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POLICE TEN 7 SHOW 'FEEDS RACIAL STEREOTYPES' - AUCKLAND COUNCILLOR
An Auckland councillor is calling on TVNZ to scrap the reality show Police Ten 7 over what he says are racist stereotypes.
"I think it's high time that a chewing gum show like Police Ten 7 was spat out of the New Zealand TV vernacular, because there's absolutely no need for it any more."
Recently, accusations of racial profiling have been levelled at the police after RNZ revealed a series of rangatahi who had done nothing wrong were photographed by officers.........
www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/438838/police-ten-7-show-feeds-racial-stereotypes-auckland-councillor
RACE RELATIONS COMMISSIONER MENG FOON SAYS TEN 7 REFLECTS 'RACIST' POLICE
Race Relations Commissioner Meng Foon has added his voice to calls to end Police Ten 7, saying that the show reflects racist policing in New Zealand.
Speaking to Newstalk ZB's Mike Hosking, Foon said the show did "target more brown people than white people so therefore it is racist"......
www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/race-relations-commissioner-meng-foon-says-ten-7-reflects-racist-police/7IGUI3EIDUH4GHZO7V3CF63ARE/
MOST MĀORI EXPERIENCE RACISM EVERY DAY - NEW RESEARCH
New research released today shows that 93 percent of Māori in Aotearoa experience racism every day, and even more - 96 percent - say racism is a problem for their whānau.
Legal definitions of racism and discrimination fall short of describing the breadth, depth and true cost of racism to Māori, the research finds. That cost includes impact on both physical and mental health.......
www.rnz.co.nz/news/ldr/438895/most-maori-experience-racism-every-day-new-research
An Auckland councillor is calling on TVNZ to scrap the reality show Police Ten 7 over what he says are racist stereotypes.
"I think it's high time that a chewing gum show like Police Ten 7 was spat out of the New Zealand TV vernacular, because there's absolutely no need for it any more."
Recently, accusations of racial profiling have been levelled at the police after RNZ revealed a series of rangatahi who had done nothing wrong were photographed by officers.........
www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/438838/police-ten-7-show-feeds-racial-stereotypes-auckland-councillor
RACE RELATIONS COMMISSIONER MENG FOON SAYS TEN 7 REFLECTS 'RACIST' POLICE
Race Relations Commissioner Meng Foon has added his voice to calls to end Police Ten 7, saying that the show reflects racist policing in New Zealand.
Speaking to Newstalk ZB's Mike Hosking, Foon said the show did "target more brown people than white people so therefore it is racist"......
www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/race-relations-commissioner-meng-foon-says-ten-7-reflects-racist-police/7IGUI3EIDUH4GHZO7V3CF63ARE/
MOST MĀORI EXPERIENCE RACISM EVERY DAY - NEW RESEARCH
New research released today shows that 93 percent of Māori in Aotearoa experience racism every day, and even more - 96 percent - say racism is a problem for their whānau.
Legal definitions of racism and discrimination fall short of describing the breadth, depth and true cost of racism to Māori, the research finds. That cost includes impact on both physical and mental health.......
www.rnz.co.nz/news/ldr/438895/most-maori-experience-racism-every-day-new-research