Enquiries and complaints about disability discrimination made up the largest proportion of unlawful grounds this year – 455 complaints compared to 354 the previous year. In 2015/16 there was a noticeable drop in the number of race-related enquiries and complaints – 282 discrimination complaints on the grounds of race, colour or ethnic or national origin, compared with 338 in 2014/15. There were the same number of complaints of racial harassment as in 2014/15. There were 53 complaints of inciting racial disharmony compared to 35 in 2014/15. Racial disharmony complaints relate to racial comment that is written, broadcast or digitally conveyed. They tend to reflect issues that have made media waves through the year. This year, racial disharmony enquiries and complaints concerned comments made about Irish builders in Christchurch, overseas property buyers and a cartoon about moko. While comments were frequently racially offensive, they were not considered to be unlawful, given the high threshold necessary for unlawfulness, balanced against creation of hostility and the right to freedom of expression. Where appropriate, the Race Relations Commissioner made public statements on the inappropriate nature of some comments. Unlawful Discrimination Enquiries and Complaints public and private sector (grouped by ground) 455 Disability Race related grounds 282 Sex 199 Age 136 Family status 103 Sexual harassment 93 Religious belief 82 Racial harassment 80 Racial disharmony 53 Sexual orientation 46 Marital status 30 Employment status 27 Ethical belief 23 Victimisation 19 Political opinion 11 0 20 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 500 Human Rights Commission