Islands of New Zealand

literature review has been written in regards to the importance of inclusionary practices and inclusion for children with disabilities and their families within an early childhood education environment. Two of the research articles used are from New Zealand, one from Taiwan and one from Spain, they range from 2009 until present day. This literature review explains the importance of including children with disabilities and their families within mainstream early childhood settings. It then…

report on Thailand shows there were over 24,000 Thai students who studied overseas in 2012 and only 2% studied in New Zealand. Also the fact that only 0.5% of total Thai students study overseas shows a lack of affordability of studying abroad, especially since the cost of a similar education in Thailand can be as little as $5,000.00 (NZD). For many, the high cost of living in New Zealand is unlikely to be sufficiently off set…

Consultancy Political Government policy to increase jobs. The New Zealand economy is presently in growth phase with a predicted growth rate of 3.8% in 2015 and 3% in 2016 way forward. In line with the same, labor market is also expected to grow with unemployment rate declining below 5% by March 2016 (Employment Plan, 2014). Investment in the infrastructure. There has been an increase in the infrastructure investment by New Zealand with a view to revive the nation’s performance on the economic…

The Ministry of Health (2008) found that mental illness which includes addiction affects one in five New Zealanders. A key population health challenge Addiction Support Workers are facing is the culturally diverse population in New Zealand. Estimates show that one in five New Zealanders were not born in New Zealand compared to one in eight in the United States. Furthermore, Statistics NZ showed a 5,000 net gain of immigrants to NZ for the month of March between 2005-2015 (as seen in the figure…

Harbaugh’s Veteran Stereotype In a commentary aired on National Public air, navy pilot veteran, Ken Harbaugh argues about the stereotypes of “damaged” veterans. He speaks about how veterans are portrayed through the media in a negative light, that in terms, is not always true. Harbaugh does this by comparing and contrasting, “damaged” veteran stereotypes, to how veterans really are outside of combat. He mentions several statistical studies, and how media influenced stereotypes corresponds…

The presence of child poverty in New Zealand has been a long standing issue since before the 1990’s and continues to be prevalent in today’s New Zealand. Although child poverty can be linked to multiple causes, there is one major cause that is not widely discussed enough within the political world of New Zealand. This is the issue of structural inequality, structural inequality can be loosely described as “denot[ing] methodical and often subtle processes through which social structures…

focuses on domestic abuse, sexual abuse, violence, culture, and identity. I found that looking up some background on Māori culture gave me context for what the film was attempting to communicate. The Māori are a Polynesian people who are part of New Zealand culture. Modern Māori have a huge struggle with identity. The Māori were colonized by Europeans in the 1800s. Pittman says “Defining who you are [as Māori] is important. We must reclaim the right to define ourselves because it’s that constant…

of Waitangi a Māori Magna Carta or Mega-Fraud. The Manga Carta 1215 (1297) The phrase Māori Magna Carta or Mega-Fraud is an interesting phrase. The Magna Carta is a fundamental constitutional document not only to the United Kingdom but also to New Zealand and many other countries that…

and to escape violence. Many people perceive the United States as the greatest country on Earth because of the many job opportunities and great schools housed there. Because people are migrating to new lands or countries, I believed that it must be hard for immigrant youths to excel or adapt to a new culture. I believed this because I previously worked at an elementary school where there were immigrant youths who could not speak or understand English, which would make it hard for those children…

The power of emotion: compassion In Marina Keegan’s essay, Why We Care About Whales, Marina claims on how humans value the life of humans and the life of non-human animals. The essay starts with a social occurrence of emerging beached whales. A natural force that is created by the movement of both the moon and the Earth push whales to the beach. While giving a detailed, vivid explanation of how beached whales die, Marina maximizes the sadness and lamentation of whales’ deaths. Furthermore, she…