Time in New Zealand

believe that by changing the Australian flag can help to reinforce our national pride. A flag is a representative of a nation and its people. Our current flag demonstrates a strong sense of pride and the same emotions will still be carried through by the new flag. By changing the flag design it would display a more clear and recognisable Australian identity. Our Australian flag has been around for many years, since the last design was created. However, it has always lead to some confusions to…

which the plaintiff sums up in the phrase ‘enough is enough’ this addresses the issue of whether the Treaty of Waitangi should be integrated in the Public Works Act in order to protect Māori land from public works acquisition. It is stated by the New Zealand Law Society that a public work must benefit the public, but as stated by Thompson J these objectives can be met without the plaintiff’s land. This case is a positive step towards the acknowledgment in terms of Māori land rights, and is…

the creative-minded Tane catches sight of a shooting star, and has a wildly speculative idea about time travel. Though the brilliant (and college-level physics genius). Rebecca scoffs! at Tane’s silliness at trying to send a human back in time, the two come up with another proposition: what if it were possible to send a message back through the “quantum foam,” like a facsimile through space and time? Rebecca suggests that even though they do not have the technology to create a transmitting…

backpackers from New Zealand, Switzerland, and Japan being presented with an ethical dilemma whilst on their sabbatical program. All of them had to cross an 18,000 foot pass over a crest to be able to reach Muklinath. All of them needed to climb over a steep part of their climb, and they departed at 3:30 am before the sun rose and melted the steps cut in the ice. At 15,500 feet into the climb, McCoy and Stephen rested to recuperate. Suddenly, one of the backpackers from New Zealand found a naked…

Volunteer Service Abroad, VSA, is one of New Zealand largest, most experienced volunteer organisations, targeting international development in the wider Pacific. Based in Wellington, New Zealand, it is funded by the New Zealand government, under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT). VSA originated in 1962, by the founding President, Sir Edmund Hillary, he passionately believed that people working together as equals had the ability to achieve incredible things (Volunteer Service…

significant issue in modern day New Zealand for the Pasifika and Maori communities. Both communities are common statistics for many mental illnesses. The most significant implication that comes from mental illness is suicide. According to Oakley Browne (2006), pacific island people aged 16 to 24 are the most at risk ethnic group. This statement can be based on statistics given by the…

Polynesia Population Polynesia has an estimated 691,346 (Not including New Zealand) people to inhabit the earth and spread over different countries. The records show that the population since 1955 has increased by over 400,000 people and still is increasing today. In 1955, the population was 274,119 then by 1990; it reached 547,896 then after 15 years in 2005; it got to 641,022 then to the present we know as 691,346 (Not including New Zealand). The population each year increases from 3.8…

of the sea despite the less advanced technologies during that time. Although the Polynesians are believed to have discovered and settled in the region commonly referred to as Polynesia triangle, little is known about their navigation skills (Evans 22). They are believed to have navigated through the deep, dangerous, and open waters of the Pacific before discovering and settling in the modern-day Hawaii, Marquesas Islands, New Zealand, Solomon Islands, Fiji, and Eastern Australia. Technically,…

Histories, Auckland, 2005. In this book, Belgrave explores the changes that have occurred in the last hundred and fifty years regarding Waitangi Tribunal claims, the role of the Waitangi Tribunal and the relationship between Maori and non-Maori in New Zealand. Belgrave sheds light on nuances of the Treaty of Waitangi and the Waitangi Tribunal that are not commonly known. Belgrave provides evidence on various historical case studies to prove that attitudes towards the Treaty of Waitangi, and…

In the South Pacific Ocean, about 1,300 miles north of New Zealand, there is a country that is made of 300 islands and 540 islets. These islands combined form the republic of Fiji. Out of all 300 islands, only about 150 are inhabited by humans. The largest island is Viti Levu, also known as Great Fiji, and the capital is Suva. Fiji is a democratic country, with the government system set up very similar to the United States. Sports are also popular in Fiji, such as rugby and soccer. My goal…