A Melbourne-based white Kiwi woman has claimed she's been the victim of racism while in school in Aotearoa.
Kiwi woman Em spoke about her experience in school during an on-the-spot interview in Melbourne.
In the series of videos shared on YouTube, the interviewer asks people how they would define racism and their views on the topic during National Aborigines and Islanders Day Observance Committee (NAIDOC) week.
When the interviewer approached Em, he asked if she was racist, which she declined.
"I come from New Zealand man, it's very racist."
She added Aotearoa is more racist than Australia is.
Em said she was a "minority" at her school made up of 600 students, 200 of which were white, she said.
"White and black, that just how I grew up, which is quite racist to say that nowadays," she said.
"I was called a honkey, I was actually beaten up because I was a white girl."
The interviewer put a conversation he had previously with someone else to Em, where they said white people can't face racism, which Em rejected.
"Bullshit, bullshit, bullshit," she said.
"She wouldn't have a f***ing clue, she needs to go and sit in my hometown man."
Em did admit "it's better nowadays" in Aotearoa and told the interviewer she hadn't lived in New Zealand in decades.
She added there are some areas of Aotearoa where she wouldn't go because she felt unsafe due to the volume of racism she could receive.
A small snippet of the interview was shared on the social media platform TikTok where many agreed.
"She does have a point," one user said.
"Racism isn't confined to one group."
"How can people exclude a whole race from racism," said another.
"This woman is slay!!!!!!"
