scholarly journals Mana and Ideological Integrity

2016 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
pp. 113
Author(s):  
Cindy Zeiher ◽  
Josiah Banbury
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Political Rhetoric ◽  
Party Politics ◽  
The Internet ◽  
National Party ◽  
Short History ◽  
Aotearoa New Zealand ◽  
Political Demographics ◽  
Scholarly Attention

On 20 October 2014, Aotearoa New Zealand voted into office, for a third term, the centre-right National Party led by John Key. Earlier in 2014, politicians from all parties appeared to be meandering towards another uneventful election filled with conservative debate and political rhetoric. However, on 27 May a surprising alliance was announced between Mana and the Internet Party. This paper examines the trajectory of Mana together with its odd alliance with the Internet Party. To date little scholarly attention has been given to analysis of Mana’s emergence and short history in terms of its attempt to reinvigorate leftist politics. Mana’s ideological tendencies and positioning will be explored in what follows to remedy this shortcoming. Rather than focusing on quantitative considerations, such as voting patterns and social-political demographics, this paper draws upon the notion of ‘ideology’ as a way to explore the party politics of the Mana and Internet Party alliance.  

Young New Zealanders' Consumption of Television Fiction Programs: An Exploratory Study of Young People's Reception Habits

2014 ◽  
Vol 152 (1) ◽  
pp. 16-26 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maddalena Fedele
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Leisure Activities ◽  
The Internet ◽  
First Year ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
Aotearoa New Zealand ◽  
Consumption Strategies ◽  
New Zealanders

This article presents part of the findings of an exploratory study of young people's consumption of television fiction programs, carried out in Aotearoa New Zealand. The paper focuses on young people's reception habits, describing those practices within the rest of their leisure activities. A questionnaire was administered to a convenience sample of 225 first-year Victoria University of Wellington students aged 17–30. Among the main results, young people's predilection for television fiction must be emphasised. Even if watching television is not one of the more frequent leisure activities for those surveyed, most of them report watching at least one or two different fiction programs every day, especially by themselves or with friends, and in domestic common spaces. They also show some multimedia and multi-tasking consumption strategies – such as watching fiction programs through different media, such as the TV set, DVDs and the internet – and carrying out simultaneous activities while watching.

Book Review: Feminist Judgments of Aotearoa New Zealand – Te Rino: A Two-Stranded Rope

2018 ◽  
Vol 49 (3) ◽  
pp. 413
Author(s):  
Suzanne Robertson
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Aotearoa New Zealand

Book review of Elisabeth McDonald, Rhonda Powell, Māmari Stephens and Rosemary Hunter (eds) Feminist Judgments of Aotearoa New Zealand – Te Rino: A Two-Stranded Rope (Hart Publishing, Portland, 2017).

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