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Sunday, 07 February 2010: Racism
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Last year a racially charged email sent by the Maori Party MP Hone Harawira drew a record number of complaints to the Race Relations Office.
People were upset by the use of obscenities, plus comments that were perceived to be racist towards white people.
Talkback radio hosts, Internet bloggers and a raft of commentators all weighed-in to debate the significance of Mr Harawira's comments.
But why did it provoke so much controversy?
Is it because many New Zealanders believe that racist attitudes are no longer tolerable?
And if so how accurate is that picture?
Our Pacific Issues Correspondent Richard Pamatatau has been finding out.
A warning that at the beginning of the programme some of the emails with language that could offend some listeners are read out.
Photo: Dr Thomas Robinson with his wife Dr Tsui Wen Chen, who is sometimes mistaken for a mail-order bride.
Coming up on Sunday, 21 March, 2010
Insight visits Ireland to discover that the much heralded roar of the Celtic Tiger has turned in to a whimper
Until the global financial crisis struck Ireland was held up as a shining example of how to run a successful modern economy.
American companies flocked to the Republic attracted by tax incentives and the economy boomed.
But it has fallen harder than most during the global recession and its banking system is in a mess.
Radio New Zealand's Economics Correspondent, Nigel Stirling investigates what went wrong and what lessons there are for New Zealand.
Photo: Around three-hundred-thousand homes stand empty in Ireland because of the financial crisis.
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