Fijian-Indians in New Zealand fight to be recognised as Pasifika, not Asians Fijian-Indians in New Zealand fight to be recognised as Pasifika, not Asians Thursday 18/03/2021 Fijian-Indians say they have a unique cultural identity, and want to be recognise as being Pasifika and not Asian. Photo / Alex Burton The President of Fiji Girmit Foundation of NZ, Krish Naidu says Fijian-Indians are facing an identity crisis and missing out on key support and opportunities in areas like education and health because they are being classified as Asians and not Pacific Islanders in New Zealand. Naidu says by not recognising Fijian-Indians as a Pacific community, the New Zealand government was disqualifying the community from sharing any of the resources and support allocated to these communities.