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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going on all the time‚ in the past‚ present and future. A significant affair is when New Zealand became a nuclear-free zone.This had many effects on local and international countries including America‚ France and the Pacific Islands. The Rainbow Warrior had a huge impact on this law as well. The trading market‚ environment and immigration were also effected because of the new legislation and clean ways of New Zealand. Nuclear power is a radioactive chemical reaction that heats water to steam‚ that
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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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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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Intergenerational Transnationalism: 1.5 Generation Asian Migrants in New Zealand1 Allen Bartley* and Paul Spoonley** ABSTRACT This paper explores some of the issues associated with the nature of contemporary transnationalism and the particular experiences and strategies of a specific cohort of migrants‚ the 1.5 generation. Based on a study of East Asian migrant adolescents to New Zealand‚ we argue that the experiences and strategies of this generation differ from those of their parents‚ the original
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Social Issues in New Zealand: Gangs from a Functionalist Perspective Gangs have been perceived as a predominant and rising social issue in New Zealand since as early as the 1950s. Associations of crime and deviance have been the focus of media and law enforcement throughout this time but the issues associated with gangs do not prevail singularly within the construct of the groups. It is too easy to point the finger to those on the fringes of society and say that they are the cause for social instability
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Country Briefing Report November 27‚ 2012 Global Business Dr. Gary Mahan Table of Contents Geography 1 7 Introduction 1.1 7 Description of New Zealand’s Location 1.2 7 Description of the Climate and Surface Features 1.3 8 Sources Used 10 Political Environment 2.0 11 Political System 2.1 11 The Executive 2.2 11 Governor General 2.3 12 Prime Minister 2.4 12 Jurisdiction 2.5 12
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Economic development in New Zealand ! HDI Life expectancy GDP per capita PPP Literacy rate Mean years of schooling 2010 0.907 80.40 years $25‚293 99% 12.4 years 2013 0.919 80.82 years $25‚689 99% 12.5 years ! The Human Development Index (HDI) is a composite statistic of life expectancy‚ education‚ and income indices used to rank countries into four tiers of human development. From the year 2010 to 2013‚ New Zealand’s HDI has gone up
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was New Zealand. New Zealand has an interesting history‚ a variety of land features and unique people. History The first people to find New Zealand were the Maori people. They first arrived in New Zealand in about the tenth century A.D.(“About”). Now‚ Maori people make up fourteen percent of the New Zealand population (“About”). The Maori people named New Zealand “land
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WORLD TOURISM 1 “NEW ZEALAND” GENERAL INFORMATION Capital: Wellington Currency: New Zealand Dollar (NZ$) Famous Landmark: Flag Carrier: Major Airport: Auckland Airport Motto: none‚ formerly Onward National Anthem: God Defend New Zealand and God Save the Queen GMT: +13:00 Nicknames: God Zone‚ The Long White Cloud. Etymology Aotearoa (often translated as "land of the long white cloud") is the current Māori name for New Zealand‚ and is also used in New Zealand English. It is unknown
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