This book explores the adaptation processes of German-speaking immigrants and their descendants
into New Zealand's predominantly Anglophone society. Specifically it considers the experiences
and long-term consequences of the migration of more affluent European immigrants to New Zealand
where migration was predominantly a lifestyle choice. A comprehensive four-year study adds
insights into the social integration and assimilation processes of the immigrants and their
descendants including intercultural marriage behaviour work and educational achievements and
community enrichments. It also considers the institutional and social reception of these
immigrants and their children in New Zealand and the effects these have had on them. Nexus
Analysis reveals that strong motives for lifestyle migration enabled the immigrants to cope
with unexpected institutional setbacks in New Zealand and finds both shifts and maintenance in
language and culture and explores feelings of belonging and identities across three
generations.
