Spiced-Up Sandringham: Indian Transnationalism and New Suburban Spaces in Auckland, New Zealand.

Auckland's ethnic composition has diversified rapidly since the introduction of a new immigration policy in 1987. The policy targets migrants with skills and investment capital, and while it has attracted many asset-rich migrants, it has also resulted in the immigration of many with relatively little wealth, from a range of countries. Thus, much of the media attention which once focused on disadvantaged migrant groups shifted its attention to apparently wealthier groups such as the Chinese from Hong Kong and Taiwan. At the same time, the transformation of suburbs with high average socio-economic status was conspicuous, but other suburbs considered less prestigious have also been transformed. This paper considers the situation of the Indian transnational group in New Zealand which is in the 'middle' socio-economically. Further we consider the emerging transnational spaces in one of the suburbs within Auckland which is also in the 'middle' in terms of its historical transformation and the (re)construction of place which has taken place there. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]