After an eruption of protests the skin-whitening ad was withdrawn with "heartfelt apologies" from Seoul Secret. But they didn't withdraw the product, writes Gwynne Dyer.

Dr Robert Sanders's view in his opinion article "What is Chinese?" is correct but only in a limited sense, writes Raymond Huo.

It is a well-worn cliché in China that one often only needs to travel a very short distance from one village to another to discover that that you can no longer understand what is being said.

One in four of us live with a disability, writes Paul Gibson. Today we celebrate our diversity. We achieve, not despite, but because of who we are. We all deserve to be included fully.

BIG DEBATE: Dame Susan Devoy says she isn't the Grinch while Bishop Ross Bay warns of the dangers of expunging "Christmas" from migrants' vocabulary.

COMMENT: The Human Rights Commissioner is wasting time on trying to drop "Christmas" from our summer vocabulary., writes Brian Rudman.

The ARMS Trust is not doing away with Christmas, not banning Christmas, not rejecting Christianity, and not avoiding the word Christmas, writes Dr Mary Dawson.

New Zealand is becoming a super diverse nation, but its diversity story is a stratified one - drawn along ethnic and economic lines.

New Zealand recorded its highest net migration gain last year.

Donna Miles-Mojab asks, if you agree that the choice to cover less does not lead to liberty, then why assume that the choice to cover up more leads to oppression?

The Flat Bush road where Mel Hurst has lived with her family for seven years provides a snapshot of the area's growing diversity.

Projections show the Asian population in the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board area is expected to increase from 11,900 to 25,000 by 2038.

Massey University studies found New Zealand employers continue to discriminate against migrants.

Studies show that an ethnically diverse workforce is essential for business competitiveness and greater profitability.

Migrants starting businesses in New Zealand can surpass initial hurdles around business nuances and have success being self-employed.

Real estate agent on how to make a successful sale in the Asian property market.

New Zealand European-staffed companies servicing New Zealand European customers have an unsustainable business model because the country's ethnic demographic is changing so rapidly, says the author....

In just over 20 years, the combined Asian, Pacific and Maori population in Auckland is forecast to outnumber Europeans and others.

By 2038, 51pc of Kiwis will be Asian, Maori and Pasifika, writes Mai Chen.

The rise of Asian culture in Auckland, as February's Lantern Festival and this month's Diwali celebrations illustrate good fun and good energy to the city.

Auckland's point of difference is not the glories or supremacy of one ethnicity over another, but our place in the Pacific as a smorgasbord of cultures and ethnicities, writes Brian Rudman.

Ex pat Kiwi Gill South reports from Silicon Valley's top tech event for women.

Auckland is being seen as the "gay Vegas" and homosexual couples from around the world are coming here to get married and have children.

Kiwis who have until now hidden their gender diversity are taking courage from the transformation of Bruce into Caitlyn Jenner.

The American retailing company has announced it will stop separating toys and bedding into girls' and boys' sections.

Race Relations Commissioner Dame Susan Devoy has called for Kiwis to stop demonising migrants and show leadership in race relations.

As a young nation undergoing a rapidly changing demography, NZ is learning to grapple with the rise of 'casual' or 'everyday' racism.