New Zealand general election

consequences of General Augusto Pinochet's rise to power. The causes are Chile's economic troubles, the divide between left and right wing Chileans and America's support of his ideas. The consequences are the brutality and mass murder of part of a nation, the termination and end of democracy in Chile and failing to bring Pinochet to justice for what he caused. In 1973 democratically elected president and leader of Chile Salvador Allende was overthrown by the military under orders from General Augusto Pinochet

The country being evaluated is New Zealand. New Zealand is a highly stable nation. They have a stable democracy, economy, trade agreements. To begin, New Zealand's holds a “parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarchy” (CIA). This means, the 120 members of parliament make the law's (house of representatives), the executive panel, administers the laws, and the judicial branch clarifies the law. This system is very similar to the Britain's government. Their “president” or better known as

Hillary, later Sir Edmund Hillary (1919-2008), was a renowned New Zealand explorer, mountain climber, and philanthropist. He is noted for being a member of Eric Shipton's (1907-1977) British Reconnaissance Expedition to Mount Everest (1951), for summiting Everest (1953), and for having climbed Mount Herschel (1967). For his contributions to exploration an d his achievements, Hillary was knighted in 1953, received the Order of New Zealand (1987), and later made Knight Companion of The Most Noble Order

Canada has been experiencing an increase of support for electoral reform, so much so that in the most recent election in 2015 electoral reform was one of now Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s campaign. There is no doubt that a significant part of the Canadian public is interested in seeing electoral reform come to fruition. It is only a matter of determining if reform is the best solution. According to Cross “there are three primary factors working together to create a fertile ground for electoral

one of the key leaders in the fight for women’s rights in New Zealand. Born in Liverpool, Lancashire, England on March 10th 1847. Her parents, Jemima Crawford Souter and Andrew Wilson Malcom, gave Kate Sheppard a strongly religious upbringing and a good education. In 1869 Sheppard, her mother and siblings arrived in Christchurch, New Zealand, here in New Zealand she began to reform the rights and improve the rights for women in New Zealand. Catherine Wilson Malcom or more commonly known as Kate Sheppard

the Governor-General, the Speaker, the Prime Minister, Ministers and other members with special roles, the Clerk of the House, the Serjeant-at-Arms, and the historical office of Usher of the Black Rod. Their titles and functions are set out here. Sovereign / Governor-General Speaker of the House Deputy and Assistant Speakers Prime Minister Ministers Leader of the House Leader of the Opposition Whips Clerk of the House Serjeant-at-Arms Usher of the Black Rod Sovereign / Governor-General The Sovereign

New Zealand is located in the south-western Pacific Ocean. It is made up of two main islands, called the North and South islands, and several smaller islands. The smaller islands are made up Stewart Island, Waiheke Island, Chatham Island, Great Barrier Island, and several more uninhabited islands. New Zealand’s capital is Wellington. At the start of 2013, the population of New Zealand was estimated to be around 4.5 million people. The indigenous people of New Zealand are called the Maori, and

The norm of journalism is to present information or news to the general public via mass media. Thus, it plays an important part in everyday life. Notwithstanding, media have a vigorous relation with politics especially among the democratic societies (Fernandez-Quijada 2013). Moreover, the media is also perceived as the "fourth estate" due to the fact that it able to influence and affects the perceptions of the general public towards the political movement (Kemp 2013). However, in comparison to the

The New Zealand Government has made significant changes to the economy throughout the last 15 years. The operation and organisation of business activity in New Zealand has been affected by this changing economy. All aspects of the New Zealand Government have been altered. The reason for this change was to improve the performance by being more efficient. The key reforms are privatisation and corporatisation of State Owned Enterprises (SOEs) and restructuring government agencies. The most significant

policies. New Zealand has had various political ideologies brought in by different governments; such as Social Democracy, Social Liberalism, Neo liberalism, Neo Conservatism and Conservatism. For the basis of this Essay, the focus will be on two of the most significant influences; Social Democracy and Conservatism. Both ideologies have had period 's of dominance in New Zealand 's Social policy history where they have impacted the general functioning of society. Their view of the state, and general morals