What *is* New Zealand culture and society? NZ is a largely a land of immigrants, and even Maori trace back their arrival to the settlement of the pacific from Hawaiki.

In Media Studies, we are interested in the representation of culture in the Media, and how that changes the culture itself.

In this unit of study, you analyse the representation of an aspect of New Zealand culture and society, and what impacts this representation then HAS on New Zealand culture and society.  This recursive nature of the media influence is a powerful shaper of people's opinions about themselves and others, and one that Media Studies scholars continue to grapple with and try and understand.

The following NZQA resources are available for reference:

• Clarification of the standard's requirements

• Exemplars of the sort of level of analysis needed.