A grandmother has hit back at a neighbour who called her "vulgar" and "vile" in a letter posted through her door.
Rose Greaves, from New Zealand, received the note from an anonymous writer, which said she has "caused a lot of upset" since moving to the area seven years ago.
The author claimed to have lived in Ponsonby, Auckland, for 23 years, saying that everyone else in the neighbourhood had saved their entire lives to live there - before accusing Rose of 'doing nothing' to get her home.
After calling Rose, who is Māori, "an embarrassment to Ponsonby", they insulted the "pathetic and vile" items in her front garden.
Then they told her "do Ponsonby a favour and get housing New Zealand to transfer her".
The letter continued by saying: "The language and level of vulgar display of disgusting behaviour that you produce is absolutely vile", reports Marae TV.
They concluded: "You are not liked and not welcomed here."
Unfortunately, this isn't the first time Rose has suffered racist abuse, as she's had death threats in the past.
But Rose isn't having any of it, and has hit back at the vile message.
She said: "There’s no place for racism in Aotearoa. We’re an inclusive community and people like you need to know more people like me so you can become like us.
"All people are welcome here, all races, all nationalities and all ages. My role is to manaaki anyone who comes to my home. And I’ll do that whether you’ve treated me badly or not."
Since sharing the letter, Rose has been inundated with cards, flowers and flooded with messages of support.
She says people's kindness has been " overwhelming and humbling ", claiming it "confirms what I already knew, which is that not everyone is like the letter-writer".
