Edge of a New Land: A lengthy but interesting read on the journey of refugee resettlement in NZ over the first three months.
“This sport is very important in New Zealand,” said the male teacher, holding up a picture of an oval object. “Rrrrr…?”
“Ball!” a child shouted.
Rrrrrrrrrruu…?” said the teacher.
Silence from the mat.
“Rrrrrrrrrugby!” said the teacher.
“Rugby!” shouted the children, successfully indoctrinated in so-called New Zealand culture.
The teaching style seemed very different from back in Pakistan, said Hibbah, who’d been watching Attia on the mat. It was much less strict. It looked like much more fun.
Adam Dudding and Chris McKeen
At the edge of a new land: The new New Zealanders
At the edge of a new land: The new New Zealanders
"Over three months, Stuff journalists Adam Dudding and Chris McKeen followed a family of refugees from Pakistan as they arrived in New Zealand and went through an immigration experience unlike any other in the world – a six-week assessment and support programme that is also a kind of crash-course in being a Kiwi."