New Zealand

Pakeha 1769-1840 is highly significant to New Zealand because as Michael King states, ‘All these early encounters between Maori and European... contained seeds for future patterns of racial and cultural relations in New Zealand. In this way King is saying that this period of Early Contact essentially defined the relationship between Maori and Pakeha, and instructs our relationship as New Zealanders today. The cultural and racial landscape of New Zealand both in the latter 19th and 20th centuries…

Take for example the 100% Pure (Tourism New Zealand) tourism campaign that uses commercials and still images to emphasise New Zealand’s natural landscape and an ‘outdoorsy lifestyle’, (Stahl, 237) or the Mitre10 Sandpit commercial which explicitly states that “DIY is in our DNA”. Skellerup’s advertisement, through signifying practicality and ‘usefulness’ ties into this notion of DIY, and, gumboots are a form of interacting with New Zealand’s natural landscape. These advertisements avoid…

Some had emigrated to experience more room with their land with peaceful and quiet, others needed plenty of resources to use for shelter, food, but all Maori people wanted to emigrate to have an adventure and enjoy their new homeland. Also, hardly riots and wars are caused because all ninety-eight tribes are spread throughout the land. All of the famous landmarks Kupe had discovered, drawn in all the Maori ancestors to emigrate here in Aotearoa. And here now today, they…

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…

this has presented greater opportunities for New Zealand education providers. These opportunities are in response to a growing trend in Thai students, as more of them are seeking to undertake international tertiary education. 24,491 Thai student studied overseas in 2012, with only 2% of them studying in New Zealand. The alternate countries Thai students chose were, the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, Japan and Malaysia. For New Zealand, Thailand can be a small but important source…

It has adopted in so many ways as being practiced by many agents around the world. Every nation has their unique experiences and strategies in both working and weaving out the best system to advocating towards the greater outcome of education. New Zealand is one of the countries that has a sound and unique educational experiences, it worth compares and learns with or from, as it has loaded through a rich and diverse historical contexts and approaches. The changing educational experiences that…

I was born in Christchurch, New Zealand, on 13 April 1967. My father was a Christchurch businessman, and my mother was from a farm roughly 30 miles from the city. Both sides of the family had immigrated to New Zealand from the UK and Ireland in the mid 1800s. During my early childhood I spent a great deal of time on the farm, and only wanted to grow up to be a farmer. My family moved away from Christchurch in 1970 to the deep south of New Zealand’s South Island. Invercargill is a small city…

deserve cyber bullying”, which highlighted the extent of bullying that now exists from 10 years ago. Since bullying is a topic which everyone talks about but does nothing or little about it, it made me think "how does bullying affect young people in New Zealand?" Base on the facts and figures gathered the affects of bullying on children is much more profound than what was once thought. Bullying is not a slowing or dying problem but instead growing this generation of school students, detentions…

New Zealand Community Water Fluoridation: Is It Justifiable? Dental caries (tooth decay) is a chronic disease that affects all ages, and remains one of the most predominant diseases in New Zealand. If left untreated, possible ramifications could include, tooth loss (which may result in an undesirable appearance), pain, and infection. Therefore from an early age, it is essential to establish and implement good oral health practices. Examples of these practices (although not limited to) are,…

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…