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Colombian refugees in New Zealand and their resettlement stories
(2018)RESEARCH QUESTIONS: 1. How were Colombian refugees prepared for resettlement in New Zealand? 2. What are the challenges faced by Colombian refugees when resettling in New Zealand? 3. What role does reconciliation play ... -
A cultural footprint in Auckland’s public space
(2013)This thesis presents an interdisciplinary and exploratory study that seeks to identify transformations of the public space in Auckland’s Northcote Town Centre produced by the Northeast Asian cultural group, particularly ... -
Cultural identity of Japanese war brides in post-war New Zealand
(2017-09)Little is known about the experiences of Japanese war brides who met their New Zealand husbands-to-be, as part of the New Zealand's involvement in the Occupation Forces in post-war Japan. Was it an oversight or deliberate ... -
Exploring the impact of online political activism on political processes in Kazakhstan : the Zhanaozen uprising
(2016)In recent years social media attracted a lot of scholarly attention but exploring social media in a particular geographical locations was rather slow. The impact of social media on political, social and economic processes ... -
Facebook, fickleness, and the new populism in the Philippines : assessing Facebook’s role in Rodrigo Duterte’s 2016 presidential campaign and rise to power
(2018)SUB-QUESTIONS 1/ How was Duterte’s image as a candidate constructed through his official Rody Duterte Facebook profile and DU30 for 2016, a representative Facebook account of the hundreds managed by his campaign team? 2/ ... -
How does the existence of an online version of the newspaper promote the engagement of social media users aged between 18-34 with Binh Dinh as a news source?
(2017)This thesis examines the engagement of the online version of Binh Dinh with online readers aged between 18-34 through social media. Binh Dinh is a local Communist Party newspaper operating in Vietnam’s central province of ... -
Lecturer’s perceptions of intercultural communicative competence and its impact on teaching performance : a case study in a New Zealand higher education institution
(2013)This research explores Intercultural Communicative Competence (ICC) with specific focus on lecturers teaching English as a second language (ESL) in a New Zealand tertiary institution. The purpose of this qualitative ... -
The manifestation of race in everyday communication interactions in New Zealand
(2012)In answering the main research question about the manifestation of race in everyday communication interactions in New Zealand, the author found that in public contexts in New Zealand, race as a topic is taboo and racists ... -
The role of Chinese ethnic media in response to mainstream media’s portrayals of Chinese diaspora in New Zealand
(2015)Ethnic media is said to perform a number of roles, including: 1) protecting and (re) constructing ethnic culture and identity, 2) providing knowledge and information to newcomers and 3) giving an independent space which ... -
The role of SANZ Live, a migrant radio programme, in making sense of place for South African migrants in New Zealand
(2016)This case study presents the findings of qualitative research into the role that a South African migrant radio program, SANZ Live, plays in supporting its audience to make a sense of place in Auckland, New Zealand, through ... -
The storytellers : identity narratives by NZ African youth : a participatory visual methodological approach to situating identity, migration and representation
(2018)RESEARCH QUESTION: How can participatory visual methodologies within an African indigenous research framework be used to enable authentic voice representations of African youth in New Zealand? The aim of this Master ...
