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12 February 2012 - 2:45 pm NZ time
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Sunday, 7 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
8:12 am Sunday 19 February: Christchurch - a year after the February earthquakes
It has been a year since Christchurch was rocked by the devastating earthquake which hit the city on February 22 2011.
With thousands of homes due for demolition, the central city cordoned off, and investigations still underway into why so many people died, what do the people of Christchurch see happening in the years ahead.
Radio New Zealand's Bridget Mills and Rachel Graham find out how the earthquakes have changed the way people go about their work and home life, how businesses are coping, and how a city recovers from one of the worst natural disasters New Zealand has ever seen.
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