This thesis is a study of the free newspapers that
form a significant part of the media consumed by
Chinese people in New Zealand. In it I examine how
these newspapers reflect and portray ideas of
identity . Little work has been done on Chinese print
media in New Zealand and the free newspapers have
often been regarded as ephemeral and of little
interest to media scholars. However, in this thesis I
argue that they offer insights into the experiences
and attitudes of the Chinese people in New Zealand
both those who have been settled here for many years
and also more recent immigrants. This...