Ireen, Fiji-born and NZ resident, has a master's degree in International Development Studies from Massey University and is the founder and Director of Impactdev360. She wrote:
They don't even recognize Fiji Indians as Pacific Islanders in New Zealand too. So there we go. They get Fiji Indians on Pacific Quota visas and deny them any support accorded to Pacific people.
When it suits the Pacific Ministry and the government they count Fiji Indians under the Pacific number. An example of this is for the recent Covid-19 vaccine count. This government signals a lot of virtue and unfulfilled promises.
