The New Zealand Kaka is a medium sized parrot‚ around 45 cm (18 in) in length and weighing about 550 g‚ and is closely related to the Kea‚ but has darker plumage and is more arboreal. The forehead and crown are greyish-white and the nape is greyish-brown. The neck and abdomen are more reddish‚ while the wings are more brownish. Both sub-species have a strongly patterned brown/green/grey plumage with orange and scarlet flashes under the wings; color variants which show red to yellow coloration especially
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Short Selling: Assessing New Zealand’s regulatory regime and future development 1. Introduction 1.1 The recent global economic crisis has seen an unparallel shift in the global perception of free markets. Regulators around the world have adopted a more strict regulatory approach to markets than seen previously. Short selling is been given particular attention from authorities due to its speculative use and questionable moral nature. As in the past‚ “short selling has been a favourite whipping
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Maori - The native population of New Zealand The Maori people is the original population of New Zealand. They came to the island from northern Polynesia by sea more than 1500 years ago. A popular theory suggests that they came in three large immigration waves‚ and that each wave turned into several individual Maori tribes. And even though the tribes are very similar‚ there have been lots of wars and fights between them. In this article I’m going to immerse myself with the Maori history and culture
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Social Work Theory 23rd March 2011 Critical Commentary by Suzy Atkin In New Zealand we are taught that indigenous identities; tangata whenua are an important focus to our social work practice. Not only because they are the people of the land‚ but because they are the most oppressed and politically neglected in the country. Through colonisation tangata whenua have struggled with their historical‚ political and social ideologies so much so that their values‚ practices and beliefs have been shaped
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No. of Printed Pages : 2 1 MEG-1 cNi MASTER’S DEGREE PROGRAMME IN ENGLISH N- O Term-End Examination June‚ 2010 MEG-1 : BRITISH POETRY Time : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 100 Note : Attempt five of the following questions including Question No. 1 which is compulsory. All questions carry equal marks. 1. Explain the following lines with reference to the context : Exceeding sweet‚ yet voyd of sinfull vice‚ That many sought yet none could ever taste‚ Sweet fruit of pleasure
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| Strategic HRM It’s More Than Just a Policy | A view of Strategic HRM in a New Zealand Corporate | | Glenn Duncan - 0705186 | 11/8/2011 | | *NB: Something‚ Something Else‚ Something Else 2‚ Outside‚ Thingy‚ Doublecheck and Hirethem are all pseudonyms. Executive Summary: In this paper I aim to highlight the importance of ensuring that all aspects of the Strategic HRM policy of an organisation are functioning. This will enable the organisation
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HARM THE ENVIRONMENT OF AIR POLLUTION 1. Harm to human health and animal life on earth: Air pollution on the human body and animals primarily via the respiratory tract as well as direct effects on the eyes and skin of the body. They cause diseases such as suffocation‚ acute pulmonary edema‚ a number of irritating contaminants for coughs‚ asthma‚ tuberculosis‚ lung cancer‚ causing bitter tears‚ cause allergies‚ itching on skin‚ urticaria‚ stone dust and asbestos dust causes lung .
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internal strengths and weaknesses of our organization and the opportunities and threats facing the company in our external environment. We must work to improve our areas of weakness. Organizational strengths must be leveraged in order to capitalize on external opportunities as They arise‚ and contingency plans formulated in order to deal with threats presented by the environment. SWOT Strengths • Strategy: established differentiation strategy. • Structure: flat‚ decentralized structure
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Mega Cities Mega cities are large cities‚ with a population of at least 8 million people. The amount of Mega cities are rising‚ due to the fact that for the first time in human history more people live in Urban Areas then rural areas. By 2015 there will be 33 Mega cities and 27 of them are in the developing world. Some examples of Mega cities are : Mexico city‚ Mumbai (India)‚ Bangkok‚ Cairo and manilla. There are many challenges from living in a mega city that is in a developing world. Some of
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natural forces‚ by turning risks into opportunities that benefit the company as a whole. 2.0 Political Environment 2.1 Government Assistance One of the major factors that assist in the growth of AirAsia would be the continuous support and assistance of the Malaysian government. Over the years‚ AA has noticeably boosted tourism in Malaysia and has helped transform KLIA into a major air travel hub (The Star Online‚ Saturday 15th July 2006). Hence‚ the Malaysian government offers many incentives
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