A stream of racist abuse in response to a police Facebook post has the Human Rights Commission concerned.
They say it's an example of 'everyday racism' and they've launched a video to get people thinking about whether we can really call New Zealand an inclusive country.
The police called for a public response to an investigation. They got it but far from the way they expected.
There were a steady stream of derogatory comments about Indians and the man's appearance.
It's not the first time a police Facebook post has been trolled or any kind of post for that matter.
A few weeks ago a post aimed at informing the Chinese community about car theft in the Auckland suburb of Balmoral also sparked hundreds of racist comments, like "NZ gotta stop accepting asians immigrants from now on if they can't speak eng". Presumably they meant English.
However, there were also those who praised the post and others who were horrified at the abusive posts, saying: "The comments on this post are revolting. What a racist, nasty country we can be."
Physical and public attacks are more likely to be reported than online abuse, but police want to look at further ways to crack down on racist comments too.
Race Relations Commissioner Dame Susan Devoy says there has been an increase in the number of personal racist attacks being reported in recent times, in step, she says with a sentiment being expressed overseas.
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