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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later life within the New Plymouth district of New Zealand. 1.a. INTRODUCTION Within many Western industrialised societies there are notions that children provide fulfillment‚ give purpose and offset loneliness in later life. There are tales like the ‘Three Spinsters’ from the writers The Brothers Grimm which have contributed to the stereotypes of childless women as lonely‚ bitter and unfulfilled for decades. If children are necessary at preventing loneliness in older age there is concern in
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Introduction Inside of the Literature Review‚ the writer will emphasize on the idea of a minimum wage that affects the current increase in New Zealand. The main point of this Literature Review is to give an idea of the impacts of the positive and negative of the New Zealand wage rise. It also states some arguments that are between many companies whether a high wages is better or low wages. It reflects on many stakeholders that are involved in the issue which helps us understand the minimum wage
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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 ANALYSIS REPORT OF NEW ZEALAND Prepared by: Prepared for: Rossignol Corporation May 24‚ 2006 Introduction Rossignol Company is a fully owned subsidiary of Quicksilver Corporation. (NYSE: ZQK) which produces snow sport equipment‚ apparel‚ and accessories. Currently Quicksilver is investigating additional manufacturing facilities in Asia to quickly capitalize on its newly entered market with the acquisition of Rossignol ski division. During the fiscal
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Introduction Tourism in New Zealand has attracted tourists from all over the world. New Zealand’s tourism market is massive and there is more and more inbound tourism as the years pass. Two such significant markets that shape the inbound tourism in New Zealand are China and Japan. According to statistics‚ there were 12‚592 and 4‚048 international visitor arrivals in June 2014 from China and Japan respectively. (Tourism New Zealand‚ 2014) Although they are both Asian countries
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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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org site‚ there are fewer drunk driving traffic accidents and fatalities in many countries with a minimum drinking age of 18. This is a statistic which is supporting lowering the drinking age. This is showing how there is a drop in numbers of people who are involved in drunk driving accidents because their drinking age is 18. When you lower the drinking age‚ it makes the urge and temptation of alcohol not as high. When they are able to start drinking at a younger age‚ they are able to learn how to
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others in different cultures. Most of them always try to adapt to the new environment and balance the relationships with others people from different races. The concept of cultural diversity has been formed throughout the long history with numerous international immigrants coming from different parts of the world and the typical countries for multicultural nations can be the United States‚ Canada‚ Australia and even New Zealand. This issue brings both advantages as well as disadvantages for the citizens
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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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