A scan of social research about rural New Zealand from the 1980s reveals power divisions which have muted the voices of ‘others’. Listening to these voices could transform how we manage the economy, sustain the environment and promote social well-being in future. Rural sociological attention in New Zealand has focused on the people and communities associated with land and resource-based assets, with little attention to the rural majority not engaged in primary production. Indigenous voices are also missing. As Jessica Hutchings argues, decisions on economic development, the environment and social services continue to uphold colonial hegemony as the dominant worldview in Aotearoa New Zealand. By being open to the perspectives of people normally ignored and particularly engaging with indigenous approaches, application of capital and power in development can be rethought and structural inequalities addressed.

对1980年代以来对新西兰农村地区的社会研究进行的扫描显示，权力划分使“其他人”的声音无声了。倾听这些声音可以改变我们未来管理经济，维持环境和促进社会福祉的方式。新西兰对农村社会学的关注集中在与基于土地和资源的资产有关的人民和社区上，很少关注那些不从事初级生产的农村多数。土著人的声音也消失了。正如杰西卡·哈钦斯（Jessica Hutchings）所言，关于经济发展，环境和社会服务的决定继续坚持殖民霸权，这是新西兰奥特罗阿（Aotearoa）的主要世界观。对通常被忽视的人们持开放态度，特别是与土著人的态度交往，