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The Multicultural Dilemma: Amid Rising Diversity and Unsettled Equity Issues, New Zealand Seeks to Address Its Past and Present

New Zealand’s abortion anomaly

Ethnic Solidarity in Combating the COVID-19 Threat in New Zealand

Migrant Nurses Need More Support

Moving backwards, moving forward: the experiences of older Filipino migrants adjusting to life in New Zealand

Purpose: To explore the experiences of older Filipino migrants adjusting to living permanently in New Zealand.Method: The qualitative descriptive approach taken in this study involved 17 individual face-to-face interviews of…continue reading

Challenges and adjustments in maintaining health and well-being of older Asian immigrants in New Zealand: An integrative review

Objective: There is a paucity of health-related research on older Asian immigrants in New Zealand. The aim of this review was to critically examine literature on health and well-being of…continue reading

Cultural support workers in the Aotearoa New Zealand healthcare setting: Challenge and opportunity for health social work

INTRODUCTION: In Aotearoa New Zealand, as elsewhere in the world, healthcare providers are seeking better ways to engage with increasingly ethnically and linguistically diverse communities. The use of cultural support…continue reading

Researching home, place, and community in Northcote – Meanings and experiences of community among older adult residents of Northcote

Researching home, place, and community in Northcote – Living with diversity: Negotiating difference in Northcote

English language issues for jury service by New Zealanders from migrant and refugee backgrounds

This paper describes an exploratory study carried out to identify the issues for jury service for people with low levels of English language ability. Questions were emailed to English language…continue reading

‘Forced’ family separation and inter-generational dynamics: multi-generational new Chinese immigrant families in New Zealand

In New Zealand (NZ), due to the immigration policy change against family reunifications, many ‘forced’ transnational immigrant families emerged between NZ and other immigration sending countries. Closely tied family members…continue reading

Hybrid Identities and Interconnected Spatialities: The role of Cricket in the settlement of Sri Lankan migrants in New Zealand

This article explores the ways in which Sri Lankan migrants in New Zealand establish a sense of continuity between the host nation and country of origin by forging interconnected spatialities.…continue reading

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