Hmm, yes I'd agree to that extent, I guess I can't comment on how widespread discrimination based on that stuff is. I mean, I went to a private school (for a y

Hmm, yes I'd agree to that extent, I guess I can't comment on how widespread discrimination based on that stuff is. I mean, I went to a private school (for a year, and then they kicked me out) with people whose parents specially sent to them to a primary school that deliberately taught its own distinct accent[1], so I would imagine there's areas of Christchurch social life and/or commerce that are contingent on that. But then I know there's already discrimination based on which school old boy/girl tie you wear (if any) in those same circles, and there were plenty of "bro Rangi" and "farmer Jim" at that school with me who ended up with that tie, and likewise ended up doing well in their professional life in firms filled with people from that same school. So maybe the accent doesn't matter so much in those 'elite' circles so much as the money and the people you know. We don't really have an old money / new money divide in NZ, unless you take members of the First Four Ships Association seriously (pro-tip, only members of the FFSA take them seriously). [1]: https://www.medbury.school.nz https://www.medbury.school.nz