Author(s): Ella Kahu (Editor); Helen Dollery (Editor); Te Ra Moriarty (Editor); Richard Shaw (Editor)

NZ History/Society | NZ Maori

What is a New Zealander? What does it mean to be a citizen of or a resident in this country? How do we understand what makes Aotearoa New Zealand complex and unique? And what creates a sense of belonging and identity, both here and in the world? Now's a critical time to be thinking about these sorts of things. With global pandemics and vaccine mandates, racial violence and growing inequality, easy slogans take the place of reasoning and reasonableness. Empathy is in retreat, and intolerance is on the march. History tells us that this is never a good mix. In this engaging book, experts focus their analysis on these and other important issues. The 16 chapters dig deep and as often as possible cited print texts are reproduced in full, and links to audio and visual material are displayed at key places. He tirohanga M?ori: A M?ori perspective on the issue discussed introduces the main chapters. Relevant and enriching, T?rangawaewae