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“Between Two Worlds”: Dalmatian Aucklanders
by Helena Wiseman*
“Our people have contributed a lot. We weren’t always appreciated, but we’ve been high achievers. We’ve done very well for ourselves”.
Those were Auckland Dalmatian Tony Barbarich’s reflections on his experiences, and his community’s contributions to their society. The Dalmatian community is now notably integrated with wider Auckland.
A Rift Down Hobson Street: The Yugoslav Clubs and Political Debate
by Helena Wiseman*
The two Yugoslav Clubs in Auckland were divided by more than just the road on Hobson Street. Immediately after the war they had worked together to support their community, and many Dalmatians frequented both locations. But at the highest levels of the organisations, political tensions simmered.
One Community, Two Clubs: The Story of the Yugoslav Societies.
by Helena Wiseman*
The Dalmatian Cultural Society today stands at the top of New North Road. Every Friday, the clubrooms open to members to socialise. There are picnics. There is a ballroom, a tamburica orchestra, weekly Croatian language classes. Children learn the national dance, the kolo.
A Home in Auckland Central: Introducing Auckland’s Dalmatians
by Helena Wiseman*
Dalmatians came to Aotearoa from a relatively small area – only a few hundred kilometers, a handful of villages – on the Adriatic coast of what is now Croatia but was historically the culturally distinct Roman region of Dalmatia.
Qianjin! – Capital, COVID-19 and Chinese Students
by Laura Prahash*
“the international education market is worth around $4.8 billion dollars, and Chinese students make up about a third of the yearly intake.” COVID-19 highlighted just how much economic value we place on international students, especially Chinese students, but when did we begin to see them this way?
Majulah!: The Continued Fight of the Malaysian International Students
by Laura Prahash*
The year is 1979. Malaysian students in Auckland and across New Zealand had just spent the last three years battling a discriminatory quota limiting the number of incoming Malaysian international students, bolstered by allegations of ‘marriages of conveniences’. Little did these students know that the fight was far from over.
Bersatu Dan Maju: Malaysian International Students as a Rising Political Force
By Laura Prahash*
By the late 1960s, wider social unrest was echoed within the international student community in Auckland as the relationship between these students and their host city shifted from cultural to increasingly political exchanges.
Bridging the East and West: the First International Students in Auckland
by Laura Prahash*
Many of us, myself included, tend to take the presence of international students for granted. With this pandemic preventing many international students from staying in or entering Auckland, it’s become increasingly clear how valuable their participation on campus and in our society is.
Activism at the Summit: a new beginning for Maungakiekie?
By Isabella Wensley*
The Summit complex on Maungakiekie/One Tree Hill has a complicated symbolism. The monument and summit itself have been seen alternatively as a memorial to John Logan Campbell, a symbol of racial harmony, or a symbol of colonialist domination.
“Not in my Backyard” – The Construction of the Auckland Observatory
By Isabella Wensley*
The idea of Aucklanders having their own maunga and opposing views as to their function is reflected in the decades long quest of the Auckland Astronomical Society to find a site for Auckland’s first observatory.
“The Yankee Hospital” – The 39th General US Army Hospital
Part Two "The Yankee Hospital" – The 39th General US Army HospitalPart One “Mere Cold Stone” The Different Meanings of the One Tree Hill ObeliskPart Three “Not in my Backyard” – The Construction of the Auckland ObservatoryPart Four Activism at the Summit: a new...
“Mere Cold Stone” The Different Meanings of the One Tree Hill Obelisk
By Isabella Wensley*
The Maungakiekie/One Tree Hill obelisk is one of the most distinctive landmarks in Auckland. Standing at odds with its natural landscape, it rises 100ft above the summit, its sharp concrete angles contrasting with the rolling grassy hilltop it sits upon.