Birds of New Zealand

The Assassination of JFK was hugely significant to New Zealand as where the events that followed it. The significance of the event can simply be determined by the importance of the event. And how people perceived the event. Internationally, New Zealand’s people saw that the assassination of JFK as huge event that deeply affected people at the time. Some accounts, record information such as “the importance she felt… that she was able to follow an world event for the first time”. This account…

Pounamu is several types of nephrite jade found only in southern part of South Island of New Zealand. Pounamu is green hence the name greenstone in common English. The gem Pounamu comes from boulders on river beds (specifically the Arahura river) and when carved out, most are no bigger than the palm of a human hand. Pounamu is regarded as taonga or treasure and is significant in Maori art culture. Pounamu comes in many shapes because different shapes have different meanings from status and…

effort to achieve equity, and cease the discrimination. While there are many countries around the globe that have been involved with such discrimination, two fascinating examples to compare and contrast are Australia and the Aboriginal Australians, and New…

Why Donald Trump becoming Prime Minister of New Zealand will make New Zealand Great. DISCLAIMER: This is satire, not real, a joke. Whilst the National Party has upheld the prosperity and status of New Zealand, they have not managed to make New Zealand the country is once was. All countries aim to be the best they can be, if not the best in the world. The only way New Zealand can achieve greatness is if Donald Trump becomes the new Prime Minister. Not only is Donald Trump a lobbyist for the…

The diverse architecture and landscape found in and around the antiquated community of Beechworth, a small town located in the northeastern part of Victoria, Australia is quite superb when compared to other places that offer so many natural wonders. One of the cities best features is that it is located in the colorful southeastern region of the country. In this part of the world, you will find an enormous mix of plush green rainforests, red sandy deserts, craggy ocean cliffs, emerald green…

the gold rush 146 Greeks migrated to Victoria to mine for gold. Some of these people moved back to Greece while others stayed in Victoria or moved to other places around Australia finding jobs in factories, local restaurants or cafes, hoping for a new life. Many Greeks also migrated to Australia after WWII when Australia introduced the post war migration policy. Greek Care (2015) estimated that the majority of Greeks came to Australia between 1945 and 1982. 0.42% of Australia’s Population are…

A consideration of diversity in policy-making should shift the current discourse of culture away from a deficit, behavioural change approach to a rights-based, structural determinant approach. Attention to diversity, thus, may support policy-makers in changing broader social processes and beliefs that presently constrain healthy public policy and maintain ethnic health inequities. There are two theories as to why Māori suffer from health inequalities; one being that Māori have inferior…

Australia day commemorates the anniversary of the arrival of the first fleet on the 26th of January 1788. To some, it means the beginning of the dispossession of aborigines and the lost of their culture, but to others that was the birth of a great nation. This time of the year sparks many debates on whether Australia day should be celebrated or not. Chris Berg contends that the emergence of Australia as a great and powerful nation cannot be pinpointed to a certain date, nor is the 26th of…

The Great Mahele was the start of land divisions in Hawaii that started in 1848 created by King Kamehameha III. The foreigners came to Hawaii to gain land and to take over Hawaii. Land was very important to the foreigners because the land they got was used to start companies, sugar plantations, and to take over Hawaii. The foreigners also underwent a rule that states that land equalled to power (Potter, Kasdon, and Rayson). The Great Mahele benefited the foreigners because they easily got land…

people arrival. White people heard these Aboriginals saying the name of a wild lime, Jambreen, and they thought that it sounded like “Tamborine”. Mt Tamborine has many animals and plants including fruit, black beans, possums, snakes, quolls, frogs, birds, and many others. Mount Tamborine has 1300mm of rain each year, has soil that is high in phosphorous, and is protected from wind and fire because of rain and a dense canopy of leaves.…