I don't know, seems that the NZ expat forums have that in common ...

If you're white South African please be aware there is still some anti-SA sentiment still in NZ.

Note however, as a SA immigrant, you will not face controversial opposition from Kiwis only. The largest immigration group in NZ is British, who have generally made no secret of their dislike of South African immigrants overseas. They argue that South Africans should stay in their country to sort out the problems, rather than "run away". A statement drowning in contradiction from British immigrants and Kiwis who emigrate to Australia in staggering numbers. I suspect that the anti-South African sentiment in NZ has majority British origin and is merely propogated further by Kiwis, who seem to be intimidated by the British. (purely personal observation). This complicates the paradox even further because of the little known fact that the inception of segregation between white and black started with British rule in South Africa.

Examples :
1. The Urban Areas Act (1923) which introduced residential segregation in South Africa and provided cheap labour for the white mining and farming industry;
2. The Colour Bar Act (1926), preventing blacks from practising skilled trades;
3. The Native Administration Act (1927) that made the British Crown, rather than paramount chiefs, the supreme head over all African affairs;

It is advisable to avoid all interaction and discussion relating to Apartheid and racism overseas. The more you try to justify, educate or offer logical explanations, the more you will be ridiculed. You have to adopt a strict, unapologetic attitude, ready to defend yourself based on hard facts, rather than logic, a survival tactic that served me well.