White privilege: Preferential treatment and entitlement. Participants noted a sense of distancing among Pākehā from the racist actions of colonial ancestors. Limited response to racism within Aotearoa New Zealand: Political and government leadership denial and deflection in public forums. Racial supremacy: Self-proclaimed dominance and entitlement. Eurocentrism: Connecting with those who are familiar and similar to oneself and exclusion of those who were seen as being different from the ‘norm’. Child development and role-modelling racist behaviours: Role-modelling racist beliefs and attitudes to future generations ensured intergenerational existence. Social and economic capital: Migrants viewed only as assets or liabilities. Negative bias and stereotyping: Bias and negative media/social media and scaremongering about indigenous and migrant communities. www.malatest-intl.com Drivers of racism – March 2021 79