Once again, race-based policies are rearing their divisive head in New Zealand’s public institutions, this time at the University of Auckland. ACT MP Dr Parmjeet Parmar has called out the university over a job listing that appears to blatantly breach the Human Rights Act 1993 by explicitly requiring applicants to be of Māori descent.
The role in question, part of the ‘Kaihōpara Raukura – Māori Graduate Programme,’ includes a line stating that applicants “will whakapapa Māori / be of Māori descent.” In a letter sent to Vice-Chancellor Professor Dawn Freshwater, Dr Parmar raises serious concerns, pointing out that this wording appears to unlawfully exclude applicants based on race or ethnic origin.
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“This is discrimination,” the letter states plainly, adding that the job description may breach sections 22 and 23 of the Human Rights Act, which protect individuals from being treated unfairly in employment based on race.
Beyond the legal concerns, Dr Parmar rightly focuses on the broader principle: that New Zealand should be a society where people are treated equally, regardless of their ancestry. Instead, taxpayer-funded universities are engaging in hiring practices that divide people based on race, undermining unity, equality, and merit
Universities should be champions of truth, fairness, and opportunity, not hotbeds for race-based activism disguised as progressive policy. These programmes are not about uplifting disadvantaged individuals; they are about entrenching privilege for one ethnic group while excluding others, purely based on their bloodline. That is racism, plain and simple.
Dr Parmar has called on the University of Auckland to immediately amend the job description and review its recruitment policies to ensure similar race-based exclusions are not used again. She urges the institution to act quickly to bring its recruitment into line with both the law and the principle of equal rights for all.
New Zealanders should be furious. Public institutions are supposed to model fairness and equal opportunity, not become playgrounds for politically driven race politics. This kind of policy is not only divisive, but dangerous. It is time to put an end to the race-based bullshit and return to a system that values individuals for their skills, character, and potential, not the colour of their skin or the ancestry in their veins.
Make a complaint to the Human Rights Commission here - https://tikatangata.org.nz/complaint-form
Matua Kahurangi is just a bloke sharing thoughts on New Zealand and the world beyond. No fluff, just honest takes. He blogs on https://matuakahurangi.com/ where this article was sourced.
10 comments:
This is really concerning. We have family in South Africa, some of whom became unemployable under the present government, merely because of skin colour. I think this is why many of us speak up about the Maorification of New Zealand. It is a very insidious process. We don't condone apartheid. We do condone equality of opportunity. Education is the key to success and if parents don't value it for their children, then the rest of the population shouldn't be held accountable. We don't have poverty in New Zealand compared to South Africa. Our background history is nothing like the US or SA.
As I always say:- Flip the script. If the ad had said that applicants "must be of Pakeha (Non - Maori) descent", would that be acceptable, would it be legal ?
I think we all know the answer !!
As you say, Janine, apartheid is definitely being pushed onto us in this country.
Welcome to New Zimbabwe !!
Blatant, in your face, racist !
Clearly illegal - and the Uni knows it as they push the boundaries - get away with this and it establishs a precedent within academia.
How can our Coalition politicians not say a word about this ?
Any comment from Luxon ?
He is supposed to be running NZ on the policies he proclaimed before the election.
This is about as treacherous as it gets - never voting for National again despite a lifetime of support.
Why is Dr Reti ( National's in Minister ister for universities) not complaining about this?
Apartheid is being pushed onto NZ in 3 ways: i)by stealth and ii) now by overt means as well and iii) as long as no referendum is permitted by the PM.
All fine. But I often think that in the interest of efficiency it would be better if preferences could be blatantly stated. Instead persons waste effort and time making applications where the advertiser has no intention of accepting their iik. I recall decades ago a garage in Chch with a close knit Christian staff required another employee and wanted one who would fit in, not a typical f--- mouthing kiwi, so advertised for a Christian and was prosecuted.(PS Does anyone know any discreet smart small time entrepreneur who can devise and register a plausible whakapapa? They need not be Chinese but most likely to have the requisite IQ and cunning)
Y A W N....... the Freshwater bird has no idea. Love the new logo!!!
She is leaving soon .... mission accomplished . Another WEF operative?
Auckland uni is clearly racist. With hold funding. Simple as that. Time to put all racist universities under the blow torch. Let's watch them squirm.
Yes - so obvious. But the Coalition will not do this. Why not? Something is very wrong - all this could be fixed
so fast.
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