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Skin Deep
New Zealanders like to think that people of all sizes, beliefs and
colours are welcome here.
But in the South Island a series of violent attacks on young
Asians suggests otherwise.
On Wednesday three masked men broke itnot Chinese student's
Christchruch home and bashed him.
And in May two Nelson skinheads were sentenced to eight and 12
months jail on charges of assault, and assault with intent to
injure after a vicious attack on a group of Korean teenagers.
Daniel Kitto and Harry McCormack were caught on camera as they beat
up four students, in broad daylight, sitting outside a Nelson
dairy. McCormack told police he didn't like Asians so wanted to
hurt them. Kitto, said he joined in to prove something to his
mates.
Police say Nelson is no worse than anywhere in the country, but
Paul Hobbs discovered there's a lot of hate ready to spill out when
you scratch the surface.
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If you have any concerns following our story on racism
against Asians in Nelson, please seek support from, or report
incidents of racism or racial attacks to the
following:
The Human Rights Commission provides a free, confidential
service for complaints of racial harassment or discrimination which
occur in a number of areas of life including, employment,
education, goods and services and accommodation. If someone has an
enquiry or complaint they can contact the Commission on free-phone:
0800 496 877. For further information they can go to the
Commissions website:
www.hrc.co.nz
To report incidents of racial harassment or violence people
should contact their local Police station. People in the Nelson
area that wish to pursue complaints with the police can contact
Tasman District Commander, Superintendent Grant O'Fee personally on
0272232721 or on direct dial
03
5463848 In the case of an emergency or where the offenders
are still present dial
111.
The free-phone number for Victim Support - Toll free: 0800 VICTIM (0800 842846). Their website is www.victimsupport.org.nz