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The Asian Pacific culture in America covers a large demographic and includes many different ethnic groups. The ethnic groups that are included with the Asian Pacific culture include Bangladeshi, Pakistani, Cambodian, Chinese, Filipino, Hmong, Indian, Japanese, Korean, Laotian, Native Hawaiians, Pacific Islanders, Taiwanese, and Vietnamese (Asian Nation, n.d.). As of 2008 the Asian Pacific culture in America made up about 5% of the population, but is still one of the fastest growing ethnic…

ongoing issue here in New Zealand, and it is our role as adults, as people, to help reduce this social justice issue. Child protection professionals particularly, have a huge role in directly working with children and families and it is important to fully understand the knowledge and skills they need to have in order to be effective. Child protection professionals are a vital part of protecting children, changing their lives and of intervention. According to Statistics New Zealand (2010), there…

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…

Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party (ALCP) is the only party which has contested for a place in Parliament in every single General and By-election since MMP began in New Zealand in 1996 (Cannabis.org.nz). Their ideology is relatively straightforward; ‘The ALCP exists to legalise cannabis for recreational, spiritual, medicinal and industrial purposes’. They are also firm believers of peace and justice, creating a balance between the power of the state and the power of the people. The environment…

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…

Maori responses in the early historical period were committed by well-established customs and practises. Some of the most important concepts and values were of Mana, Tapu and Utu. They were causes of both order and difference in Maori society. (New Zealand History, 2012). They were forces at work and in daily routines. Maori Values are resources, areas, places and everything that is important and valued by Maori people. This essay will be explaining the value of Utu and how it relates to Maori…

their way of life is from our own. There are no airports on the island of Tristan da Cunha, so the only way to get there is by boat, across some of the roughest waters on the planet. Boats from South Africa only travel to the island eight or nine times per year. The nearest airport is a seven day trip by boat to Ascension Island, so if you are visiting Tristan da Cunha, be prepared to stay there for awhile. The closest civilization to Tristan da Cunha is located 1,243 miles away, on the island…

You have probably seen Hawaii’s beautiful pictures, but don’t you want to know a little more? I know some of you have been there, but you probably don’t know everything, right? The state of Hawaii has unique traditions, events, and cultural dances. The first Hawaiians. Sometime in the first millennium, Polynesians migrated to Hawaii in big canoes. They had to find their way from island to island by paying attention to the stars, the ocean currents, and the wildlife that lived in the area.…

musical events, etc. could be held here) and community (a place where people can come together). There will be an abundance of bush walks, grassed areas, lookouts over the harbour, walking and cycling paths, rock pools and a new harbour cove. There will be the creation of a new cultural centre that will provide 18,000 square metres for potential public recreational uses and an underground car park (with enough space for 300 cars). Barangaroo Point Reserve is specifically located at the northern…

Nauru, is a small country located in the Pacific Islands that not many people know of. Nauru is located approximately twenty-five miles south of the earths equator, and it’s closest neighboring country is Banaba, another island that is about two hundred miles east of Nauru. The territorial size of the country is only about eight square miles, with a population of “9540” people (Nauru: 2016 Country Review, 3). Nauru “became an independent” country “in 1968,” making it the “smallest republic in…