New Zealand : A Shy And Diverse Family

Is the importance of family becoming less and less valued by the people in today’s society? In America today, the way we value and view things is far from becoming anything even close to the society/values that are portrayed in the novel Brave New World. We are far from Brave New World because in America we have very strong values on family, how important it is for childhood, and the mental effects they have on us.

The base of the Polynesian culture has always been family. We know we're nothing without them. Growing up with 9 siblings, our financial situation was anything but stable. Therefore, providing for my present and future family is something I constantly strived for. Although I had a problem, I needed to find a way to take care of my family. In Polynesian families, when your financial situation isn't the best, it's extremely common to be pressured into excelling in sports. It's seen as your "only way out". Fortunately for me, I never felt that pressure because I was never seen as "athletic". Naturally, I gravitated towards books and instead of winning a game, I made my parents proud through academic achievements. After realizing education would

Australia’s scientists have released its comprehensive map of the Great Barrier Reef’s bleached corals revealing that less than 36% of the areas explored have not been severely bleached yet. The bleaching is caused by abnormally hot waters due to El Niño and climate change. These high temperatures cause corals’ symbiotic algae, which is their crucial food source, to become scarce and toxic, forcing the corals to expel it. Removing the algae turns the coral bone white and the coral begins to starve. Of the 911 individual reefs that researchers surveyed, a large 93%-843 reefs-experienced some kind of bleaching. Furthermore, the Great Barrier Reef is home to more than 1,500 different kinds of fish, 6 of the worlds remain seven marine turtle species

Australian Institute of Family Studies (2015c) reports that compared to non-Indigenous children Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children are over-represented in child protection and out-of-home care services. There are complex reason for this over-representation including past history of force removal, the effects that is associated with low social-economic status, and the cultural aspect of child rearing when compared to western views. The Australian Institute of Family Studies (2015c) goes on to state that ‘Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children were seven times more likely than non-Indigenous children to be the subject of substantiated reports of harm/risk of harm.’

Despite their proximity, the reef systems of Tela and Utila differed dramatically in D. antillarum population sizes, indicating that the population in Tela had recovered significantly post-mortality compared to Utila, where the population was still being supressed. D. antillarum in Utila also had a notably smaller average test size compared to Tela, likely due to a larger juvenile urchin population. Juveniles are less effective at grazing down algae populations and display significantly greater preference over the genera of algae they consume. In areas highly populated by juveniles, this would allow domination of certain fleshy brown genera such as Dictyota whilst species of the Caulerpa genus are grazed to a more regular coverage (Rivera and Turner, 2009). On Tela, individuals were more likely to reach maturity and grow larger; implying that on Utila there was a presence of ecological barriers limiting survival to maturity, which were not present on Tela. The rate of herbivory in each area highlights the importance of D. antillarum as a keystone species, as the Utilan reef showed clear signs of deterioration in health due to the dominance of fleshy-brown macroalgae (48.6%) and low coverage of scleractinian coral (19.4%) compared to Tela. The Tela reef showed a 68.3% dominance of scleractinian coral and significantly lower fleshy brow macro-algae coverage at 13.7%. This was particularly notable for a region with an average reported coral cover of <10% (Gardner et al., 2003).

Covering over 348,000 square kilometres, the reef is home to the most comprehensive coral ecosystem on the planet and is so large it can actually be observed from space (Australian government). Whilst predominantly being known for its large colourful reefs, is provides a home to a diverse array of marine creatures including 1625 different species of fish, around 600 types of hard and soft corals, 100 species of jellyfish, over 3,000 molluscs, 500 species of worms, 215 bird species, thousands of different sponges and crustaceans and more than 30 species of mammals, including the endangered species the dugong.

In sample 1 a fairly wide range of species was observed, forums, radiolarians, coccoliths, sponge spicules, even a sphere of pyrite. The forums that present include Neogloboquadrina pachyderma as seen in figure 1. In figure 7 a Globigerina uvula can be seen. Figure 8 shows Globigerinita Glutinata and figure 12 shows a piece of Globigerina bulloides. Although a wide range of diversity was seen there was not a large abundance of any species. Colder templates are less productive

The Pterois volitans, also known as the lionfish, is a remarkable creature that possesses adaptations, such as venomous tentacles, striping for camouflage, and control over its center of gravity, that makes for an enduring species. These beautiful fish can be found in warm marine reefs and coral from the Great Barrier Reef of Australia to the coasts of Florida and North Carolina. Moreover, these fish thrive in temperatures ranging from 60oF to 90oF. While lionfish are usually found in shallow waters, some are reported as living 175 feet deep. The lionfish has acquired adaptations to improve the chances of survival and fitness in an aquatic habitat. One such adaptation is the red, white and black striping that covers the lionfish’s body. Reefs

The Great Barrier Reef (GBR) is located off the coast Queensland, Australia and stretches over 1800 miles. The reef is home to around 1500 species of tropical fish, and over 400 kinds of coral. This is a species diversity playground for many biologists. There is also a major concern that is upon the reef.

The increasing population of the Crown of Thorn’s starfish (COTS) is currently a hot topic, especially with regards to the conservation of the Great Barrier Reef. The COTS feeds on the living coral using its hundreds of sucking tubes within its arms, and its eating habits are not sustainable and too much coral is being consumed. This is a major contributor of the decline in coral cover at the Great Barrier Reef (Lucas, 2013). This is one of the main causes of coral cover decline along with cyclones, pollutant discharge from the land, coastal development and climate change affects. (The conservation 2012).

The Great Barrier Reef is one of the greatest wonders of the world. From it’s breathtaking wildlife and its and beautiful coral the Great Barrier Reef has truly a alluring quality. Which is probably why over 2 million people visit it each year, but not only people visit this natural wonder near Queensland Australia. There are over 1500 species of fish that live in and visit this marvelous place in addition to 215 different species of birds. After all the animals know of some of the best places to visit.

Synonyms: Bone-eater, false albacore, little tuna, mackerel tuna (English), alletterato, tonnetto (Italian), apluro, bonito-pintado (Portuguese), bonite queue raide (French), carachana (Spanish), falscher bonito (German), thunnin (Danish), tunnin (Norwegian).

Lionfish are popular aquarium fish native to the Indo-Pacific region. The lionfish invasion in the western Atlantic began in the mid 1980s off the southern coast of Florida, USA. From Florida, lionfish have spread in all possible ways. By 2000, individuals had been sighted off the coast of North Carolina and Bermuda. First lionfish were accounted from the Bahamas in 2004, where they swiftly scattered throughout the archipelago by 2007. The range of lionfish has increased further southward. Lionfish now take place across a huge range from Rhode Island in the North to Venezuela in the south. This short documentary is one of the few to raise alertness to this environmental

When you look up on google what makes a “kiwi bloke” it comes up with 296,000 results in about 0.3 seconds. New Zealand’s typical kiwi male is not so easily defined by a few words or sentences. The representation of the typical male can come across positively yet in the cases i’ve looked at it has more detrimental effects on young men especially and on the country as a whole. This therefore broadcasts the stereotypical views to the rest of the world. I will be focussing on the documentary “All Blacks don’t Cry”, the Hilux 4x4 ad and lastly the contrast between the Jockey ad and Southern Man Speights ad. Common preconceptions of New Zealand men are that they don’t show emotion, they don’t need help, they are tough/staunch, exaggerators, unintellectual, men of few words, they have the “she’ll be right” attitude and New Zealand men play rugby. Although some of these are related to New Zealand men, many men around the country are having to try and live up to this representation in order to be a “ kiwi man” and fit in.

The aim of this investigation is to look at the distribution of the ornate limpet, (Cellana Ornata) and the radiate limpet (Cellana Radians) on the rocky shore. We went to the rocky shore of Sirens rocks between Island Bay and Owhiro Bay, on Wellington’s South Coast. We are studying how our chosen organisms affect each other’s distribution patterns. We sampled in the low tide zone, mid tide zone, and high tide zone. The rocky shore we explored was 80 metre long, rocky terrain, bare rock platforms with rock gulley’s.