Tuesday, September 24, 2013

Liam's Socio-political Links and References

You can find these links and more on my Delicoius Page




(Blog entry) Are NZder's Passionless reviewed by Keith http://tararualibrary.wordpress.com/2012/06/04/are-nzers-passionless/ (Review of Gordon McLauchlan's The Passionless People Revisited: New Zealanders in the 21st Century).

(Web Article) Another kick in the pants for New Zealand's 'smiling zombies' by Andrew Stone. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/news/article.cfm?c_id=6&objectid=10797098 (Discusses Gordon McLauchlan's The Passionless People Revisited: New Zealanders in the 21st Century).

(Web article/Interview) Gordon McLauchlan produces Passionless People sequel by DIANA DEKKER. http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/culture/6742579/Gordon-McLauchlan-produces-Passionless-People-sequel (Reviews Gordon McLauchlan's The Passionless People Revisited: New Zealanders in the 21st Century. Includes telephone interview with the author).

(Web video) CULTURAL ICONS - Conversations with iconic people: Episode 37 http://culturalicons.co.nz/episode/gordon-mclauchlan (Video: A Discussion between Gordon McLauchlan and Hamish Keith)

(Opinion blog entry/article) Karl du Fresne and The Passionless People by LJ Holden
http://www.republic.org.nz/blog/karl-du-fresne-and-passionless-people (Blog entry discussing Gordon McLauchlan's The Passionless People Revisited: New Zealanders in the 21st Century and Karl du Fresne's The current system works - end of story).

(Web image) The six o'clock swill http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/cartoon/40680/the-six-oclock-swill (Cartoon of the six o'clock swill by Nevile Lodge, late 1940's)

(Web info) Understanding New Zealand national identity http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/new-zealand-identity/page-1 (Info on identity in NZ).

(Web info) Alcohol http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/alcohol/page-1 (The history of alcohol in NZ including its colonial introduction and binging).

(Web info) Drinking patterns and social impacts http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/alcohol/page-5 (looks at the social impact of alcohol in NZ along with binge culture and action taken).

(Digital book) Reading Pakeha?: Fiction and Identity in Aotearoa New Zealand by Christina Stachurski. http://books.google.co.nz/books?id=Or8llrJe7VAC&pg=PA1&lpg=PA1&dq=Phillips,+Jock.+A+man%E2%80%99s+country?:+the+image+of+the+pakeha+male,+a+history.+Auckland:+Penguin,+1996.&source=bl&ots=oD5o53fI6K&sig=DXDGu2g24Fx5jioRREM3JPK2qpk&hl=en&sa=X&ei=kBsdUpTKGYbxkAX-tIHYBA&ved=0CE8Q6AEwBg#v=onepage&q=Phillips%2C%20Jock.%20A%20man%E2%80%99s%20country%3F%3A%20the%20image%20of%20the%20pakeha%20male%2C%20a%20history.%20Auckland%3A%20Penguin%2C%201996.&f=false (Academic writing on Pakeha identity in NZ).

(Book) Phillips, Jock. A man’s country?: the image of the pakeha male, a history. Auckland: Penguin, 1996. (traces the history and shifts of how New Zealanders believe their white male members should act and think).

(Blog article) Legacy of the six o'clock swill by RICHARD BOOCK http://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/blogs/an-auckland-minute/7556343/Legacy-of-the-six-o-clock-swill (blog article on the lasting affects of the 'six o'clock swill' in the 1960's).

(Television Interview) Q+A: Susan Wood interviews Nick Cater. http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1307/S00159/qa-susan-wood-interviews-nick-cater.htm (Transcript of an interview which looks at the loss of that great egalitarian Australian society, and whether there are comparisions to NZ). Q + A – 14 July, 2013

Plato. (2013). The Biography Channel website. Retrieved 07:39, Sep 27, 2013, from http://www.biography.com/people/plato-9442588

TVNZ. (N.D). About Fair Go. Retrieved from: http://tvnz.co.nz/view/tvone_minisite_story_skin/414441

Rosenberg, B. (2011). Inequality in New Zealand - How Bad? Does it matter? What can we do about it? Wellington: New Zealand Council of Trade Unions.

Bramhall, S. (2010, January 26). In New Zealand They Call It Rogernomics [Blog Entry]. Retrieved from URL: http://stuartbramhall.aegauthorblogs.com/2010/01/26/in-new-zealand-they-call-it-rogernomics/

Minto, J. (2010). Inequality linked to social problems. Retrieved from URL http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/blogs/frontline/4380261/Inequality-linked-to-social-problems

Hanley, L. (2009). The way we live now. Retrieved from URL http://www.theguardian.com/books/2009/mar/13/the-spirit-level

TV3. (n.d.). Inside Child Poverty: A Special Report. Retrieved from URL http://www.tv3.co.nz/Shows/InsideNZ/InsideChildPovertyASpecialReport.aspx

Bruce, B. (2013). INSIDE NEW ZEALAND: Mind the Gap [Television Documentary]. New Zealand: Red Sky Film & Television Ltd.

G20 inequality rises as trickle down effect fails poorest. (2012). Retrieved from URL http://www.oxfam.org.nz/news/g20-inequality-rises-as-trickle-down-effect-fails-poorest

Robin Hood Tax. (n.d). The Big Idea. Retrieved from URL http://www.robinhoodtax.org/how-it-works

Hickey, B. (2013). OECD calls on NZ to implement Capital Gains Tax and land tax to improve savings and investment habits; also wants deposit insurance scheme and higher capital for banks. Retrieved from URL http://www.interest.co.nz/property/64761/oecd-calls-nz-implement-capital-gains-tax-and-land-tax-improve-savings-and-investment

Cooperative Business New Zealand. (n.d). Understanding Co-ops. Retrieved from URL http://www.nz.coop/understanding-co-ops/

Price, K., & Folsom, E. (1995-1998). About Walt Whitman. Retrieved from URL http://www.english.illinois.edu/maps/poets/s_z/whitman/bio.htm

Wilkinson, R., & Pickett, K. (2009). The Spirit Level - Why Greater Equality Makes Societies Stronger. New York: Bloomsbury Press.

McLauchlan, G. (2012). The Passionless People Revisited. Auckland: David Bateman Ltd.


Images and video retrieved from:



Rosenberg, B. (2011). Inequality in New Zealand - How Bad? Does it matter? What can we do about it? Wellington: New Zealand Council of Trade Unions.

Wilkinson, R., & Pickett, K. (2009). The Spirit Level - Why Greater Equality Makes Societies Stronger. New York: Bloomsbury Press.

1 comment:

  1. Man really impressed by all your links. I can't say you haven't done enough research. Also nice youtube link, it adds a nice visual to your writing.

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