Community development: working in the bicultural context of Aotearoa New Zealand.

This paper explores the relationship between community development and working within bicultural contexts in Aotearoa New Zealand. It identifies a number of key themes that have been found by the authors to have significance for working with bicultural contexts. It provides definitions that are used within Aotearoa New Zealand and identifies how lessons learned in this country have relevance for an international context. While the paper examines the tensions and struggles in working within a bicultural framework, it also articulates possibilities for sustained change that has positive outcomes for diverse populations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]