Massey Finding Raises Race Relations Hope
The Massey University study's finding, reported today, that most Kiwis are in favour of one law for all is extremely
heartening, ACT New Zealand Maori Affairs Spokesman Stephen Franks said today.
"This finding, that most of us see our New Zealander identity first and our ethnicity second, is great," Mr Franks
said.
"New Zealand will not become a Zimbabwe, Sri Lanka - or the now extinct Yugoslavia - if we refuse to see our
neighbours, schoolmates, fellow sports fans and church-goers through a racial lens.
"The study shows that the racists in the government, in education, in churches - who have been teaching people to see
themselves separately - have, thankfully, failed so far.
"This study raises optimism that - despite the current race relations and foreshore controversy - New Zealand has a
bright future," Mr Franks said.