By Liu Chen on Radio New Zealand…
Bias and discrimination affected ethnic peoples’ employment, participation in sports and house ownership, a comprehensive report has found.
The Ethnic Evidence report, prepared by the Ministry for Ethnic Communities, was released in the parliament this evening to shed light on how New Zealand’s ethnic communities were faring.
The all-encompassing report looked at the communities’ work and employment, health and wellbeing, connectedness and belonging, covering more than 50 indicators and 120 measures.
Census 2023 found that nearly a third of people in New Zealand were born overseas in over 200 different birthplaces, with people living here identifying with a wide range of ethnicities and speaking more than 150 languages.
Ethnic Communities Minister Melissa Lee said while the diversity of New Zealand population has been increasing, this has not always been reflected in the available data.
Read the full story on Radio New Zealand here.
Note: Apparently, due to sample size the Ministry focused on larger groups. The Jewish community also comes under the MELAA (African, Latin American or Middle Eastern) category.
