Every country of the world is unique in its own way. Countries that are closer to each other, perhaps on the same continent, tend to have more similar characteristics. However, some countries are fairly isolated from others, making them rather diverse. New Zealand is an example of a country that contains some similarities and some differences with other countries. New Zealand’s history, politics, culture, economy, and geography are all particularly captivating.
New Zealand has a very rich history. The first inhabitants of New Zealand were the Maori. These Polynesian people first reached the islands in A.D. 900, and remained the sole inhabitants of the nation for some time. In 1642, Abel Tasman led the Dutch East India Company to the
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New Zealand’s troops fought on the side of the UK in both world wars, serving in Europe in both and in the Pacific in World War Two. In 1951, the ANZUS Pact was signed regarding military matters with the US and Australia. New Zealand was also a founding member of SEATO, or the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization in 1954. In May of 2006, troops were sent to join the intervention force, which includes Australia, Portugal, and Malaysia. The fighting was in Timor-Leste, or East Timor. The goal was to end the violence that had begun, due to the discrimination in the military. In August of 2006, the Maori queen Te Arikinui Dame Te Atairangikaahu died at age 75. This queen reigned for forty years, and her death prompted a week of mourning. In October of 2007, police arrested seventeen people in anti-terror raids. The arrested people were Maori activists that were accused of planning violence against the white majority. The history of New Zealand is diverse in some areas, and similar to other countries in others. New Zealand’s government is a parliamentary democracy. Similar to Great Britain, there is no written constitution. In 1993, the legislature was expanded to 120 members. These members serve terms of three years, and are elected by a mixed system which is based on proportional representation, not universal suffrage. The Queen of New Zealand is the British monarch, and the
Australia is diverse it has people from Lebanon, Italy and Greece. New Zeland on the other hand is a very religious country. The people that live there are mainly from Pacific Islands but have recently been getting immigrants from different parts of Asia. There are long spanning droughts in Australia, New Zealand has droughts that only last for a short period of time. The population is way greater than the one of New
New Zealand is located in Oceania. It consists of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, southeast of Australia. The total area of this country is about 267,710 sq km. The nationality of the citizen is New Zealander. The population of New Zealand is about 4,438,393 people. The language used include English, Maori, Samoan, Hindi, French, Northern Chinese, and Yue. The religions available in New Zealand include Christian, Hindu, Buddhist, Maori Christian, Islam and
In May 2010, R-E-A-D (Rejuvenating Excellence & Accomplishing Dreams) was birthed from attending a Mother Daughter Tea and my daughter's desire to volunteer. The keynote speaker challenged every one in attendance to spearhead enriching opportunities for young women. I encouraged my daughter to ask her friends specifically; which organizations they were interested in partnering with.
Pharaohs are the brain of the whole body, they make the decisions, and nothing can under estimate it which was one of the reasons why Egypt's government was corrupt. There are in total of 33 dynasties if we count the 2 times when Greece and Rome had control over Egypt. There were many famous Pharaohs that ruled, like King Tut/Tutankhaten (when he was a prince)/Tutankhamun( when he moved capital to Thebes). He was a king, and as all kings he would want his body to be preserved the most. His tomb was so well kept it was of tremendous importance for the archeology of Ancient Egypt. In addition, scientist found multiple strains of the mosquito borne parasite that causes malaria tropics, which is the most virulent and deadly. It is the oldest known
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New Zealand has two official languages – that of the indigenous Maori, and
There are many similarities and differences between the United States (U.S.) and New Zealand that make them unique. The U.S. has people from all around the world Including people from New Zealand. There is an abundance of jobs and opportunities for people who live there. They have freedom and liberty. This gives them rights that citizens of many other countries don’t have. They also have the right to vote for laws as well as political figures they want in office. Although the U.S. has some amazing qualities, New Zealand has many of the same Ideals, as well as several differences, but regardless both countries are amazing places.
There are many differences and similarities between the US and New Zealand. One thing that is different between the two is that the people in New Zealand drive on the left side. There are also differences and similarities in the schooling. According to New Zealand Now, there are four school terms running from late January to mid-December with two-week breaks between them and a six-week summer break at the end of the year. Also, the schools usually start around 9 and end somewhere around 3 or
There is no country that has monotony on uniqueness then also these two countries are similar in more than one way. For instance due to the diverse immigrants moving in hoards to these two countries they have been forced to adopt many more languages. The USA, for instance, has taken up Spanish due to the large number of Latin Americans living in the
The first wave was said to have happened between 1260 and 900 BC. The second wave of migrants came in between 990 and 720 BC. The third group was after 830 BC. Evidence shows that Fiji was settled 8 to 10 thousand years ago. Fiji participated in World War 1. The location of Fiji led it to be the path of early sea explorers in the wars. One of the early chiefs was named Chief Lutunasobasoba. Levuka is the name of the first modern town in Fiji. In 1853, a warlord, or another name for chief, Ratu Cakobau made himself Tui Viti or King of Fiji. A year later he turned Christian and started spreading Christianity. To free Cakobau from debt, he gave some major land to the Australian based Polynesia company. In 1871 the kingdom of Fiji was turned into a constitutional monarchy established by Cakobau. The islands of Fiji were annexed by Great Britain in 1874 and became independent. Suva, on the island Viti Levu, is the capital of
The arrival of the Europeans caused many changes to the Māori society between 1642 and prior to the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi. The Europeans brought with them many things to trade; however, they contributed to fatal impact in New Zealand as they brought with them weapons which killed a lot of people and enslaved many more as more and more Māori competed for weapons. By 1830 the Māori had learnt a lot about the world. They had learnt the skills of trade with Europeans and the Māori had missionaries that taught them how to read, write and communicate with the outside world. New Zealand was no longer an unknown and isolated land
Central Government in New Zealand is based on the democratic system with Political Parties voted into Parliament based on the will of the people. The
New Zealand is currently practicing democracy system, a system where the powers are vested in the people and exercised by them directly or indirectly through a system of representations such as public elections (Merriam-Webster online dictionary, n.d). Hence, parliamentary elections must be done every three years to elect new members of Parliament (MPs). On 1986, the formation of Constitution Act 1986 make UK completely powerless to legislate for New Zealand as the residual
The Maori, “Children of Heaven”, are the indigenous people of New Zealand. It has been thought that Polynesian navigator Kupe, discovered New Zealand in 950 AD, and named the island Aotearoa, “Land of the long white cloud”.1 The Maori migrated to New Zealand from the tropical islands of
‘Person B’ is correct in saying that New Zealand is neither a chaotic mess nor a dictatorship and that is because we must have a constitution. New Zealand is not a chaotic mess as that means that the country would be in complete disorder and total confusion, which fortunately it is not. A dictatorship is defined as ‘power to govern without consent of those being governed’, which is not the case in New Zealand. It is a democracy, which is an underlying principle of the constitution. It is defined as ‘a system of government in which all the people of a state are involved