I am a victim of dubious politicians and deliberate illintent of New Zealand Imigration Policies. I have ascertained that there is a diplomatic front (Farce) authored by the dirtiest of the decieptfull based on the manner inwhich the masters cohorts are handling a simple visitors visa application.
If they do not want African nationals to visit family and holiday in New Zealand why don't they be upfront instead of taking in excess of 6 months to process a simple application and better still have me pay NZ$120. Is it fair or right? When they come to our countries we afford them the courtesy of individuals in a global community. We do not bring so much emphasis to their nationality or penalise them for the faults of their politicians. I have travelled to USA, Europe and several african countries yet they all take a maximum of 2 weeks to process a visa application. I understand that NZ is 'the promised land' but lets be carefull not to mock God because he did not give that land to the ones who now govern. If people overstay, kick them out by all means, screen people for infectious diseases, ensure they have sufficient funds for their sustinance but 6 months for a Visa because I am African is just low. Asia is now a powerhouse yet you treat their people like trash, your allies have no resources and their economies are in recession. Anyway I guess it is your country right??????

I notice how racist NZers have become---and people don't even recognise it. While they may have personal contacts with ethnically diverse individuals, they reflect xenophobic, ethnocentric, stereotypy in their general comments. Government policies are leading the way. There has been coverage of the difficulties of entry to NZ on visitors visa's experienced by people not from "European" background in the international press.
Even the personal ads in the main NZ newspapers specify/identify ethnicity or race! In most countries this would be regarded as discrimination and not allowed.