Islands of New Zealand

As Alexander Davis expresses it, “Australia as a vast ‘empty’ island continent, situated geographically within touching distance of ‘overpopulated’ Asia”. The vastness, relative distance from other primarily European or white nations as well as the felt vulnerability to larger or more populated countries creates in…

useful form of political organization. States today have become principal actors in the political drama of the modern age. However, the term ‘state’ does not simplify the diverse political phenomena that exist in the modern world. States such as New Zealand, India and Canada and Soviet Union under Stalin and Germany under Hitler vary from each other in a striking manner: The political culture and political systems are almost incomparable. Yet, they are all considered to be ‘states’. Similarly,…

communications from other cultures and be aware that specific gestures may mean something different if not completely opposite in a different culture. Take for example in New Zealand European culture direct eye-to-eye contact is seen as respectful and showing interest in the persons speaking, whereas in Maori and Pacific Island cultures eye contact is viewed as offensive or aggressive (Massey University, 2008), while in other cultures such as Japanese or African eye contact is avoided to show…

1860. The rest of the areas were a set of islands called the New Territories that Britain had gained from the Second Convention of Peking in 1898. The issue at hand was that Britain did not permanently hold the New Territories; they were under a 99 year lease and would be returned to China in 1997 (Chan and Young n.p). These surrounding territories were so unified that they were practically a part of Hong Kong; it would be impractical to only return the New Territories to China and not Hong…

Muriwai is on the west coast of the Auckland Region in the North Island of New Zealand. It is due west of the Hauraki Gulf on the east coast and about mid-way between the entrances to the Auckland harbour (north) and the Manukau harbour (south). Maori Bay (to the south) is separated from Muriwai Beach and Otakamiro Point, with its steep cliffs and rocky nesting areas. The environment under study is about 3km long, from the Okiritoto stream in the north to Maori Bay in the south. Muriwai Coastal…

become a growing tradition for Australia and New Zealand to recognise ANZAC Day, 100 years later. One day every year is given to the memory of the ANZACs, from dawn until dusk. We remember those who fought, who sacrificed, and who built the values upon which our nation was founded. We remember the dead upon the shores of Gallipoli, but also the Western front - Greece, the Somme, and Italy and other theatres of war such as Korea and the Pacific Islands. The spirit of the ANZACs continues today…

Jerry Li Mrs. Kimpton English IV, Period 5/6 27 October 2015 Drop the Harpoon and Save the World When talking about whaling in the ocean, people generally attribute it to adventurous, or even heroic, images of brave sailors chasing those gigantic marine creatures in the stormy seas with harpoons in their hands. Whaling plays an important role in the long history of human beings. It persists until today in many cultures as a tradition. However, years of hunting have pushed the whales on the…

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During the 19th and early 20th Century, industrialization became the main cause for the development of new industries, as well as the expansion of many nations around the world. With the discovery of new ways to use the raw materials found during the First Industrial Revolution, in addition to the finding and creation of new resources such as electricity, steel, and chemicals in the Second Industrial Revolution, major countries around the world set their sights on having spheres of influence in…

between the Japanese and Australians. Although all 3 of these events occurred at different times and in different places they are closely related and all had an effect on the other. The attack on Pearl Harbour took place in a lagoon harbour on the island of Oahu, Hawaii, west of Honolulu on the 7th of December 1941 around 8am. Majority of the harbour and surrounding land being the United States Navy deep-water naval base and headquarters for the United States Pacific Fleet made the attack easy…