Residents pay their respects for the victims of the mosque attack in Christchurch. Photo: Xinhua
Opinion
Opinion
Christchurch shooting: racism in New Zealand isn’t new and in the era of Donald Trump, what public figures say about race matters
- Mass killing in the service of extremist politics is new to New Zealand, but virulently racist ideas are not some sudden import from a nefarious global movement
- The seeds of such ideas were planted long ago in both New Zealand and Australia – by us.
Residents pay their respects for the victims of the mosque attack in Christchurch. Photo: Xinhua