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Compass - The Islanders
Television (Full Length Episode) – 1968
This 1968 report from current affairs show Compass shines a light on the experience of Polynesian immigrants in New Zealand. Reporter Brian Edwards speaks to immigrants from Pacific Island nations who relocated in pursuit of better job opportunities and education for their children. However, it's not always the dream they were hoping for with the challenges of language barriers, housing inequality and discrimination. Edwards also interviews teachers and community leaders dedicated to helping Pacific Islanders integrate into their new country, as well as a landlord who refuses to rent to them.
Welcome to the unofficial capital of Polynesia, Auckland. Of the 32,000 Islanders who live in this country, an estimated 20,000 are concentrated in this one city making it in fact the largest Polynesian city in the world.– Reporter Brian Edwards
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