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Though many people of the Australian population view Australia Day as a day off to relax, January 26th has always been divisive, with the remainder of the population seeing January 26th as Invasion Day in lieu of a day of celebration. The article ‘Australia Day nationalism walks in the footsteps of ugly precedents’ by Robin Tennant-Wood was written for The Conversation on the 14th of January, 2014 and has one main idea: the meaning of Australia Day has strayed and does not do justice in…

founding members – Australia and New Zealand. Starbucks already has significant establishments in Australia and New Zealand; having a partnership in Fiji would be ideal to complete its presence across the Pacific Partnership and also build out routes to small Pacific Presence Partners (i.e. Micronesia, Solomon Islands,…

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,…

(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…

l the real New Zealand man please stand up? He is rugged, strong, unemotional and not to mention heterosexual. That is how the media in New Zealand presents the real New Zealand man. But what does it really mean to be a real NZ man? According to ‘Statistics New Zealand’ there’s a 60 percent chance that he’s overweight and a 27 percent chance he has hazardous drinking patterns, so at the average age of 79 he will probably die from heart disease, a stroke, respiratory disease or lung cancer.…

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…

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…

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…

Rangatahi Courts Indigeneity has also been attempted to be recognised through Rangatahi Courts, which emerged after the judiciary acknowledged the overrepresentation of Maori youth in the criminal justice system (Dickson, 2011). Rangatahi courts monitor family group conferences which engage in sentencing. They support retaining Maori identity which is critical to avoid harm and poverty (Jackson, 1988). Yet, the same concerns of being tokenistic in nature are present, as though the process is…

INSIGHT INTO ‘PHYSICAL-EYE’ INTRODUCTION “It is better to participate and fail than fail to participate”- Debasish Mridah. A lack of physical activity is a core problem we’ve addressed for youth NZ’ers. The main causes that result in physical inactivity are a lack of knowledge/resources (such as time and money) which inhibit participation. Scoop NZ unveiled research suggesting a “national action plan is needed to increase Kiwis’ everyday levels of activity” (Scoop NZ, 2015). Therefore, an…