I spent a lot of last week with New Zealanders who are former refugees, migrants and followers of the Islamic faith. They did so because even though no one really knew the gunman's motivations, some people - like NZ First leader Winston Peters and US President hopeful Donald Trump - want us to think that we need to fear refugees, migrants and followers of the Islamic faith. When politicians demand that refugees salute our flag and culture, their cries make me angry. Needless to say, New Zealand's British community leaders have not made a public statement condemning his extremist, violent actions. Not long after the news from Orlando broke, the New Zealand Government increased our annual refugee quota for the first time in 30 years.

Source: New Zealand Herald June 19, 2016 16:52 UTC