In the mid-1800s‚ New Zealand and Britain were two very different countries. While Britain was a flourishing country with big cities‚ tall buildings‚ a steadily growing population and civilised enough to have organised people into classes‚ in New Zealand the Maori had only settled three-hundred years earlier‚ the land was heavily forested‚ there was no major cities or towns and there was no money – only trade. Although Britain was much more developed than New Zealand‚ it was becoming overcrowded
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the fading Maori culture. Introduction: As a descendant of the Maori‚ I have been avidly surrounded by it’s culture and traditions‚ of which is the Haka. The Haka is commonly known as a war dance created during the Maori Wars‚ or rather the New Zealand Land Wars. It was designed to intimidate Maori enemies at the onset of battle and doubling as an embodiment of stimulation and preparedness of the warriors. Today the Haka is a popular and frequently-practiced ritual that is passed down from generation
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MEMORANDUM To: Director of University of Auckland Business School Case Centre From: Rebecca Machado Date: 27th April 2011 Re: A critical review of the industry in which New Zealand Company Zespri International operates‚ and the company’s strategy and business model. INTRODUCTION: 1409 was the start of New Zealand long and prosperous relationship with Kiwifruit growing. Ironically‚ the kiwifruit seeds themselves were brought back by Whanganui teacher Mabel Fisher after a trip in China
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The Privy Council had been New Zealand’s final appeal court for 160 years till the enactment of Supreme Court Act 2003. It appears an inevitable trend as Canada and Australia already had abolished appeals to the Privy Council‚ New Zealand was the last major Commonwealth country to do so since the arose of national legal identity. This essay will discuss why the decision of abolition the right of appeal to the Privy Council was controversial because New Zealand is so unique due to the Treaty of Waitangi
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Although national income is a convenient way for measuring the standard of living between countries‚ it still has its limitations. Firstly‚ as national income statistics are calculated from millions of different returns to the government‚ inevitably mistakes are made. For example‚ returns may be inaccurate or simply not completed. This makes the data incorrect‚ hence hindering people to analyze the living standard of a country accurately. Secondly‚ National income does not record the output
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meetings. “We were the ones that kicked off the idea for these foundations in New Zealand. We solicited a few regions and provided seed funding-funded them to help get them get started. We approved a grant to tThe Nelson Bays branch Community Foundation received a grant through our own from the Tindall Foundation to help them get about their business.” Although the model has been around for a long time overseas‚ it’s is fairly new in this country. “The groups are run by volunteers‚ but they often have
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This Essay is going to discuss the Soundtrack of the New Zealand film Two Little Boys (Sarkies‚ 2012) and how it relates to the popular culture theory of globalisation and localisation. The essay will focus on three key concepts and these are construction of reality‚ time‚ place and the world of the film. A brief history of each piece of music on the film’s soundtrack will be given‚ and examples used as to how the music reinforces ideas of time‚ place‚ reality and identity within the film. The first
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and extensive. These issues stem from successive centuries of asserted colonial power‚ which consequently has resulted in the undermining of rights for many Indigenous communities‚ including the Australian Aboriginal Peoples and Maori Peoples of New Zealand. Systemic abuse of power has resulted in the gradual erosion of Indigenous culture‚ and as thus‚ rights of Indigenous communities‚ including Intellectual Property and Cultural Rights‚ have been neglected. As a result‚ a growing body of declarations
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for travel and adventure. It started off during the outdoor adventure boom in the mid-80s‚ with its first production in Christchurch‚ New Zealand and first retail store in Melbourne‚ Australia (Kathmandu Holdings‚ 2013‚ para. 2). Since then‚ the company has expanded to numerous stores in New Zealand and Australia‚ currently owning 133 stores with 42 in New Zealand‚ 72 in Australia‚ and another 6 stores in the United Kingdom (Kathmandu Holdings‚ 2013‚ para. 2). The company offers various products
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Executive summary Fletcher building company is largest construction company in NEW ZEALAND. Its history began‚ when they build a timber weather board house in Dunedin‚ New Zealand. They transformed many times over following 92 years. At last in 2001 they listed as Fletcher Building Limited on the New Zealand stock exchange. The Headquarter of Fletcher Company is in Auckland (Penrose) New Zealand. There are 18‚800 employees are working globally and there are 50 businesses operating under the Fletcher
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