accomplishments? James Cook was a British explorer‚ navigator‚ and Captain. But should James be remembered for the feats he accomplished throughout his life? James Cook should go down in history because he revolutionized circumnavigation techniques‚ put New Zealand on the map‚ discovered and named a group of Islands‚ and discovered Australia. Before James cook‚ explorers and navigators had to figure out the latitude and longitude by measuring the angle of the sun. this was extremely difficult to do‚ with
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Highlighted Bibliography- Springbok Tour 1981 BOOKS: -Bowen. George ’Defending New Zealand ’‚ 1945-1985‚ Longman Publishing 1997. -Childs. Roger‚ ’Divide and Rule- Race Relations in South Africa 1938-1977 ’‚ Macmillan Publishing 1990 -Juliet. Morris ’With All Our Strength ’ Black Cat‚ Christchurch‚ 1982 -Thompson. Richard ’Retreat from apartheid ’‚ Oxford University Press‚ 1975 OPINION POLL: -The New Zealand Herald‚ July 15th‚ 1981 PHOTOS: -www.Blog.teara.govt.nz‚ date accessed 20/05/13
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RHH November 29‚ 2011 ANTH 350 University of Hawai’i at Manoa New Zealand In the book We Are the Ocean‚ by Epeli Hau’ofa‚ in his selected work of ‘Our Sea of Islands’ he says‚ “As far as concerns Oceania‚ derogatory and belittling views of indigenous cultures are traceable to the early years of interactions with Europeans. The wholesale condemnation by Christian missionaries of Oceanic cultures as savage‚ lascivious and barbaric has had a lasting effect on people’s views of their histories
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Oakenshield. The movie is definitely filming in New Zealand after some difficult negotiation between Warner bros and the New Zealand government‚. The government of New Zealand offer Warner Brothers lobbying campain‚ which will be detailed later‚ to film “The Hobbit” in New Zealand. So the question that can be ask is what will win New Zealand to let and help the Hobbit film in New Zeland‚ and how will it affect the New Zealand film industry and New Zealand society ? To answer this question firstable we
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2010 1. Discuss how the Te Whanga Paemai case study illustrates the significance and contribution of Maori culture to New Zealand business. Your answer should include references to relevant tikanga and its co-existence with law. Based on the information provided in the case study and the facts of the history‚ Maori culture did very important contribution to New Zealand economy and business. This kind of contribution has two sides: the acceleration on developing economy and business and protection
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the fading Maori culture. Introduction: As a descendant of the Maori‚ I have been avidly surrounded by it’s culture and traditions‚ of which is the Haka. The Haka is commonly known as a war dance created during the Maori Wars‚ or rather the New Zealand Land Wars. It was designed to intimidate Maori enemies at the onset of battle and doubling as an embodiment of stimulation and preparedness of the warriors. Today the Haka is a popular and frequently-practiced ritual that is passed down from generation
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century today which have influences on not only socially and economically but also politically as well from the Ministry of Health. In addition‚ the ageing population have effects from different perspectives such as towards the New Zealand Society itself and also New Zealand companies‚ especially retirement homes like ‘The Selwyn Foundation’. Throughout the world‚ ageing population has affected most countries around the world. In the past few years‚ there have been high birth rates and death rates
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the 19th of September 2010‚ what was to become known as the Pike River Mining Disaster began in the close proximity to the town of Greymouth. At an occupied mine of 31 miners and contractors‚ an initial explosion occurred in the West Coast Region of New Zealand’s South Island at approximately 3:44pm. Two were fortunate enough to walk away from the scene and were treated for moderate injuries at hospital‚ then later released the next day. It was believed that the remaining 16 miners and 13 contractors
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In the mid-1800s‚ New Zealand and Britain were two very different countries. While Britain was a flourishing country with big cities‚ tall buildings‚ a steadily growing population and civilised enough to have organised people into classes‚ in New Zealand the Maori had only settled three-hundred years earlier‚ the land was heavily forested‚ there was no major cities or towns and there was no money – only trade. Although Britain was much more developed than New Zealand‚ it was becoming overcrowded
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Background Air New Zealand originates back to 1940 when Tasman Empire Airways Limited created services with a limited number and it officially started being known by its present name as of April 1965. At first‚ Air NZ only carried out services within Australia and the Pacific‚ but with advances in technology and the improvement of aircrafts‚ it was able to create an international network that covers Asia‚ United Kingdom‚ Europe and North America. (Air New Zealand‚ 2012; Hill 2007). ‘Air NZ was New Zealand’s
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