BEING A SMAOAN IN NEW ZEALAND What is sustainability? It is when you keep something that we tresures. It is about sustaining our Samoan lifestyle‚ treasures‚ and our spiritual belief. Samoan treasures like tatau (tattoo) and ietoga (fine mat) are unique to our culture. In Samoa there is a bellief which is‚ “Ka muamua lou gutu faatoa ka ia lou tino.” This means that someone should have the keep knowledge in our Faasamoa (Samoan way) before they are allowed to get a tattoo. This reflected in
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Tourism Development in Rotorua Rotorua is a city located in the North Island of New Zealand and is located 230km south of Auckland. It is a popular tourist destination and receives 1.5 million visitors a year from around the world. The development of the tourist industry in Rotorua is due to a sequence of events that have occurred over past 160 years. These events have been devised into 4 major stages which‚ include cultural and natural change and economic development. Stage one in the process
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The legal age for drinking in New Zealand is eighteen‚ yet this does not stop teenagers as young as fourteen from drinking. New Zealand teenagers enjoy going to parties or social events and this usually involves drinking. Youth drinking causes many problems in society such as road accidents‚ the lowering of inhibitions‚ bodily harm and long term health quarrels. Another issue for teenagers is the "spiking" of drinks. Teenagers are reckless when drinking. To get to the parties the teenagers may
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Introduction Every people in the world expect and deserve a clean‚ healthy environment‚ not just for ourselves‚ but to pass on to future generations. In achieving this‚ many have been done by every country leader. The New Zealand government for example‚ has set standards so that everyone in New Zealand country has clean air to breathe‚ clean water to drink and clean land to live on. The standard known as “national environmental standards” ‚ it covers air quality standard; sources of human drinking water standard;
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The colonization’s of Australia and Indonesia by European settlers has shaped historic events and has compressed or vanquished customs and cultures. The colonization of Australia and Indonesia hold negative and positive aspects in history; forced labor‚ slavery‚ racial segregation and the loss of many cultures were horrific incidents within Indonesia’s and Australia’s history. However without these occurrences we might not have had the improvement of modern- day technology‚ arts‚ literature and science
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Lloyd Auckland New Zealand. Abstract New Zealand is known globally for its clean‚ green image‚ but climate change‚ the build up of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere‚ through the burning of fossile fules has been predicted to negatively impact New Zealand in many ways. Environmentally‚ temperatures and sea levels will rise‚ along with the frequency of extreme weather conditions such as droughts. The increased frequency of droughts will have a significant impact on the New Zealand economy due to
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New Models Of Doing Business: Pandora Radio As if the music industry has not seen enough change in recent years‚ Pandora Radio has started yet another music revolution. This time‚ however‚ the revolution is not about how the music is stored and collected (LP/CD/MP3 transformation)‚ or how music is purchased (Record Stores/ iTunes transformation)‚ but how we actually listen to music. Pandora Radio has created an amazing technology‚ which allows users to create and customize their own radio stations
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Costco: Doing Business the Honest Way While many companies find the need to take shortcuts and do whatever it takes to make the most profit‚ Costco finds the need to make its customers happy and its employees happier… and they still come out on top. Costco puts moral values above everything which only helps the company thrive more. They give every employee the same chance to rise in the ranks of the company‚ as well as making sure every employee makes living wage with the position they are currently
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Environmental Law in New Zealand Introduction New Zealand is in an enviable position as it has been able to learn from the mistakes of other nations‚ however this does not mean disasterous environmental issues cannot arise here. Fortunately New Zealand has well established environmental laws with several legislative statutes and governmental authorities. Following international trends and heightened awareness of environmental issues throughout the years the legislation has become increasingly
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Case Analysis: Doing Business Abroad As businesses grow to the point that they operate globally‚ it becomes important for the personnel within the company to understand the cultural differences between the home office and the overseas operations. Every region of the world has its unique cultural idiosyncrasies. These idiosyncrasies can prove to be challenging if a manager is not prepared to deal with the cultural differences in a respectful‚ appropriate way. Some of the specific ways that
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