Edges of Empire: The Politics of Immigration in Aotearoa New Zealand, 1980-2020

Since 1980, the peoples of Aotearoa New Zealand have fundamentally changed through new policies and new patterns of migration - from a largely Pakeha population with 10 per cent Maori in 1980 to today's megadiversity, with new residents from Asia, the Pacific and the rest of the world. Immigration has had a profound impact on New Zealand's society, economy, and place in the world.

Edges of Empire is an in-depth account of the social, political and economic context within which these transfor...