Delinquency and Bicultural Relations: Hunt for the Wilderpeople (Taika Waititi, 2016)

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alistair Fox
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Race Relations ◽  
Symbolic Representation ◽  
The Future ◽  
Emotional Deprivation ◽  
History Of

This chapter shows how Taika Waititi’s Hunt for the Wilderpeople, the most successful New Zealand film to date, adopts similar stylistic methods as Waititi’s earlier hit, Boy, in order to address similar themes: the effect of emotional deprivation as a result of parental abandonment, and the search for love and family. Through a comparison with the source novel, Barry Crump’s Wild Pork and Watercress (1986), the analysis retraces the means by which Waititi converts a story involving individuals into a symbolic representation of the history of New Zealand race relations at large with the aim of proposing a fruitful way forward for the future.

History of weta (Orthoptera: Anostostomatidae) translocation in New Zealand: lessons learned, islands as sanctuaries and the future

2008 ◽  
Vol 12 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 359-370 ◽  
Author(s):  
Corinne Watts ◽  
Ian Stringer ◽  
Greg Sherley ◽  
George Gibbs ◽  
Chris Green
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
The Future ◽  
History Of

scholarly journals Family Law – Solidarity or Disarray?

2019 ◽  
Vol 50 (2) ◽  
pp. 369
Author(s):  
Bill Atkin
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Poverty Reduction ◽  
Family Law ◽  
Child Poverty ◽  
Law Reform ◽  
Labour Law ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Community Solidarity ◽  
The Future ◽  
History Of

Professor Gordon Anderson and labour law are synonymous in New Zealand. Gordon has provided a vision for the future of labour law. This article is offered in a similar spirit. It was prepared for a conference on "The Future of Family Law", held in Auckland on 20 September 2018 with distinguished guest, Lady Brenda Hale, President of the United Kingdom Supreme Court. The history of family law in New Zealand is full of remarkable landmarks. Many align with the rights of various groups: children, women, Māori, those with intellectual disabilities, LGBTI+ communities and abuse victims. If we dig deeper, we find that the various parts do not make a very coherent and harmonious whole. The law is tugged in different directions. This article draws on the concept of "family solidarity", refashioned for New Zealand purposes as "family and community solidarity". Could this help develop a unifying theme? Could it form the basis for future family law reform? Developments such as legislation on child poverty reduction, the Ministry for Children and relationship property law are briefly explored. 

The Churches and the Future of Racism

1981 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
pp. 152-159
Author(s):  
Donald W. Shriver
Keyword(s):  
Race Relations ◽  
Social Perspectives ◽  
The Future ◽  
History Of ◽  
American Race Relations ◽  
The One ◽  
First Time ◽  
Fair Chance

“For the first time in the history of American race relations, there is now a fair chance that people of different histories, different theologies, and different social perspectives may actually be capable of communicating these differences to each other, in a new expression of the ‘one body with many members.’”

scholarly journals Speaking the Unspoken: Racism, Sport and Maori

2010 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 23-45 ◽  
Author(s):  
Holly Raima Hippolite ◽  
Toni Bruce
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Race Relations ◽  
Institutional Racism ◽  
Racial Equality ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Positive Contribution ◽  
Kaupapa Māori ◽  
History Of

In this paper, we argue that the intersection of two key ideologies – New Zealand’s purported history of good race relations, and the positive contribution sport is believed to make to racial equality – has created an environment in which it is difficult to talk about, let alone discuss constructively, Māori experiences of racism in the sport context. Our aim is to put the issue on the agenda by engaging with 10 experienced Māori sport participants, coaches and administrators whose experiences demonstrate the existence of, and pain caused by, cultural and institutional racism in New Zealand sport. In this aim, we do not seek to hide behind a veil of neutrality or objectivity. Rather, following a kaupapa Māori research approach, our interest is in bringing to light the voices, frustrations and concerns of Māori in order to contribute to a much-needed conversation.

scholarly journals A Forum on the Future of Australia’s NBN

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. ii-v
Author(s):  
Mark A Gregory
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Digital Inclusion ◽  
Digital Inequality ◽  
Consumer Interest ◽  
Course Of Action ◽  
Broadband Network ◽  
The Future ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Government ◽  
Insight Into

The future of the $51 billion Australian National Broadband Network (NBN) remains unknown, with the Government still to commit to a course of action after the current build phase. Industry representatives have recently voiced their concerns about a potential future sale of the NBN and how this would occur. In response, the Telecommunications Association is hosting a public forum on the future of the NBN on 31 July 2019 at RMIT University. Papers in the June 2019 issue of the Journal include discussion on consumer interest in 5G in New Zealand, the history of Australian mail handling and technical papers covering a range of interesting topics. This month we include a paper titled Measuring Digital Inequality in Australia: the Australian Digital Inclusion Index that provides an important insight into digital inclusion. The Journal welcomes further contributions on telecommunications and the digital economy.

The Future of Western Samoan Migration to New Zealand

1992 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 313-332
Author(s):  
Leulu Felise Vaa
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Immigration Policy ◽  
Preferential Treatment ◽  
Costs And Benefits ◽  
Family Reunion ◽  
Western Samoa ◽  
The Future ◽  
Unskilled Workers ◽  
History Of ◽  
Service Sectors

The history of Samoan migration to New Zealand, a demographic profile of the migrants, and the future of such migration are discussed. Migration became a serious phenomenon after independence in 1962, with primarily young, unskilled workers moving to take up jobs in the agricultural and service sectors. Remaining essentially unchanged since 1962, New Zealand's immigration policy gives preferential treatment to Western Samoans and recognizes their valuable labor contribution. The future of migration to New Zealand is discussed in the context of the costs and benefits to Western Samoa. Contrary to some observers, the author argues that emigration has been beneficial rather than deleterious to Western Samoa's development and predicts the continuation of Samoan migration to New Zealand, Australia, United States and other countries, with increased emphasis on family reunion.

scholarly journals A Partial History of Futures Thinking in New Zealand

2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Malcolm Menzies
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Crystal Ball ◽  
The Future ◽  
History Of ◽  
Policy Strategies

Futures Thinking offers ways of addressing, even helping to shape, the future; it is not about gazing into a crystal ball. It illuminates the ways that policy, strategies and actions can promote desirable futures and help prevent those we consider undesirable. It stimulates strategic dialogue, widens our understanding of the possible, strengthens leadership, and informs decision-making (OECD, 2017)

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