Auckland Council is investigating a complaint of a "racist" employee who was inspecting a clinic in Mission Bay.
The building inspector was doing a final inspection at the clinic belonging to Dr Shahrzad Khayami MacAvoy.
Upon learning the origin of the orthodontist's name, the inspector reportedly asked how long she had been in New Zealand.
"Since I was a baby, I'm Kiwi," Dr MacAvoy said she responded.
"No you're not," she says the inspector replied, before adding, "Unless you were hatched here, you're not a New Zealander.
