Country Briefing Report November 27‚ 2012 Global Business Dr. Gary Mahan Table of Contents Geography 1 7 Introduction 1.1 7 Description of New Zealand’s Location 1.2 7 Description of the Climate and Surface Features 1.3 8 Sources Used 10 Political Environment 2.0 11 Political System 2.1 11 The Executive 2.2 11 Governor General 2.3 12 Prime Minister 2.4 12 Jurisdiction 2.5 12
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Intergenerational Transnationalism: 1.5 Generation Asian Migrants in New Zealand1 Allen Bartley* and Paul Spoonley** ABSTRACT This paper explores some of the issues associated with the nature of contemporary transnationalism and the particular experiences and strategies of a specific cohort of migrants‚ the 1.5 generation. Based on a study of East Asian migrant adolescents to New Zealand‚ we argue that the experiences and strategies of this generation differ from those of their parents‚ the original
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in later life who have chosen to remain voluntarily childfree what are the implications if any? 1. AIM The aim of the research is to explore the implications of remaining voluntarily childfree for women in later life within the New Plymouth district of New Zealand. 1.a. INTRODUCTION Within many Western industrialised societies there are notions that children provide fulfillment‚ give purpose and offset loneliness in later life. There are tales like the ‘Three Spinsters’ from the writers
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was New Zealand. New Zealand has an interesting history‚ a variety of land features and unique people. History The first people to find New Zealand were the Maori people. They first arrived in New Zealand in about the tenth century A.D.(“About”). Now‚ Maori people make up fourteen percent of the New Zealand population (“About”). The Maori people named New Zealand “land
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WORLD TOURISM 1 “NEW ZEALAND” GENERAL INFORMATION Capital: Wellington Currency: New Zealand Dollar (NZ$) Famous Landmark: Flag Carrier: Major Airport: Auckland Airport Motto: none‚ formerly Onward National Anthem: God Defend New Zealand and God Save the Queen GMT: +13:00 Nicknames: God Zone‚ The Long White Cloud. Etymology Aotearoa (often translated as "land of the long white cloud") is the current Māori name for New Zealand‚ and is also used in New Zealand English. It is unknown
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COUNTRY ANALYSIS REPORT OF NEW ZEALAND Prepared by: Prepared for: Rossignol Corporation May 24‚ 2006 Introduction Rossignol Company is a fully owned subsidiary of Quicksilver Corporation. (NYSE: ZQK) which produces snow sport equipment‚ apparel‚ and accessories. Currently Quicksilver is investigating additional manufacturing facilities in Asia to quickly capitalize on its newly entered market with the acquisition of Rossignol ski division. During the fiscal
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FOCCUSING QUESTION To what extent does dairy farming affect waterways in New Zealand? BIOLOGICAL IDEAS The dairy farming industry causes a negative effect on New Zealand waterways. That is fact. The country is home to approximately six million cows which produce the equivalent amount of faeces as 70 million people! The effluents and fertilizers from farms can then drain through the soil and contaminate ground water or can run off into local a waterway‚ which significantly increases the nitrogen
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Nuclear free New Zealand history evaluation To do this project I have had to research‚ annotate and gather information about the topic that I choose. The topic is Nuclear Free New Zealand‚ I opted for this topic because I had never studied it before and I was interested on learning more about it. Gathering the information was quite easy‚ I think I’ve got plenty of it and it should be enough to cover the entire subject. Annotating the information was quite hard as I was short of ideas and I
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The Maory History of New Zealand The original inhabitants of New Zealand were Polynesians who arrived by canoe in a series of migrations. Among these were the Moriori‚ or moa hunters‚ early ancestors of the Maory‚ who arrived in a later migration. Historians estimate the first Polynesians arrived over 1000 years ago‚ possibly as early as 800 AD. Whether the islands were discovered by accident or design is uncertain‚ but the original peoples found a plentiful food supply and larger‚ more varied islands
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Aotearoa/New Zealand Every generation needs a new revolution-Thomas Jefferson Introduction The Maori people are the indigenous race of New Zealand (King‚ 2003). The word Maori is derived from `tangata Maori`‚ which means ordinary people and it was first used by Maori to differentiate themselves from the early European settlers (Ranford‚ n.d.). The main characteristic of Maori society is communal living‚ with social groupings based on extended families. The British colonists arrived in New Zealand
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