New Zealand

Throughout western governments there has been a focus on utilizing French philosopher Michael Foucault governmentality theory (Krasmann 2015). Foucault governmentality theory has been applied to various health conditions with regards to health promotion campaigns. In this essay I will be examining the key concepts around governmentality, whilst applying it to health issues related to smoking. Foucault governmentailty shades away from previously used government method of governing by virtue of…

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…

Introduction The Holistic Model defines health as a state of complete physical, social, spiritual and mental hauroa (Davies, 2013). Health Promotion is one of the five-core functions of public health in New Zealand (Davies, 2013). The process of health promotion is to facilitate people, to increase control over, and to improve their overall health and wellbeing (Green & Raeburn, 1998). Health promotion does not focus merely on the individual but moves beyond to focus on a range of…

Sometimes I ask myself if I made the right decision you know…I think I did… I feel free here and in New Zealand I feel in peace. Vanesa came to New Zealand from Argentina in 2013 on a working holiday visa. She is a petite woman with a laugh that is larger than life and like many Argentinians, she likes to say “blah,blah,blah” when she tells stories. She is peaceful woman and this personality trait is, according to her, diametrically opposed to how people are in Buenos Aires, the town she is…

James and his siblings moved to Stewart Island, New Zealand with their great grandmother named Nanny. A year had passed, being 1945, and James took on the responsibility at fifteen years old to care for his younger brothers and sisters and his great grandmother. In Stewart Island all of what was left of the Salvatore family lived in a medium sized cottage off the coast of the Pacific Ocean. James could not stop thinking about the loss of his parents, his new responsibilities and the fact that…

Within New Zealand, this can be seen through attitudes and perceptions of New Zealanders towards immigrants. The most negative views are most often held by New Zealanders who are not indigenous to this country, and who would have to embrace the most change in the current status quo. They are the most comfortable and therefore have the…

to high speed internet of 5Mbps.[1] WHAT LED TO THIS INITIATIVE? Although New Zealand is an extensively developed country but the population is widely spread throughout. The population density (people living per square kilometer) varies comprehensively from around 500 in urban areas…

the development of New Zealand’s Legal System? ID: 62952639 History has had an enormous impact on the development of New Zealand’s legal system. Legal history is more than an explanation, it is a crucial part of understanding New Zealand society, as habitually aspects of it remain, embedded in our legal system . Key components of the modern New Zealand legal system can be founded through an examination of important moments in legal history. Both the historical foundations and New Zealand’s…

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…

analysis is for Dove to increase their understanding of the New Zealand skincare market. Although the market is small compared to the Australian and American market, New Zealand has still had a steady growth in sales across the years 2007-2012 with the average increase of 15 million dollars over the 5 year period (Euromonitor, 2013). This has shown the popular demand of consumers for skincare products in the New Zealand market. With the New Zealand skincare industry branching out with their own…