Cover Pic: Shane Te Ruki of Ngati Maniapoto, National Museum of China © 2012 Image Courtesy of Te Papa Tongarewa.
The title image shows Shane Te Ruki of Ngati Maniapoto during the opening event of the “Kura Pounamu: Treasured stone of Aotearoa New Zealand” Exhibition in the National Museum of China. The exhibition marks the 40th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the People’s Republic of China and New Zealand. It explores the significant role pounamu (New Zealand Greenstone) has in building and maintaining personal and political relationships.
Managing editors of issue PG#39: Michael Waibel & Julia N. Albrecht
Articles
- Trisha Dwyer
Interpretation in Maori cultural tourism in New Zealand: Exploring the perspectives of indigenous and non-indigenous guides - Liang Yang, Chunxiao Zhang, Grace W. Ngaruiya
Water supply risks and urban responses under a changing climate: A case study of Hong Kong - Catherine Earl
Research Note: On the energy footprint of a Vietnamese middle-class household - Andreas Holtz
Still alive: Samoa’s half century - Olivia Kraef
Essay: The Yi and the Internet: Promoting Ethnicity and Ethnic Identity in Chinese Virtuality - Antje Missbach
Essay: Transit migrants in Indonesia: Between the devil and the deep blue sea - Michael Waibel
PG HINT – Poster & Photo Exhibition: Chinese Mega Cities: The 2nd Transition