Congratulations‚ you’ve passed the driving test.” At the age of 16 people can receive their drivers’ license. Many think that this age is too high but many more think it is too low. The age at which young people can receive their license is far too low. There are three stages of a license and people should not be able to receive the first stage of their license until they are 20. Cost‚ insurance‚ and age are all crucial points in why the driving age needs to be changed. With the driving age at 16 there are a
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Resources New Zealand The country’s indigenous name is Aotearoa (Land of the Long White Cloud). History: New Zealand is an island and was discovered by Polynesian and started migrating before AD 900. British captain James Cook visited this Island in 1769. Maori and British signed a treaty of Waitangi‚ which granted the Maori legal protection and rights to perpetual ownership of their lands and resources. Only the Crown was entitled to buy land from Maori. Britain granted New Zealand internal
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Government Essay: The New Zealand government at both a Local and National level is an excellent example of a modern‚ Representative Democracy. Different election systems‚ including First Past the Post (FPP)‚ Mixed Member Proportional (MMP) and Single Transferable Vote (STV)‚ are used to allow electors to select representatives to sit on Councils‚ Boards and in Parliament. Some elements of Constitutional Monarchy are present in the New Zealand system of democratically elected representatives within
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Culture of new Zealand: British and European Custom interwoven with Maori and Polynesian tradition. Maori tradition dominated the beginning of human existence in New Zealand and has stayed around even as the culture modernized. Māori established separate tribes‚ hunted and fished‚ traded commodities‚ developed agriculture‚ arts and weaponry‚ and kept a detailed oral history. Regular European contact began approximately 200 years ago‚ and British immigration proceeded rapidly during the
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AIR NEW ZEALAND Introduction： Air New Zealand is the largest flag carrier in New Zealand‚ which is operating scheduled passenger flights to 26 international and 25 domestic. The airline has been a member of the Star Alliance since 1999. Air New Zealand’s route network focuses on Australia and the South Pacific‚ with long-haul services to East Asia and North America. History: Air New Zealand’s history can be traced back to the Tasman Empire Airways Limited (Tasman Empire Airways Limited - TEAL)
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found myself trawling through Facebook. I had just finished watching a Close Up story on a guy I know – Wikatana Popata‚ who they were calling the new face of Māori protest – and I decided to go and check the story’s feedback on the Close Up page on Facebook. What I found was that this story‚ like many in the past‚ had scratched the surface of New Zealand society‚ and revealed the sickeningly racist underbelly which exists. Subject to a degree of anonymity‚ Facebook users felt free to comment honestly
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WHAT FACTORS LED TO THE MIGRATION OF PAKEHATO NEW ZEALAND? Pakeha migrated to New Zealand during the nineteenth century for a number of reasons. Some people made a rational economic decision‚ some were drawn by chain migration and some people- usually women and children- had no choice. In other areas there was a history or tradition of migration‚ often motivated by sheer hardship. James Belich claims that perhaps the most important reasons for the ancestors of most pakeha was the sheer
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Abortion in New Zealand Abortion in New Zealand is legal in cases where the pregnant woman faces a danger to her life‚ physical or mental health‚ or if there is a risk of the fetus being handicapped‚ in the event of the continuation of her pregnancy. Regulations in New Zealand require that abortionsafter 12 weeks gestation be performed in a "licensed institution"‚ which is generally understood to be a hospital. Abortions must be approved by two doctor]s (referred to as "certifying consultants" within
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The driving age should be raised to a higher age for safety reasons. The reason I say this is because teens text and drive and put themselves and other people in danger. Teens are increasing car wrecks. They are also increasing their injuries. Teens don’t know much of the consequences that come with driving. They party and drink‚ and when they drive drunk‚ that’s another wreck and death waiting to happen. A lot of teens just want a car to drive‚ they don’t really drive the proper way . The driving
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source of energy required for our bodies to function. Type 2 diabetes can develop slowly over a long period of time and occurs mostly to the elderlies but over the past few years‚ type 2 diabetes is becoming more common to many young people in New Zealand. There are plenty of implications of type 2 diabetes on our bodies and a lot of it are long term effects. This increases the risk of many cardiovascular problems such as heart attack‚ narrowing of arteries and the risk of stroke is 2 to 4 times
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