bad policing in chch or asian's bad driving??



until you have experienced something, it will always be utter unsubstatiated rubbish to you.



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What absolute and utter (unsubstantiated) rubbish

My parents got accused and fined for not wearing seatbelts in Palmerston North dued to their English ability. Considering my dad was always the one keep telling me wear seatbelts.



That wasn't just the only bad experience with bad policing they had in the past 10 years.



Now they are back to China and telling everybody how bad the NZ police force is.

From the dealings with the police I have had here I find them to be reasonable, sorry I haven't been on the wrong side of them to have had a negative experience, but from what I have seen they are in sore need of cultural sensitivity training and being brought into the 21st century. Police training here means they need to have an aggressive and direct way of dealing with people. You are fine if you know your rights and do not allow yourself to be intimidated by them, mind you our police back home carry guns and the same can be said for them.

I'm a pakeha New Zealander who was brought up in the almost exclusively white city of Christchurch in the 40s and 50s. Racism in those days was an idea expressed mainly in jokes and aimed at Maori - people with whom most Christchurch people had had no contact.



I left Christchurch almost as soon as I left school for Auckland and then Wellington.



My brother stayed in Christchurch and his attitude is reflected by the two Christchurch correspondents. Driving with him is an education in how behave like a white supremicist - or as one correspondence succinctly put it - a prick.



Visiting Christchurch was always a problem. My children would argue with their cousins, whose vocabulary of anti-Maori jokes was large. My children finally responded by leaving the room.



I think 'fear of difference' is at the heart of it, but I honestly don't know how you tackle a whole city that is blind to its own fears and insecurities and that buries its head in the sand as our white Christchurch bloggers ably demonstrate.



From my own experience I know that nothing beats practice - ie - getting to know people of different cultures. We're only afraid of the unknown.



Maybe the answer for people who hate Christchurch is to move to Wellington, which I think is far more hospitable city than either Auckland or Christchurch.



What I have realilsed over the past forty years is that a great many Christchurch people have not the vaguest idea of what they look like to the rest of the country - let alone the world.



As for the rest of the world being racist - try visiting Asia. You won't find there the sort of ignorance described by immigrants to Christchurch.



I don't think for a second that giving racists a taste of their own medicine is the answer. We're talking about people's ignorance and insecurity here. It's a dangerous idea.



Perhaps we might have to wait until our grandchildren marry your grandchildren. I look forward to the day.



In the meantime, there's always Wellington.

yes come to wellington.



doctors needed

politicians needed

geeks needed

I absolutely agree with what you are writing, however if i might add something further...Migrants who apply to live in New Zealand gain an additional 10 points for living outside of the major centres of Auckland and Wellington, sometimes this can be the difference for them coming here at all...and whilst waiting for there PR they must stay in these cities or risk their application being rejected...so sometimes a move is not on the cards.

I see, i thought Wellington was ok.

Oh dear. I didn't know that immigrants were actually encouraged to go to Christchurch! That's a nightmare!



What's the answer? How do the racists get to know you and love you, and vice versa?



Some of them are quite easy to love. I actually love my brother and his kids - just not their insecurities.

Yes, we got 20 extra points for coming to Christchurch!



I am not sure of recent policies, but when we came they were planning to give more points to those emigrating further South at a later date.



I am sure someone could update that information though.



Trisha

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Perhaps if enough immigrants come to Christchurch the racists will emigrate. Sorry Australia!!!

I was first told of this 'reward scheme' for immigrant applications to parts of the country other than Auckland and Wellington some time ago.



Hmmmmm



Trisha, did you never wonder why you and other applicants were being given extra points to settle in a specific area?