Girish Kuruvilla owns Refuel Jo, a late-night burger joint that prides itself on being open until 4am for “food and party”.

But he won’t employ Indians there – despite being of Indian ethnicity himself – because it’s “a New Zealand shop” and he wants to give job opportunities to Kiwis.

[…] “Indians want me to sign immigration documents and all that bullshit… Kiwis work hard, do their job, come back the next day. I’m happy as employing Kiwis.”

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