title: Geraldine In her own words

authors: Middleton, Sue

abstract: I was born on May 31st 1926 in Wellington, the only child of Gerald and Alma Player (née Fuller). Except for spells overseas, I’ve lived in Wellington all my life. My father was just 17 when he volunteered for the First World War. He went off, fought in the trenches, and came back. Like many men of that time, he never talked about what the war was like. It was just too horrifying. He worked in the Public Trust Office. My mother was a small-town girl from the Wairarapa. I was brought up in the time of the Depression. It was many years before we owned a radio. We never had a telephone or a car and didn’t ever own a house. We always had library books and there were a lot of magazines and comics, which all parents disapproved of, but we read them anyway

text: Geraldine In her own words I was born on May 31st 1926 in Wellington, the only child of Gerald and Alma Player (née Fuller). Except for spells overseas, I’ve lived in Wellington all my life. My father was just 17 when he volunteered for the First World War. He went off, fought in the trenches, and came back. Like many men of that time, he never talked about what the war was like. It was just too horrifying. He worked in the Public Trust Office. My mother was a small-town girl from the Wairarapa. I was brought up in the time of the Depression. It was many years before we owned a radio. We never had a telephone or a car and didn’t ever own a house. We always had library books and there were a lot of magazines and comics, which all parents disapproved of, but we read them anyway

year: 2019

title: New Zealand

authors: Moffat, Kirstine

subjects: New Zealand

abstract: 2009 was a particularly rich and diverse year for New Zealand literature, with the publication of significant works by many established authors and the emergence of several new and promising voices. Experimentation with form and a joyful celebration of the act of creation are a hallmark of much of this year’s bibliography. The first decade of the twenty-first century continues to be distinguished by a range of genres and forms – realist, mythic, fantastical and historical modes remain particularly popular – and, in some authors’ work, by a movement away from New Zealand settings to other, actual or imagined, locations.

text: New Zealand 2009 was a particularly rich and diverse year for New Zealand literature, with the publication of significant works by many established authors and the emergence of several new and promising voices. Experimentation with form and a joyful celebration of the act of creation are a hallmark of much of this year’s bibliography. The first decade of the twenty-first century continues to be distinguished by a range of genres and forms – realist, mythic, fantastical and historical modes remain particularly popular – and, in some authors’ work, by a movement away from New Zealand settings to other, actual or imagined, locations.

year: 2010

title: Dual cultural identity and tangihanga: Conflict, resolution and unexpected outcomes

authors: Edge, Kiri

subjects: bereavement

abstract: New Zealand has a significant number of dual-cultural whānau (families) which incorporate the identities of both Pākehā (New Zealander of European descent) and Māori (indigenous peoples of New Zealand). Little attention has been paid to the bereavement processes that will inevitably impact upon the lives of these whānau/families. As part of the Tangihanga Research Programme based at The University of Waikato, a directed study was conducted with a participant whose family/whānau included two life ways: Māori and Pākehā. An open-ended narrative approach was used to explore the participant’s bereavement after the death of his beloved wife. Two central themes emerged within the narrative, which related to conflict and eventual resolution. Decision-making processes and language played significant roles in the conflict experienced by the participant. Communication and compromise helped to resolve these conflicts. Unexpected outcomes included new understandings and strengthened connections between the participant and his wife’s marae.

text: Dual cultural identity and tangihanga: Conflict, resolution and unexpected outcomes New Zealand has a significant number of dual-cultural whānau (families) which incorporate the identities of both Pākehā (New Zealander of European descent) and Māori (indigenous peoples of New Zealand). Little attention has been paid to the bereavement processes that will inevitably impact upon the lives of these whānau/families. As part of the Tangihanga Research Programme based at The University of Waikato, a directed study was conducted with a participant whose family/whānau included two life ways: Māori and Pākehā. An open-ended narrative approach was used to explore the participant’s bereavement after the death of his beloved wife. Two central themes emerged within the narrative, which related to conflict and eventual resolution. Decision-making processes and language played significant roles in the conflict experienced by the participant. Communication and compromise helped to resolve these conflicts. Unexpected outcomes included new understandings and strengthened connections between the participant and his wife’s marae.

year: 2010