Newfield, New Zealand

Newfield is a suburb in the New Zealand city of Invercargill.

The sign at the Māori secondary school Te Wharekura O Arowhenua in Newfield was defaced with racist graffiti in December 2020.[1] Police launched an investigation,[2] and increased patrols in the Newfield area to reassure the community.[3]

References

Girao, Luisa (23 December 2020). "'Despicable': Secondary school defaced with racist graffiti". New Zealand Media and Entertainment. Otago Daily Times.
Satherly, Dan (23 December 2020). "Māori teacher says prejudiced graffiti on Invercargill kura 'ugly face of racism' and disrupts cultural pride education". MediaWorks New Zealand. Newshub.
"Racist slur sprayed on Invercargill kura". Radio New Zealand. 23 December 2020.

Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand

Seat: Invercargill Central

Populated places

Invercargill City	Appleby Ascot Avenal Clifton Georgetown Gladstone Glengarry Grasmere Hargest Hawthorndale Heidelberg Invercargill Central Kew Kingswell Newfield Prestonville Richmond Rockdale Rosedale Strathern Waihopai Waverley West Invercargill Windsor
Outer Invercargill	Bluff Lorneville Otatara Waikiwi Awarua Awarua Plains Greenhills Greenpoint Kennington Mill Road Motu Rimu Myross Bush Ocean Beach Omaui Oreti Beach Sandy Point Seaward Bush Taramoa Tisbury Tiwai Point Underwood West Plains Waimatua Woodend

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