training, access to resources (health and housing), cultural identity, sense of belonging, social cohesion and inclusion. Evidence about the drivers for racism is extensive and identifies numerous personal and external factors that contribute to this phenomenon. Little research has explored and synthesised tauiwi migrants’ experiences in and understandings of the drivers for racism in Aotearoa New Zealand. www.malatest-intl.com Drivers of racism – March 2021 34