Century. As there was nowhere else to export convicts‚ a new penal settlement had to be established‚ and in 1787‚ after learning about the potential trade value and natural resources of the ‘great southern land’‚ the government sent the First Fleet over to New South Wales with over 1400 people. First of all‚ as Britain could no longer find any other suitable place to export their surplus of convicts‚ the establishment of a new penal colony in New South Wales was imperative. Following the American War
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Identity Identity is achieved by weaving together different parts of the self. It is an arrangement of threads such as gender‚ ethnicity‚ religion et cetera‚ together to make you‚ you. Some of these things you have no control over‚ like gender‚ but threads such as religion and education‚ you have the ability to change should you so choose and because of this identity feels very personal. However‚ it is‚ in fact‚ social. Identity is formed in social and environmental contexts which make it fluid
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recover the amount from the employee as part of their salary packaging arrangement. • The rate of FBT depends on the value of the benefit provided and the current level of taxable income paid to the employee. What are the benefits? In New Zealand‚ around 640‚000 New Zealanders are covered under employer group schemes‚ the majority (440‚000) with Southern Cross. Around two-thirds of these are employed – either directly under the scheme or as spouses in employment. Removal of FBT on employer contributions
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Mendenhall Anthropology 101 Michel Waller PhD October 23‚ 2012 Abstract The Maori‚ which means "ordinary or common‚" arrived in New Zealand in the 14th century. Polynesian by descent‚ they came from the mythical land of Hawaiki‚ believed by many experts to be a combination of places‚ including Tahiti‚ Samoa‚ Hawaii and the Cook Islands. Upon arriving in New Zealand‚ the Maori dubbed the picturesque land Aotearoa‚ or "land of the long white cloud." The Maori Culture The Maori like many other
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Australians at home and abroad celebrated Anzac Day on 25 April 2015 as they do every year‚ but that year was a little different. It was the centenary of the landing at Gallipoli in Turkey by Australia and New Zealand Army Corps (Anzac)‚ an ill-fated initiative that ended with the deaths of 216‚000 Anzacs. This day has become an iconic event in Australia’s national identity‚ with an increasing public involvement and a broader focus that now includes Australian soldiers in WWII (1939-45) and Vietnam
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down the street‚ I usually get weird looks‚ so I’m used to it now. Its taken me a while to figure out why though‚ my grandma says I stick out of the crowed like a sore thumb‚ and she’s right. New Zealand is a nation of sheep‚ we cant do anything individually ‚ and look towards neighbouring countries for new ideas‚ so that we can then steal them for our own. Whether it is fashion‚ language or stunts and pranks from movies us kiwis will be there‚ copying everyone else like fish too eager to bite at
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make you laugh‚ and it isn’t a feel good film. It’s a film about crushing failure‚ personal identity‚ and the possibility of hope as experienced by a young lad from a Maori family‚ in 1984. Boy’s a young boy who lives on the rural East Coast of New Zealand with this Nan‚ a handful of cousins and his younger brother Rocky (who thinks he has superpowers). Boy believes he will get the girl of his dreams – Chardonnay. He also believes his dad‚ Alamein‚ is somewhat perfect. Although he thinks this‚ in
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them. 2. Explain what happened to the Moriori when the Chatham Islands were discovered. Why were the Maori from New Zealand such fierce warriors? * When the Moriori moved to the Chatham islands‚ they could not farm due to the cold climate and became hunter. They learned to live peacefully because their resources were so limited. * Mori from New Zealand were fierce warriors because of dense population‚ so they had to compete for agricultural societies. 3. What elements
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because it is a popular belief that people need narratives to give meaning‚ structure and value to their lives. This theme is displayed resolutely and poignantly in Potiki’s plot‚ characters‚ setting and symbolism‚ as the people of a small rural New Zealand community rediscover themselves through stories spoken and found in Maori carvings. The idea that humans need narratives is the core theme in Potiki‚ and it is used also to link other themes and aspects of the novel; it is in this way that we know
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place in a country house of a rich and noble family somewhere in Australia or New Zeeland in the end of XIX - beginning of XX century.. Firstly Katherine Mansfield born and brought up in colonial New Zealand (could affect the setting ). Secondly in a text we can notice the word “Verandah” which has featured quite prominently in Australian and used in residential particularly terraced houses in Australia and New Zealand) Narration‚ point of view Mansfield wrote "Sixpence” in limited third-person
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