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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The legalization of marijuana is a controversial topic not just in New Zealand but all over the world. Some people think that marijuana is great e.g. it relieves pain‚ calms you down and is not physically addictive. Other people do believe in this point of view the say that it can physically harm your body‚ harms babies and leads to harder drugs. Firstly marijuana is not physically addictive. This means the body will not crave the way it will with other drugs such as heroin where people become
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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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BEING A SMAOAN IN NEW ZEALAND What is sustainability? It is when you keep something that we tresures. It is about sustaining our Samoan lifestyle‚ treasures‚ and our spiritual belief. Samoan treasures like tatau (tattoo) and ietoga (fine mat) are unique to our culture. In Samoa there is a bellief which is‚ “Ka muamua lou gutu faatoa ka ia lou tino.” This means that someone should have the keep knowledge in our Faasamoa (Samoan way) before they are allowed to get a tattoo. This reflected in
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Income Inequality in New Zealand The purpose of this report is to examine inequality and inequity in New Zealand income between ethnicity‚ gender and education. It will look at the positive and negative effects in income inequality. Inequality is the unequal distribution of household or individual income across various participants in an economy and inequity is unfairness involving favourtism and bias. To conduct my investigation I looked at articles and websites which contained information which
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The legal age for drinking in New Zealand is eighteen‚ yet this does not stop teenagers as young as fourteen from drinking. New Zealand teenagers enjoy going to parties or social events and this usually involves drinking. Youth drinking causes many problems in society such as road accidents‚ the lowering of inhibitions‚ bodily harm and long term health quarrels. Another issue for teenagers is the "spiking" of drinks. Teenagers are reckless when drinking. To get to the parties the teenagers may
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English in New Zealand (NZEng) Grammar Very few differences: Like AusEng ‘shall’ and ‘should’ avoidance “Will I see you there?” as in ScotEng Singular verb agreement preferred The team is playing badly “in the weekend” rather than at / on Vocabulary Includes Australianisms Some distinct NZEng items Maori loanwords Mostly in colloquial usage & slang More colloquially… to farewell tramping to
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Can Profitability and Morality Co-exist? Business Ethics and Corporate Governance INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS ETHICS What is Business?? Business is a legally recognized organizational entity existing within an economically free country designed to sell goods and/or services to consumers or other businesses‚ usually in an effort to generate profit. It is a commercial activity engaged in as a means of livelihood or profit‚ or an entity which engages in such activities. What is Ethics? Ethics are
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the use of fair value as a measurement basis for financial reporting has been expanded. Determining fair value often requires a variety of assumptions as well as significant judgment. Thus‚ investors desire timely and transparent information about how fair value is measured‚ its impact on current financial statements‚ and its potential to impact future periods and the extent to which IFRS13 addresses the challenges previously associated with the measurement of fair value. 2 The Definition of
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social effects in New Zealand. The New Zealand publics’ opinion was polarized due to New Zealand’s involvement in the war‚ and public debate was generated over New Zealand’s foreign policy in particular how it relied on an alliance-based security. An anti-war movement developed in New Zealand‚ who disagreed with the strategy of forward defense. They also questioned the validity of the domino theory‚ and thought communism in south-East Asia did not in any way threaten New Zealand. The members of the
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