Winner of the 2018 SAANZ Student Blog Competition A year or two ago I took a bus to Taupo. I
 
			
			
		Sociological Association of Aotearoa New Zealand
 
			
			 
			
			
		Winner of the 2018 SAANZ Student Blog Competition A year or two ago I took a bus to Taupo. I
 
			
			
		I am one month into four months of research leave in Rarotonga. I have visited here a number of times
 
			
			
		Yesterday, I was on a bus to the university when I saw that a cyclist had been hit by a
 
			
			
		With another successful SAANZ conference behind us (thank you Otago!), I thought it an appropriate time to reflect on the
 
			
			
		According to Split Enz, it didn’t stop the cavalier, so, paraphrasing now, why should it stop the PhD student? My
 
			
			
		I have been asked two fascinating and thought-provoking questions in recent months. Having read all the guest blog posts shared
 
			
			
		In my PhD research one of my methods has been using a combination of an insider position with observation of
 
			
			
		I was already convinced that my research was important, as I’m sure every PhD student is, or I wouldn’t have
Sociology as an academic discipline has been a key part of my life within the past few years, which wouldn’t