Compass - The Islanders

Television (Full Length Episode) – 1968

This 1968 report from current affairs show Compass shines a light on the experience of Polynesian immigrants in New Zealand. Reporter Brian Edwards speaks to immigrants from Pacific Island nations who relocated in pursuit of better job opportunities and education for their children. However, it's not always the dream they were hoping for with the challenges of language barriers, housing inequality and discrimination. Edwards also interviews teachers and community leaders dedicated to helping Pacific Islanders integrate into their new country, as well as a landlord who refuses to rent to them.

The best possible education for his children, a home to live in and a job; these briefly are the things which the Islander hopes to find in this country.
– Reporter Brian Edwards