TY - BOOK AU - Easton,Brian TI - Heke tangata: Māori in markets and cities SN - 9780947506438 PY - 2018/// CY - Auckland PB - Oratia Books KW - Māori (New Zealand people) KW - Migrations KW - Economic conditions KW - Social conditions KW - Rural-urban migration KW - New Zealand KW - Hūnuku KW - reo KW - Hekenga KW - Āhuatanga ōhanga KW - Āhuatanga pāpori N1 - Includes statistical tables; Includes bibliographical references and index N2 - Heke Tangata can broadly be translated as ‘migration of the people’, and in this book economist Brian Easton tracks the major relocations Māori have made into the cities and market economy since 1945. The book’s first part provides a narrative of the post-war Māori experience while the second part gives the statistical basis, covering areas including criminal justice, demography, education, employment, health, housing, incomes and wealth. The picture that emerges is stark: Māori remain a generation behind Pākehā in economic well-being. Commissioned by Te Whānau o Waipareira, Heke Tangata is a concise, clear overview for policy discussion and general understanding of Māori economic participation in contemporary Aotearoa/New Zealand ER -