New Zealand’s Buddhist, Hindu, Sikh and Islamic councils have issued an ‘election ultimatum’ demanding every party promise hate speech policies, highlighting the ethnic voting bloc as a significant 18.4% of the population.
The push followed a video from Destiny Church leader Brian Tamaki urging New Zealand to ‘purge’ Hindus, Sikhs and Muslims and burn mosques and temples ‘tit for tat,’ which he cast as reciprocity for Christians’ persecution in India.
Ethnic Communities Minister Mark Mitchell branded it as the “actions of a scared bully,” while Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said he was “not interested”. Human rights barrister Scott Sheeran said Tamaki’s remarks broke no New Zealand law. Tamaki called it a “power grab,” insisting free speech “must remain protected”. Read more at NZ Herald, Brian Tamaki on Facebook and Nathan on X.
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