Being Accepted: The Experience of Discrimination and Social Exclusion by Immigrants and Refugees in New Zealand

This report identifies the nature of discrimination experienced and/or perceived by new settlers in New Zealand. The research results presented are derived from data collected via four focus groups conducted by the first authoer in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch, with participants from the South African, various Asian and other ethnic communities. Care was taken to secure if possible the participation of both immigrants and refugees.