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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WHY GOVERNMENT MUST HIRE MORE TEACHERS AND INCREASE THEIR PAY It’s government’s responsibility to explore all possible ways in which it can meet its commitment to Education while still maintaining Macro-Economic stability. The greatest percentages of Ugandans live below the poverty line. The more reason we are struggling with poverty eradication programs. This means the poor live in subsistence Economies‚ eating food that they grow and bartering goods for services. The values of money to them are
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debate since it was raised from 18 to 21 in the mid-1980’s‚ lowering the drinking age is a proposal that is not only sensitive to many Americans‚ but is a widespread issue in our culture (The Debate on Lowering the Drinking Age‚ cbsnews.com). Although many states have tried lowering the drinking age‚ proponents of maintaing the minimum age have kept a strong case. After the ending prohibition‚ the banning of alcohol from 1920-1933‚ almost every state set their minimum drinking age to 21. During the
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anywhere? Now‚ 14 is the age for a permit‚ and once you get that‚ you are free to get your school permit and license‚ so you shouldn’t have to wait another two years‚ at 16 years old‚ to be legal to
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Lowering the drinking age? Why we should not lower the drinking age? Let me explain some reasons why not to lower the drinking age. One is that if we lower the drinking age we might be contributing to more fatal accidents. Second‚ lowering the drinking age might influence 18-year-olds to buy alcohol for younger teenagers (age 15-17). And third‚ 18-year-olds may not be mature enough to know their limitations on drinking. If we lower the drinking age we might be contributing to more fatal
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A proposal of loyalty program for Air New Zealand Introduction Air New Zealand is the biggest airline operation within New Zealand‚ and offers a fantastic airline service around the world. Our airline offer first class‚ business class and economy class to all customers. However‚ we plan to increase brand awareness‚ market share‚ sales and profit in the future‚ thus we want to launch the loyalty program to increase the number of loyal customers. This report includes loyalty program‚ customers’ demographic
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Lowering the Legal Drinking Age The debate about whether the legal drinking age should be raised or lowered is a common debate in the public domain. The decision on what age one begins drinking is determined by various factors which involve the gene combination of the person and the immediate environment around the person (Vingilis and Smart 415). For instance‚ the changes that adolescents go through in their biology and physiology can influence the age at which they start drinking alcohol. The behavior
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as a good thing by some people because it could reduce poverty; but if we focus on the overall outcome of raising the minimum wage‚ there really is no point in raising it. There are so many more options to improve the economy. Minimum wage should not be raised because the costs of goods and taxes would increase‚ it would slow the economy‚ put people out of business‚ and reduce employment. As the years increased so did the minimum wage. From the 1930s till about the 2000s the minimum wage was increasing
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10-29-2012 Raising the Drinking Age Each year‚ there is talk as to whether underage is that big of deal and if the drinking age should be lowered‚ raised‚ or just remain the same. I feel as if underage drinking is not okay and many unnecessary deaths are caused each year because of teens engaging in underage drinking. If anything‚ raising the drinking age to twenty five years of age would help ensure less deaths due to drunk driving or DUI’s. Therefore‚ laws against underage drinking should still be enforced
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