Whakarongo ake au ki te tangi ä te manu nei, te mä-tui. Tüi-tüi-tuituiä. Tuia i runga, tuia i raro, tuia i waho, tuia i roto. Tuia te here tangata kä rongo te pö, kä rongo te ao. Tüi-tüi-tuituiä te whanaungatanga o te tangata. Race Relations in 2013 is the tenth annual review of race relations published by the Human Rights Commission. Documenting the main developments in race relations and ethnic diversity in Aotearoa New Zealand over the last year, it identifies efforts made to address racial inequalities. It also records and celebrates some of the many positive contributions made by individuals and community organisations toward harmonious race relations in Aotearoa New Zealand. This review is one of the projects the Human Rights Commission undertakes as a participant in Te Ngira, the New Zealand Diversity Action Programme. 2. Te Ngira, the New Zealand Diversity Action Programme, was initiated in 2004. Its membership has grown and it continues to work to bring organisations together, encouraging activities dedicated to promoting cultural and religious diversity and harmonious relations. 3. Many initiatives addressing entrenched inequalities in health, justice, employment and education were introduced. Despite progress in some areas, Mäori and Pacific people continue to be the most vulnerable to discrimination. Several significant developments have informed Race Relations in 2013. These include the 2013 Census, revealing the latest changes in our population; and the Constitutional Review − which enabled New Zealanders to discuss the rules and values governing our country. 4. Tangata Whenua have continued to assert their human rights, as protected by Te Tiriti o Waitangi (the Treaty) and international human rights law. Through the settlement of Treaty claims, the worth of the Mäori economy has grown to an estimated $37 billion. Mäori Television went to air, building a connection to Mäori culture for all New Zealanders and major public programmes driven by Mäori cultural values such as Whänau Ora and others were introduced. 5. New Zealand endorsed the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and reaffirmed Aotearoa New Zealand’s commitment to advancing the human rights of indigenous people. 6. Regional and community-led strategies were established and expanded to welcome and support new migrants and refugees. These initiatives continue to adapt to changes in immigration law and to the circumstances of the many different ethnic groups making their home in Aotearoa New Zealand. 7. Asian New Zealanders demonstrated ongoing resilience despite being perceived as the group most likely to experience racial discrimination and harassment – a perception which has endured in each of the annual reviews of race relations over the last 10 years. During the year, Aotearoa New Zealand’s human rights record was scrutinised by the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) and also by the United Nations Human Rights Council which undertook New Zealand’s second Universal Periodic Review. Both CERD and the Universal Periodic Review identified some important race relations priorities. Several of these are highlighted in this review and should inform part of a national plan of action for human rights. A quick look back on the last 10 years Over the last ten years, the Human Rights Commission has recorded race relations issues and developments in Aotearoa New Zealand. Much has happened since the first review was published in 2004. 1. The ethnic diversity of Aotearoa New Zealand has increased significantly, with the latest Census confirming major change in the make-up of our population. Tüi Tüi Tuituiä | Race Relations in 2013 7