Christchurch Earthquake 2011 Case Study (New Zealand) On Tuesday 22 February 2011 at 12:51 p.m. Christchurch struck by a magnitude 6.3 earthquake‚ which killed 185 people and injured several thousand. The quake was centred 10km south-east of the city at a depth of 5km. In the ten minutes after it hit‚ there were 10 aftershocks of magnitude 4 or more. Also there was just a recent earthquake‚ which took place in September 2010. It was just as strong as the Haiti earthquake
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could be exchanged‚ or a liability settled‚ between knowledgeable‚ willing parties in an arm’s length transaction” The New definition of fair value in IFRS 13 is as follows:“...the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.” Why change the definition? 1 The new definition requires the use of an exit price 2 To provide clarity to the term “settling” 3 To establish that fair value
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trends consumers go through. Findings from the TWOS analysis clearly showed that while Whitcoulls does not have partnerships that are as extensive as Paper Plus and they are not as technologically advanced they do however have a longer history in New Zealand and are still recognized as a trusted store. Table of Contents Executive Summary …………………………………………………………………………… 1 Introduction …………………………………………………………………………………… 3 Situational Analysis ………………………………………………………………………........ 4 Economic
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Jane Campion ’s "The Piano" relates the story of a Scottish woman who is sent to New Zealand‚ during the Victorian Era‚ for an arranged marriage with a farmer. Ada voluntarily gave up speaking at the age of 6 and communicates by either signing for her daughter‚ writing on a small paper tablet around her neck‚ or‚ more joyously‚ through playing her piano. After a long and arduous journey with the piano‚ Ada is forced to leave it on the beach where her boat landed. Left without her musical passion
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Earthquake case study Christ Church Location: Christ church‚ New Zealand When: 22nd February‚ 2011 Boundary type; On an already formed fault line on the pacific plate. What happened: It is considered an aftershock of a previous 7.1 magnitude earthquake‚ which happened in September 2010. A magnitude 6.3 on the Richter scale hit 10 km east of Christ Church and 5km deep. This was New Zealand second worst ever earthquake. A tsunami was created by the Tasman Glacier sliding into the ocean
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Case Study 4 Q1). Identify the likely characteristics of the market segment being targeted by the company. Why are most target customers likely to be foreigners rather than New Zealanders? The geographic location is quite unique seeing that it is located on the South island of New Zealand where it is very sparsely populated making it a perfect utopia from the outside world. The 28‚000 hectares of original farmland which has been converted into a big game reserve has made this a more feasible
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Introduction Sealord is the largest New Zealand based fishing company (Nissui‚ 2011) and is headquartered in Auckland. It is partially owned by Aotearoa Fisheries Limited and the Japanese based company “Nissui”‚ with each holding a 50% share.(Aotearoa Fisheries Ltd‚ 2010) Sealord is part owner of fishing company “Westfleet” based in Greymouth and NIMPL‚ a mussel farm based in Tauranga. Sealord has alliances in Europe‚ Asia and the United States (Sealord‚ 2010).The industry that Sealord operates
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Communications‚ Small Appliances‚ Furniture‚ Bedding & Manchester‚ Home Improvements‚ Lighting and Carpet & Flooring. As a franchisor Harvey Norman grants franchisers to independent business operators‚ there are many stores in Australia‚ New Zealand‚ Slovenia‚ Ireland‚ Singapore and Malaysia. Harvey Norman is Australia’s is leading the retail chain. The Harvey Norman success started as a independent electrical appliance store that was opened by the company chairmen Gerry Harvey with the retailer
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to much and starts to cause trouble‚ swearing all over the place‚ yelling at the neighbours or even picking a fight with you. What would you do?‚ leave them be to cause more trouble? or take them home?. Alcohol is one of New Zealand’s most used drug that causes the problems. New Zealanders enjoy alcohol in moderation but alcohol brings negative health and social consequences associated with it. Some more negative effect from alcohol include hospital admissions‚ deaths‚ road accidents and assaults
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invested almost 20 years in developing the best sports retail stores in New Zealand. Stirling Sports Dunedin’s mission statements asserts‚ ‘The Dunedin community speaks positively about their Stirling Sport experience’. Their logo is ‘We love our sport’‚ an apt summary of the passion held by management and staff for their products‚ service and the specialist knowledge they provide. Stirling Sports is the one of the New Zealand leading retailers of sporting goods. Stirling Sports has a huge range
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