Pakuranga Councillor supports immigrant community
Pakuranga Councillor Dick Quax has been quick to jump to the defence of Manukau’s large immigrant population following
the attack on the Asian community by New Zealand First deputy leader, Peter Brown.
“Manukau City is the melting pot of New Zealand. Forty one percent of all Manukau people were born overseas”.
According to Cr Quax that presents a huge and exciting challenge and opportunity for the city.
“A very large number of people from Asia have made their home here especially in the eastern part of Manukau. We are
better of economically, socially and culturally as a result of the immigration from Asia”.
“People here still recall the racist speech New Zealandleader, Winston Peters made in Howick leading up to the 1996
election. We don’t want him back and he can take his hate mongering elsewhere”.
We are a tolerant and welcoming city said Cr Quax himself an immigrant who came to New Zealand as a youngster with his
family in the 1950s.
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