diversity of sea life found in the Lady Musgrave Island Lagoon‚ through this data it is found that there were 102 sea cucumbers spotted‚ 18 giant clams‚ 10 anemone-fish‚ 132 butterflyfish‚ 105 grazing herbivores‚ 11 cods and groupers‚ 22 coral trout’s‚ 9 maori wrasse‚ 7 turtles and no sharks were noticed. It was obvious that certain species of marine life were more prominent in the areas that were monitored this was because different areas hold key components for the everyday life of different marine life
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In “Herakles writes home” we can see how Marian Maguire has used Greek mythological figures taken from ancient Greek vases and put them into the scenes of New Zealand’s colonization and conflict with Maori to show the effects of the British settlers had on the shaping of New Zealand’s fate be it negative or positive depending on the viewpoint of the viewers. The pot Maguire uses in “Herakles writes home” is a black figure Volute Krater similar in shape to the Black-figure Volute Krater made by
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Paikea’s Determination to Become the Chief Whale Rider by Niki Caro is a story about a 12 year old girl who is the true heir to be chief of the tribe but her grandfather‚ following Maori traditions‚ believes that the role of chief is to be the first born son of the chief only. Throughout the movie‚ Paikea is determined to prove that she is the true heir and can be the chief of the tribe. This movie shows how she struggles to get her grandfather’s approval due to his beliefs and the tribe’s tradition
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the Fertile Crescent. The reason the Fertile Crescent got such a head start on developing a civilization was because they were quickly able to domesticate crops. Some civilization’s‚ like the Maori people‚ could not prosper because they did not have the correct environment to do so. The book explains‚ "Maori tropical crops could not grow in the
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The story of creation from the Maori of New Zealand seems to be much more consistent‚ and aside from being a fabulous creation myth is a wonderful love story as well. In French Polynesia tribes of Maori have thrived even until this day‚ which is one of the reasons that I chose to tell of their particular creation myth. It is wonderful that these stories remain alive
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Fundamentals of Land Ownership‚ Land Boundaries‚ and Surveying G J Donnelly About the Paper This paper has been prepared as an introductory paper to provide a general overview of key matters related to the ownership of land‚ and the boundaries which define the limitations of that ownership. The role of surveyors in the determination of land boundaries is also reviewed. It has been commissioned by the Intergovernmental Committee on Surveying and Mapping (ICSM) to provide a guide for students and
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“10 Mary Street”. A significant phase within the journey towards finding belonging is resisting. This is particularly shown in the film ‘Whale Rider’. Pai‚ as the female protagonist does not want to belong‚ as there is pressure associated with the Maori culture. At the beginning‚ the death of her twin brother is shown‚ and dialogue as well as non- diegetic music is used to show her lack of cultural acceptance at the beginning. “Where’s the boy?” is said. At this point‚ the non- diegetic music seizes
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Have you ever wondered why so many myths from around the world have so many similarities? The Eldar Eddas and The Rig Veda both begin in chaos. The Theogony and The Enuma Elish both contain Bloody Struggles. Even Genesis and The Yoruba creation Myth contain a flood. Why would so many creation myths have so many similarities? As far a creation myths are concerned three motifs continue to appear: The idea of floods‚ The idea of a bloody struggle‚ and The Idea that the world began in chaos. Floods
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Assignment 2: Research Essay A Comparison of the Cadastral Systems in New Zealand and South Australia By Leighton Joyes 574038 Due 17/05/2012 New Zealand and South Australia both stem from British heritage and they have both inherited the common law system and developed cadastral systems from this (Toms‚ Williiamson‚ & Grant‚ 1988). A cadastre can be defined as “a public register usually recording the area (and spatial location) of land parcels
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Critically evaluate the argument that electoral systems can produce effective (decisive) government‚ or representative government‚ but not both. New Zealand’s current electoral system is MMP or Mixed Member Proportional; this is the system which will be used to evaluate the question. A comparison of MMP and FPP or the First Past the Post system will also be included‚ since it is being debated as to which is better for New Zealand. MMP is an appropriately representative government which also creates
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