title: An investigation into travellers repatriating to New Zealand, having completed their OE.

authors: Walter, Naomi Jane

subjects: OE

abstract: The overseas experience (OE) is an extended journey undertaken by young adults who travel and work abroad.  It provides personal development in terms of independence, initiative, cultural awareness and other competencies identified as fundamental to the global careers of the 21st century.  However, scholars suggest that re-entry is often harder than leaving.  They have examined the phases of transition back to the home country and generated theories like the W-curve of repatriation.  Yet the broad issues of OE repatriation, specifically, have not been addressed.  This research, therefore, investigates the experiences of OE travellers returning home to New Zealand.  The OE has become an important part of New Zealand's culture, and while diaspora initiatives connect valuable expatriate resources, they fail to consider the wider implications of repatriation.  For that reason, this research explores the personal experiences of OE returnees through in-depth conversational style interviews, specifically pertaining to relationships with friends and family, employment opportunities, and personal development.

The results of the research show that repatriation is an individual and subjective experience; a period of transition occurs, sometimes involving depression, distress, or difficult periods of adjustment, that vary in intensity based on factors like personality, readiness for return, and coping style.  This transition comprises first impressions and a comparison of home and overseas, followed by the thought of 'what's next?'  Eventually, returnees who remain at home readjust to the culture and adapt their priorities and behaviours until the OE is  like a dream .  As such, this thesis posits that the return home from travel, and the personal life event experiences of returnees, are fundamental dimensions of the tourism experience that are yet to be fully understood in tourism research.  In essence, this thesis examines travel from a holistic perspective, as part of the wider life course of individuals, and argues that researchers should consider the realities of the tourism experience, and adjust their data collection methods accordingly.

text: An investigation into travellers repatriating to New Zealand, having completed their OE. The overseas experience (OE) is an extended journey undertaken by young adults who travel and work abroad.  It provides personal development in terms of independence, initiative, cultural awareness and other competencies identified as fundamental to the global careers of the 21st century.  However, scholars suggest that re-entry is often harder than leaving.  They have examined the phases of transition back to the home country and generated theories like the W-curve of repatriation.  Yet the broad issues of OE repatriation, specifically, have not been addressed.  This research, therefore, investigates the experiences of OE travellers returning home to New Zealand.  The OE has become an important part of New Zealand's culture, and while diaspora initiatives connect valuable expatriate resources, they fail to consider the wider implications of repatriation.  For that reason, this research explores the personal experiences of OE returnees through in-depth conversational style interviews, specifically pertaining to relationships with friends and family, employment opportunities, and personal development.

The results of the research show that repatriation is an individual and subjective experience; a period of transition occurs, sometimes involving depression, distress, or difficult periods of adjustment, that vary in intensity based on factors like personality, readiness for return, and coping style.  This transition comprises first impressions and a comparison of home and overseas, followed by the thought of 'what's next?'  Eventually, returnees who remain at home readjust to the culture and adapt their priorities and behaviours until the OE is  like a dream .  As such, this thesis posits that the return home from travel, and the personal life event experiences of returnees, are fundamental dimensions of the tourism experience that are yet to be fully understood in tourism research.  In essence, this thesis examines travel from a holistic perspective, as part of the wider life course of individuals, and argues that researchers should consider the realities of the tourism experience, and adjust their data collection methods accordingly.

year: 2006

title: The Thames high school endowment at Waiorongomai

authors: Hart, Philip

abstract: Before it was known that gold existed nearby, the government selected a block of land at Waiorongomai as an endowment to fund a proposed high school at Thames. Sections of varying sizes and quality were surveyed and leased, at what were commonly viewed as excessive rates, and for decades lessees requested reductions and on many occasions asked the government to take over the endowment. As the goldfield faded, some small farmers abandoned their sections but others succeeded despite being under-capitalized. In the twentieth century, noxious weeds created on-going problems for those remaining on the land.
The high school board, which supervised the farmers, was accused of not assisting them, notably by not providing access roads. The endowment was never as profitable for the high school as had been anticipated, and in 1949 it, like all similar endowments, was abolished.

text: The Thames high school endowment at Waiorongomai Before it was known that gold existed nearby, the government selected a block of land at Waiorongomai as an endowment to fund a proposed high school at Thames. Sections of varying sizes and quality were surveyed and leased, at what were commonly viewed as excessive rates, and for decades lessees requested reductions and on many occasions asked the government to take over the endowment. As the goldfield faded, some small farmers abandoned their sections but others succeeded despite being under-capitalized. In the twentieth century, noxious weeds created on-going problems for those remaining on the land.
The high school board, which supervised the farmers, was accused of not assisting them, notably by not providing access roads. The endowment was never as profitable for the high school as had been anticipated, and in 1949 it, like all similar endowments, was abolished.

year: 2016

title: La gouvernance des rivières en Nouvelle-Zélande : une solution élégante ?

authors: Te Aho, Linda

subjects: Water governance,

abstract: Governance of Water in New Zealand: An Elegant Solution? This chapter is grounded in the context of Aotearoa New Zealand while drawing on larger references, such as the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous peoples, the Rio+20 Declaration and constitutional provisions for Rights of Nature. The chapter analyses a proposed new model for the contentious issue of freshwater governance in New Zealand based on responsible use which also addresses the complex world of state-Māori relations.

text: La gouvernance des rivières en Nouvelle-Zélande : une solution élégante ? Governance of Water in New Zealand: An Elegant Solution? This chapter is grounded in the context of Aotearoa New Zealand while drawing on larger references, such as the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous peoples, the Rio+20 Declaration and constitutional provisions for Rights of Nature. The chapter analyses a proposed new model for the contentious issue of freshwater governance in New Zealand based on responsible use which also addresses the complex world of state-Māori relations.

year: 2018