Witi Ihimaera was born in Gisbourne, in the northern islands of New Zealand, with 5 of his stories been made into a film, with my favourite one being Whale Rider. The yellow brick road has no meaning to me, due to me not having heard the saying before, but the story is probably about wealth.
I believe the narrator/speaker believes they are moving due to money problems.
I think the big difference between Waituhi and Wellington is the amount of money that is circulating in the area, so Wellington has better money-making opportunities. The Father wants his family to have a better life and work better jobs. Near the end, he's starting to freak out, due to the signs and the experiences on the way. He made the reference to The Wizard of Oz because the wizard wasn't magical and it was a lie, and they tried comparing Wellington to the wizard.
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