Paul Henry suspended for 2 weeks

Paul Henry is a host of TV One’s ‘Breakfast’ show. On Monday morning, he was interviewing the Prime Minister, John Key about choosing the next Governor-General. The present Governor-General is Sir Anand Satyanand. He is a New Zealander with an Indo-Fijian background. He was born in Auckland.
Paul Henry asked the Prime Minister: “Are you going to choose a New Zealander who looks and sounds like a New Zealander this time?” he asked.
Many people were very angry about this question and have complained to TV One. New Zealand is a multi-cultural society and many New Zealanders are Asian. Paul Henry apologized to the Governor-General but he has been suspended from his job at TV One, for two weeks without pay.
The Governor-General represents the Queen in New Zealand. Sir Anand was a lawyer, then a judge before he became Governor-General.

Questions
1. Who is a New Zealander? Can someone who was born in another country be a New Zealander?
2. Do you have to like rugby and cricket to be a New Zealander?
3. Should Paul Henry lose his job? Was this a racist thing to say?

3 thoughts on “Paul Henry suspended for 2 weeks”

  1. Please bring back Paul Henry to the Breakfast Show.
    He was made for that Show along with Pippa.
    What ever you do I do not wish to see Paul Holmes on Breakfast.
    Paul Henry may have been out spoken so was Paul Homes and he is still on TV.
    We all make a mistkae in our life, but hey that’s l;ife get over it.
    Bring back Paul Henry.

  2. Please bring back Paul Henry to the Breakfast Show.
    He was made for that Show along with Pippa.
    What ever you do I do not wish to see Paul Holmes on Breakfast.
    Paul Henry may have been out spoken so was Paul Homes and he is still on TV.
    We all make a mistkae in our life, but hey that’s life get over it.
    Bring back Paul Henry.

  3. TV One – Breakfast Show.
    Paul Henry was the best for this Show.
    New Zealand has spoken, please bring him back.
    It might be hard for a start, but I will be watching him in the morning with Pippa. They are good together. They make the Show.

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