%T ‘Ou te le fefe – Interpreting statistical data through a cultural lens
%A John Patolo



%I Auckland University of Technology
%D 2014

%K Group identity, %K Immigration, %K Cultural assimilation, %K Pacific people



%U https://apo.org.au/node/110446

%X For Pacific peoples, Aotearoa-New Zealand has always been a land of opportunity as it is for everyone who arrives (or had arrived) on these shores. All have come with their hopes, their dreams and their visions of a better life for themselves and their children. This thesis critically examines the data from the first ever Aotearoa-New Zealand General Social Survey (GSS) 2008 to answer the question, ‘Does information about Pasifika objective well-being (OWB) and subjective well-being (SWB) illuminate existing perspectives on what it’s like to be a Pasifika in Aotearoa-New Zealand?’
%9 Thesis