New Zealand

background Auckland is the largest city and main transport or business hub of New Zealand. Moreover it is a financial capital of New Zealand most of the economy of the country based on this city. St Marys Bay and Northcote are the two suburb of Auckland and its population in 2006 was 2,481 (1) and 4,122 (2). It is estimated by government of New Zealand that major structure breakdown will occur during upcoming ten years. New Zealand government found that lack of connection between two suburbs…

To what extent has history affected New Zealand’s current constitutional system? First and foremost, a constitution is a compact document that comprises a number of articles about the State, laying down rules which State activities are supposed to follow. New Zealand constitution does not consist of a single document, unlike The United States. Instead has a form of an unwritten constitution consisting of legislation, cases, legal documents, and common law. History is one of the most important…

actions and protest of the 1981 Springbok tour of New Zealand. At the time of the tour in 1981 Sgt Willcox's view of the tour was either pro tour or anti-tour but instead preferring to stay neutral. He stated “I didn’t really associate myself on any side of the tour”. Rather later saying that the tour was inevitable due to everything being uncivilised. Also he found that the tour was ‘New Zealand's Baptism’ and because of this he felt like ‘We (New Zealand) grew up over the whole tour.…

Barry Barclay (2000, p.1) coined the term ‘Fourth Cinema’, a classification in which he encompasses all means of Indigenous Cinema, made by Indigenous people, for Indigenous people. Barclay also puts emphasis on Fourth Cinema ‘Indigenous’ being spelt with a capital “I”, a category he created for his own personal satisfaction but has since caught on globally. This essay will discuss the concept of Fourth Cinema as outlined by Barry Barclay in general, as well as, in relation to Taika Waititi’s…

women’s team has a chance to showcase to the world their prowess as they battle it out with rivals New Zealand in the Women's Rugby League World Cup 2017 on Saturday. The high stakes game will be played at the Suncorp Stadium in Australia on December 2, 2017. Saturday's game will be second successive final between the two teams. The Jillaroos, as Australian women’s team is known, has played against the New Zealand's Kiwi Ferns in the finals in a record four times. They are the defending…

(2004, 2014), Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) (2014, 2015), Anna Johnson (2004), New Zealand Educational Institute Te Riu Reo (NZEI) (2012), Johnathon Boston (2013), Expert Advisory Group on Solutions…

in New Zealand. “I drive in a car that is falling apart. There is a bog in the body. There is rust in the doors.” Refers to the stereotype that Maoris are poor and therefore can not afford expensive new cars. “I took one lesson in kung fu. My parents made me do my homework.” refers to the stereotype that Asians know martial arts and study more than other races. Although the poem has a light hearted feel to it, it does bring up a serious issue of racial stereotypes and prejudice in New Zealand.…

Kua tawhiti ke to haerenga mai, kia kore e haere tonu. He tino nui rawa ou mahi, kia kore e mahi nui tonu"."You have come too far not to go further. You have done too much not to do more Te Kupenga Mōteatea was chosen after many hours of reading and researching Tuwharetoa - History of the Maori People of the Taupo District (Grace, Te.H) 1959. The storyline of Te Kupenga involves friendship, love, conflict, insult, war and revenge. In this essay I will describe what Te Kupenga Mōteatea means…

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The theft of rangatiratanga from Māori by Pākehā in New Zealand is closely intertwined with the loss and subsequent revitalisation of Te Reo. Both rangatiratanga and Te Reo are essential Māori culture – to lose just one is for Māori culture to be diminished. Māori culture has faced strong opposition since the signing of Te Tiriti o Waitangi in 1840. To understand rangatiratanga today, it is important to turn to history. In this essay, I will look at the state of rangatiratanga through the…