The shocking news: The terrible crisis in Jacinda Ardern's country lifted its head

The shocking news: The terrible crisis in Jacinda Ardern's country lifted its head

Asian communities have become the scapegoat in the housing crisis created by rising property prices in New Zealand, and Asian-born citizens are facing hateful comments on the streets and on the Internet. Auckland, New Zealand's largest city, is consistently ranked among the top ten cities in the world, according to a report released every year by Demographia International, where housing for the common people is extremely expensive due to extremely expensive housing. Is difficult Not only that, the three largest cities in the country, Auckland, Christ Church and the country's capital, Wellington, are considered cities where it is extremely difficult for anyone to afford housing costs.

The result is that many people are now moving to smaller cities, where they are looking for affordable housing solutions. But moving to these small towns and cities, they realize that the rising demand has led to higher house prices and rentals. An example of this is the small northern coastal town of Tauranga, Its population is close to two million. But five years ago, if a typical house was worth three million New Zealand dollars or 1.5 million euros, today the price has been equal to about five million New Zealand dollars or about three million euros.

Experts are surprised to find that the annual report titled 'Demographia International' lists the 10 lowest 'most affordable' cities in the world, such as Hong Kong, San Francisco in the US and Vancouver in Canada. Towns, as well as New Zealand's town, include Tauranga. Social perception of Asian origin. Government policy on house prices in New Zealand is quite soft and government regulation is weak. In addition, not everyone keeps in mind the difference in income of different ethnic groups globally. But against this backdrop, Asian-born ethnic communities in New Zealand have almost become the victim of a housing crisis in the country. "We have a certain class of politicians playing the 'Asian card' in politics to reinforce the trend of nationalism," says Jacqueline Lecky, associate professor of Asian immigrant science at the University of Otago. In addition, the influence of these traditional attitudes about Asians is seen in the debate over the media and public statements on the housing crisis. , Which is actually quite old. ”Racial influences from the colonial past - Dr. Chang Zhu Song, senior lecturer in Korean and Asian studies at the University of Auckland, told DW that racially diverse Asian The country's colonial past experiences have also played their part in fostering racist thinking against residents of New Zealand coming from countries. Dr. Song Song says, "Business, job and housing sectors. The feeling of competition in New Zealand's (now) native and European-born citizens of Asia Found in the context of immigrants and their new generation coming from these countries, 

In many ways racism can be the cause of thinking. ”He said,“ The logical thing is that Asian immigrants did not become the reason for the housing crisis in New Zealand. But a major public perception is that the cause of this crisis has mostly been the wealthy Chinese immigrants. ”Ethnic ratio in New Zealand's population. ۔ The largest ethnic group is of Chinese origin, followed by Indians, Koreans, then the Philippines, and then Japanese. Many citizens of this country also believe that as China emerges economically as a global power, This leaves their 'home of a paradise' in constant danger. After the terrorist attacks on two mosques in New Zealand, Fraser Enning, an Australian politician with the most right-wing views, blamed the attacks on "Muslim immigration." Imposed on ". Many constituents expressed their anger at this statement. On this occasion, a seventeen-year-old man expressed his anger by throwing eggs at Anning's head. The boy was arrested and released without a trial.

Many New Zealanders of Asian origin told DW that they face prejudicial behavior in everyday life, as well as sentences on the streets and critical words written on the Internet. For example, they are often asked by locals of European descent because of their immigrant backgrounds, "Where did you actually come from?" See, "Oh! Your English is very good, "or" Can you speak good English? Housing is the biggest public issue. Housing problem in New Zealand has been a major crisis, It can also be inferred that 50% of the general population had openly acknowledged that the housing problem was the biggest headache for them before the last three national elections. For the solution, Prime Minister Jessinda Ardern introduced a new 'KV Blood' policy earlier this year, but that too has largely failed so far. Earlier in August last year, the government passed a new law that prohibits foreigners who do not have permanent residence in New Zealand from buying property in the country.