After Māori, the indigenous people of this country, this sense of white superiority spills out over "other" groups — Pasifika, Asian people, and now Muslims in Christchurch. Many of these people have been sworn at, punched and jostled, treated as aliens who have no place among us. The doctrine of white superiority is based on arrogance, and ignorance. This helps to explain our tolerance for the terrible statistics of youth suicide, incarceration, and family violence in New Zealand. So let's be clear about this, white supremacy is a black strand woven through our history as a nation.

Source: Otago Daily Times March 18, 2019 15:56 UTC