A small number of high- profile cases of racial misrepresentation or denigration resulted in the Press council and the Broadcasting standards authority upholding complaints. The complaints included North and South magazine’s feature on “Asian angst” by Deborah Coddington in 2007, and comments by Radio Live’s Michael Laws and Television New Zealand’s Paul Henry about the then Governor- General, the Right Honourable Sir Anand Satyanand, and an Indian Cabinet Minister, Sheila Dikshit, in 2009. Priorities for 2012 • Improve representation of diverse communities in the media, in particular Asian communities. • Respond to the Law Commission's report on new media. 10. Religious Diversity The 2006 census saw an increase in the number of Hindus, Muslims, Buddhists, Sikhs and those with no religion. Christians made up 53 per cent of the population, 32 per cent had no religious belief and 15 per cent were from other religions. It is likely that religious diversity in New Zealand has continued to grow. There is no data about the extent of growth in religious diversity, however, as the 2011 census was postponed because of the Canterbury earthquakes. National interfaith forums, bringing different faith communities together, have continued annually, expanding to include specific forums for women, men and youth. They bring together representatives of interfaith groups, religious leaders, politicians and interested individuals. Most main centres now have active interfaith groups. Each year a religious diversity forum focused on policy has been held as part of the New Zealand Diversity Forum. Government initiatives included co-sponsoring the Asia Pacific Regional Interfaith Dialogue and participating in the United Nations Alliance of Civilisations programme. Both influenced policy and programmes within New Zealand. Government programmes included “Building Bridges” and an Alliance of Civilisations Implementation Plan. Responsibility for these was delegated to the Office of Ethnic Affairs. The NZ Police published a guide to religious diversity and actively engaged with faith communities. The Holidays act was amended in 2010 to enable workers and employers to agree to transfer public holidays such as Christmas and Easter to days of greater personal religious or cultural significance. Immigration policy was reviewed to better provide for the immigration 21

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