'Sweet As?': Ethnic and Pākehā NZers talk identity and dominance in a colonised land

Kia ora koutou, Thanks to everyone who came to and supported the conference in so many ways. We had a great time and there was lots of fant...

The theme of the day was “Exploring dominant culture in Aotearoa/New Zealand: blindness and illusion”. The first section was “Dominant cultu...

Sundays heading was “Beyond dominant culture: creating new dynamics”. We opened by reading a hauntingly beautiful picture book called “the R...

We are very sorry but we have to close registrations, because we have reached the 100 mark and that's all the hall holds. We still have ...

‘Sweet As?’ Ethnic* and Pākehā New Zealanders talk identity and dominance in a colonised land 9-10 June 2007, St Anne’s Hall, Newtown, Te Wh...

On 9th and 10th June, St Anne’s Hall Newtown was the venue for one of the best conferences I have been to in the last few years. Organised b...

In an age of globalisation, ironically, but not unexpectedly the focus of attention is once again on national identity. This is because the ...

Abstract Pākehā have been called the 'empty centre' of New Zealand biculturalism. 'Emptiness' has both its privileges and pr...

[Adapted from a talk to the Sweet As? Conference, June 2007) It was a great honour to be invited to speak at the conference, to such a great...

So, are Pākehā native to Aotearoa New Zealand? No, not if you’re using the word Pākehā in its most common form, first used by Māori and take...

I once read somewhere, that it’s real hard to refuse crumbs off a table when you’re starving. There are many conceptual crumbs. Dominant c...