New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. Photo: AFP
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. Photo: AFP
Jay Marlowe
Opinion

Opinion

Jay Marlowe

Why has New Zealand welcomed people fleeing Ukraine, but not those from Afghanistan, Myanmar, elsewhere?

  • The government’s quick response towards Ukrainian refugees prompts tough questions of who is deserving of protection and who is less so
  • Its move is disproportionate to recent conflicts in other parts of the world, highlighting how racism often operates in implicit and, at times, explicit ways

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. Photo: AFP
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. Photo: AFP
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