Tangata o te moana nui : the evolving identities of Pacific peoples in Aotearoa /New Zealand / edited by Cluny Macpherson, Paul Spoonley, Melani Anae.

Some of the papers were presented at the conference, Pacific visions: navigating the currents of the new millennium.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 293-313) and index.

pt. 1. The context. Who are the 'Pacific peoples'? ethnic identification and the New Zealand census / Richard Bedford and Robert Didham -- The shape of the future : on the demography of Pacific people / Len Cook, roger didham and Mansoor Khawaja -- One trunk sends out many branches : Pacific cultures and cultural identities / Cluny Macpherson -- Transnational Pacific communities : transforming the politics of place and identity / Paul Spoonley -- pt. 2. Individual transformations. The new 'Vikings of the sunrise' : New Zealand-borns in the information age / Melani Anae -- Beyond the paradise myth : sexuality and identity / Fuimaono Karl Pulotu-Endemann and Carmel Leinatioletuitoga Peteru -- Naming myself : some reflections on multiple identities / Selina Tusitala Marsh -- Hibiscus in the flax bush : the Maori-Pacific Island interface / Tracey McIntosh -- pt. 3. Institutional transformations. Samoans and gender : some reflections on male, female and fa'afafine gender identities / Tamasailau Sua'ali'i -- New religions, new identities : the changing contours of religious commitment / Feiloaiga Taule'ale'ausumai -- Pasefika languages and Pasefika identities : contemporary and future challenges / Galumalemana Hunkin-Tuiletufuga -- We are what we play : Pacific peoples, sport and identity in Aotearoa / Tasileta Te'evale -- Rap music and Pacific identity in Aotearoa : popular music and the politics of opposition / Kirsten Zemke-White -- pt. 4. Some political issues. Pacific peoples' identities and social services in New Zealand : creating new options / Pa'u Tafaogalupe Mulitalo-Lauta -- On the campaign trial : reflections of a 'Pacific Island' MP / Anae Arthur Anae -- A Pacific vision : the search for opportunity / Fuimaono Les McCarthy.