Is Aotearoa/New Zealand The Right Choice?

The book presents an empirically grounded§reconstruction of the migration process emigration§and immigration - of contemporary German migrants§from their own perspective. In an inspiring story,§the authors show how migrants developed their dream§to migrate, how they enlivened this dream, and how§they started their new life. The story also gives§insights into the various challenges migrants faced§as they realised their dream, the benefits they§gained, and how they chose the path most conducive§for the fulfilment of their future dreams. Throughout§the story, the psychological and social factors that§contribute to health/well-being or to distress, and§that influence the decision whether to stay in New§Zealand or to return to Germany, are made explicit.§Although the migration process is exemplified by the§experiences of German migrants to New Zealand, the§book will also provide a valuable resource for people§who intend to migrate or have already migrated from§Western countries to New Zealand or Australia. Family§members or friends of migrants, migration advisory§agencies, counsellors, policy makers, migration§researchers and qualitative researchers may find this§book of value too. The book presents an empirically grounded§reconstruction of the migration process emigration§and immigration - of contemporary German migrants§from their own perspective. In an inspiring story,§the authors show how migrants developed their dream§to migrate, how they enlivened this dream, and how§they started their new life. The story also gives§insights into the various challenges migrants faced§as they realised their dream, the benefits they§gained, and how they chose the path most conducive§for the fulfilment of their future dreams. Throughout§the story, the psychological and social factors that§contribute to health/well-being or to distress, and§that influence the decision whether to stay in New§Zealand or to return to Germany, are made explicit.§Although the migration process is exemplified by the§experiences of German migrants to New Zealand, the§book will also provide a valuable resource for people§who intend to migrate or have already migrated from§Western countries to New Zealand or Australia. Family§members or friends of migrants, migration advisory§agencies, counsellors, policy makers, migration§researchers and qualitative researchers may find this§book of value too.