Editing Multiculturalism (section)

=== New Zealand ===
[[New Zealand]] is a [[Sovereign state|sovereign]] Oceanic country that adopted its multicultural policies post World War II. The country used to have immigration policies similar to Australia's [[White Australia Policy]] and the United States [[Immigration Act of 1924]],<ref>Socidad Peruana de Medicina Intensiva (SOPEMI) (2000). ''Trends in international migration: continuous reporting system on migration''. [[Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development]]. pp. 276–278.</ref> but it would later follow suit with Australia and Canada in the 1970s and adopt similar multicultural policies. The relaxation of migration led to an influx of new migration to New Zealand in the 1980s.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://teara.govt.nz/en/history-of-immigration|title=History of immigration – Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand|last=Taonga|first=New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage Te Manatu|website=[[Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand]] |language=en|access-date=16 July 2018}}</ref><ref>Phillips, Jock (11 August 2015). "History of immigration". Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 2 June 2017.</ref> This led to an increase of Asian and Pacific islander peoples on the island, and ultimately a more diverse European population.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://teara.govt.nz/en/the-new-zealanders/page-13|title=13. – The New Zealanders – Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand|last=Taonga|first=New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage Te Manatu|website=[[Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand]] |language=en|access-date=16 July 2018}}</ref> In 1985, the Law Commission Act was passed which required the New Zealand Law Commission to review laws while taking into account both the indigenous [[Māori people|Māori]] of New Zealand and New Zealand's multicultural character.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.queensu.ca/mcp/immigrant-minorities/evidence/new-zealand|title=New Zealand {{!}} Multiculturalism Policies in Contemporary Democracies|website=queensu.ca|language=en|access-date=16 July 2018}}</ref> In 1987, New Zealand officially recognized the indigenous Māori language as a national language.<ref>"Waitangi Tribunal claim – Māori Language Week". Ministry for Culture and Heritage. July 2010. Retrieved 19 January 2011.</ref> The revitalization in the Māori language led to its immersion in schools and television broadcast.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=11670518|title=John Drinnan: 'Maori' will remain in the name Maori Television|last=@Zagzigger2|first=John Drinnan John Drinnan is the Media writer for the New Zealand Herald jdrinnan@xtra co nz|date=7 July 2016|work=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |access-date=16 July 2018|language=en-NZ|issn=1170-0777}}</ref>

In 2001, the New Zealand government opened an Office of Ethnic Affairs to advise its local governments on the advancement of ethnic diversity and affairs of its multicultural communities.<ref name="auto"/> [[List of dual place names in New Zealand|Many landmarks]] on the island have both their Māori and English names officially recognized. Māori makes up 3.7% of the population's speaking language.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.stats.govt.nz/topics/language?url=/Census/2013-census/profile-and-summary-reports/quickstats-culture-identity/languages.aspx|title=Language {{!}} Stats NZ|website=stats.govt.nz|language=en-NZ|access-date=16 July 2018}}</ref> A 2013 census of New Zealand's population showed that 74% of the population identifies ethnically as European, while the latter 15% majority identify as Māori. The remainder identify as Asian, Arab, African, Pacific Islander and Latin American.