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A ruckus has erupted online after a New Zealand woman was contacted by police over a Facebook post about immigration.
Late last month the woman posted a photo on her Facebook page that showed two men who appeared to be of Indian appearance sitting behind her in what may have been a café with the caption, “Welcome to New India thanks to Luxsingh”, referring to Prime Minister and Botany MP Christopher Luxon.
Her post has received more than 2800 comments and has been reported on by publications including The Times of India and Indian Weekender.
A subsequent news report by The Noticer states police tracked the woman down and spoke to her about her Facebook post.
In the online news story is a brief audio recording of what’s described as a phone call between a police officer and the woman’s mother.
The officer says she needs to speak to the woman’s daughter about her Facebook posts as some people had taken them “not that great” and complained to police about them.
The officer says she will visit the woman at her mother’s address before the recording of the phone call ends.
In response to a query from the Times on the matter, Waikato District Commander, Superintendent Scott Gemmell, says: “Police received a report about a post that had been made on social media, which had caused offence to the person who reported it.
“Enquiries were carried out, which included speaking to the person whose name had been provided as the poster.
“Ultimately, there was insufficient evidence for any type of prosecution in relation to the matter. The person who made the post was provided with advice.”
