David Seymour on why people move to New Zealand: they're escaping the British class system, oppressive regimes in Iran, one-party rule in China, and historical conflicts. Auckland high schools have students speaking 58 different languages collectively.
58 different languages.
What's the opportunity here with the right leaders in place to really bring all of those cultures together so that we're a more prosperous country?
Well, I think it's an extraordinary dream and it's something that New Zealand has made a reality perhaps more than anyone else. I mean there are high schools in Auckland where they tell me the students speak 58 different languages. I mean these are, there's probably kids at these schools where, you know their home countries are at war or have been recently and yet you don't see that sort of sectarian violence. So that basic Kiwi idea of egalitarianism, I think that's what brought a lot of people here. A lot of people came from England to get away from the class system. People have come from Iran to get away from their oppressive regime. People have come from China where they have a one party state. People have come from Ireland to escape the English but sadly they're still here.
