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    Critically understaffed and with Omicron looming, why isn’t NZ employing more of its foreign-trained doctors?
    (The Conversation Media Group Ltd, 2022-02-04) Thomas-Maude J; McLennan S
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    Acculturation trajectories and quality of life in South African immigrants living in New Zealand : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Clinical Psychology at Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
    (Massey University, 2013) Duxfield, Kara-Lise
    Contemporary migration research using quantitative methods is limited by the use of variable-centred analysis, static measures of acculturation and a focus on negative outcomes. The current study sought to gain the benefits of both quantitative and qualitative approaches to migration research. The aim of this study was to explore the acculturation trajectories and quality of life in a group of South African immigrants living in New Zealand. The benefits of qualitative analysis were retained in the current study by a focus on case-centred rather than variable-centred analysis, incorporating a temporal perspective to capture migration experiences over time (trajectories) and using semi-structured interview data to examine individual experiences of migration. However, this study also employed quantitative analysis in the form of cluster analysis of interview data to detect shared acculturation patterns within subgroups of cases. Following this, thematic analysis was used to explore individual cases within these subgroups which were used to form profiles of shared acculturation trajectories. Participants in this study were a snowball sample of 50 South African immigrants, aged 18 years and over, who had lived in New Zealand for up to 11 years. Participants were asked to complete a one hour semi-structured interview, a short socio-demographic questionnaire and the World Health Organisation Quality of Life measure (WHOQOL-100). The interview focused on migration experiences in the pre-, early, mid and current phases of migration and the main focus of interviews was motivations for migration, employment experiences, social support, stress and coping at different phases of migration. The two primary forms of analysis in this study were profiling cases and thematic analysis. Following cluster analysis of the interview data, selected clusters were characterised using interview, quality of life and socio-demographic variables at discrete phases of the trajectory. Clusters which were exemplars of three emergent meta-themes, child-focused, social support and employment, were selected and profiles were generated and interpreted following thematic analysis. The three types of profiles generated were profiles of selected clusters of cases at discrete phases of the trajectory, primarily quantitative profiles of these same clusters of cases across the complete trajectory, and a qualitative elaboration of profiles of cases who shared similar trajectories. This study highlights the possibility of exploring both shared and idiosyncratic experiences within samples of immigrants. The profiles of acculturation trajectories highlight some important issues for South African immigrants living in New Zealand, including pre-migration contextual issues, employment experiences, financial stress, and participation in South African communities. Key findings of this study were the importance of children in motivations for migration, evidence of various levels of employment satisfaction in early migration although often employment satisfaction increased in later phases of migration, and finally this study showed important differences between Afrikaans and English-speaking South African immigrants with regards to their social support experiences and preferences. This study offers an approach to migration research which uses both quantitative and qualitative methods. In addition this study provides an alternative approach to migration research which is case-based, acknowledges the complexity and temporal aspects of acculturation, and examines the broad consequences of migration.
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    Moving images of home : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctorate in Philosophy at Massey University, Wellington, New Zealand
    (Massey University, 2010) Di Stefano, John
    Images of Home is a practice-based thesis that examines shifting concepts of home and belonging within the context of transnational migration. It extends contemporary notions of diaspora by examining the complex construction of affiliations between ethnic, national and sexual identities. The video (creative component of the thesis), You Are Here, is an autobiographical, essayistic work which constitutes the main research. It is at once a partial historical record of my—and my family’s—on-going experiences of migration, and a critical reflection on the intricate articulations of displacement and belonging today. The video attempts to locate home both physically and symbolically by foregrounding the camera’s role in the construction of narratives of belonging. It considers the material generated by the camera as well as the camera’s performative role as witness to unfolding narratives of displacement. Using the family archive, the video re-reads and retraces pivotal events in my life that have been recorded by the camera in order to uncover hidden or forgotten meaning and memories. In so doing, I suggest that the camera can act as a potentially transformative device within the discourse of belonging, and serve to reconcile the personal with the social, the everyday with history. The written component of the thesis is a critical and reflexive analysis of the creative process which produced You Are Here, providing a contextual framework for the video. The writing is structured as a parallel text to the video. It unpacks the filmic text by exploring concepts of betweeness as it relates to notions of transnational belonging by firstly looking at linguistic and cultural translation as experiential modes of “between-belonging” for the migrant. This is then considered in relation to mobility and transit and their relation to geography and locations of belonging with particular attention to homeland. Finally, the notion of “queering” home-movies is posited as a means of further considering betweeness and offering an alternative reading of the narratives of familial belonging.
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    Home made : picturing Chinese settlement in New Zealand : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Masters in Design at Massey University, Wellington, New Zealand
    (Massey University, 2008) Lee, Kerry Ann
    Since the first gold-seekers arrived in New Zealand in the 1860s, Chinese have been regarded as outsiders to discussions of national identity. Colonial representations of otherness have left Chinese longing to be recognised as established settlers. Fresh interpretations are much needed to align myth with the longstanding realities of settlement. The absence of a recognisable Chinatown in New Zealand has meant that many of the Chinese customs inherited from the first settlers are observed in private within the family home. This condition coupled with emerging research and exposure on the topic offers a chance to define Chinese spaces and author Chinese stories from within a local community. This research project interrogates the transformation of Cantonese settlers into Chinese New Zealanders through illustration design. By claiming the book as a space, unsung moments of settlement are made visible to challenge stereotypes and forge a new space for Chinese New Zealand stories. The process of collage is used to illustrate the complexities of constructing identity. Home Made is an alternative cultural history told through visual metaphor. Gold was responsible for first transforming the sojourner into the settler, the bowl is used to mediate tradition between home and enterprise in settlement, while the lantern illuminates and celebrates local Chinese spaces. Brought out from home kitchens and backrooms of family businesses, these artefacts represent a longstanding Chinese presence. Home Made activates these metaphors to structure an argument for the longevity and contemporary significance of Chinese settlement in New Zealand.