the 19th of September 2010‚ what was to become known as the Pike River Mining Disaster began in the close proximity to the town of Greymouth. At an occupied mine of 31 miners and contractors‚ an initial explosion occurred in the West Coast Region of New Zealand’s South Island at approximately 3:44pm. Two were fortunate enough to walk away from the scene and were treated for moderate injuries at hospital‚ then later released the next day. It was believed that the remaining 16 miners and 13 contractors
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In the mid-1800s‚ New Zealand and Britain were two very different countries. While Britain was a flourishing country with big cities‚ tall buildings‚ a steadily growing population and civilised enough to have organised people into classes‚ in New Zealand the Maori had only settled three-hundred years earlier‚ the land was heavily forested‚ there was no major cities or towns and there was no money – only trade. Although Britain was much more developed than New Zealand‚ it was becoming overcrowded
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Reading Log Entry – English: 1.10A 11ENG - Visual text Assessment “Whale Rider” Directed by: Niki Caro The film “Whale Rider” Directed by Niki Caro is a film about the Whangara people in the east coast of New Zealand who date theier tribe back to one ancestor Paikea. The tradition of the head family is to name their first born son Paikea‚ but due to a freak accident at birth ‚the first born male died‚ leaving his twin sister alive. She was then named Paikea. The naming of the girl as Pakea
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government is the Prime Minister. - The capital is Canberra. Australia consists of 6 states and 3 territories: - Western Australia – the capital is Perth - South Australia – the capital is Adelaide - Queensland – the capital is Brisbane - New South Wales – the capital is Sydney (the biggest city) - Victoria – the capital is Melbourne - Tasmania – the capital is Hobart Territories: 1. Northern Territory – the capital is Darwin 2. Australian Capital Territory – the capital is Canberra
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The Privy Council had been New Zealand’s final appeal court for 160 years till the enactment of Supreme Court Act 2003. It appears an inevitable trend as Canada and Australia already had abolished appeals to the Privy Council‚ New Zealand was the last major Commonwealth country to do so since the arose of national legal identity. This essay will discuss why the decision of abolition the right of appeal to the Privy Council was controversial because New Zealand is so unique due to the Treaty of Waitangi
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Marketing Strategy 3. Summary 4. Reference 1. Introduction 1.1 Organisation & Product and Services Source: http://www.google.co.nz/imghp?hl=en&tab=ii ‘AM’ was built by CEO Kim in the middle of Elliott Street‚ Auckland‚ New Zealand‚ started to build its reputation since 2003. It is a Korean fashion style cloth shop and Kim named it ‘AM’ because the word literally means ‘identity’. And now it became one of the most popular Korean cloths shop in Auckland city. ‘Am’ mainly
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Tiriti o Waitangi) was a treaty signed by representatives of the British Crown and various Māori chiefs of the North Island of New Zealand. Te Tiriti O Waitangi was first signed on the 6th of February 1840. The treaty’s regulations had • Inaugurated a British Governor of New Zealand (the throne’s representative in a commonwealth country) • Let other people live in New Zealand (such as Dutch‚ Europeans‚ Asians etc.) • Let the British make the rules and that everyone who is in the country must obey
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Although national income is a convenient way for measuring the standard of living between countries‚ it still has its limitations. Firstly‚ as national income statistics are calculated from millions of different returns to the government‚ inevitably mistakes are made. For example‚ returns may be inaccurate or simply not completed. This makes the data incorrect‚ hence hindering people to analyze the living standard of a country accurately. Secondly‚ National income does not record the output
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meetings. “We were the ones that kicked off the idea for these foundations in New Zealand. We solicited a few regions and provided seed funding-funded them to help get them get started. We approved a grant to tThe Nelson Bays branch Community Foundation received a grant through our own from the Tindall Foundation to help them get about their business.” Although the model has been around for a long time overseas‚ it’s is fairly new in this country. “The groups are run by volunteers‚ but they often have
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Table of Contents 1. INTRODUCTION 3 2. BACKGROUND 3 Environmental Analysis (PEST) 3 Political Environment 4 Economic Environment 4 Social Environment 4 Technological Environment 4 Industry Analysis (Porters 5 Forces) 5 Threat of New Competition 5 Threat of Substitute Products or Services 5 Bargaining Power of Suppliers 5 Bargaining Power of Buyers 5 Intensity of Competitive Rivalry 5 3. ANALYSIS AND POSSIBLE OPTIONS 6 Secure Corporate Partnership 6 Partner with other non-profit organisations
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