New Zealand

Introduction: The Maori people of New Zealand originated from eastern Polynesia via a series of canoe voyages sometime between 1250 and 1300 CE – they situated across the country in rural areas constituting in villages and tribes. Overtime, the indigenous people created and sustained a very unique culture known as the “Maori” including their own language, arts, literature, and of course language. They based their rituals on eastern Polynesian traditions and social customs with a strong agricultural

Women make up 51% of the New Zealand population, however, women in New Zealand parliament only make up just over 30% in parliament (2014). For women to be represented in parliament, it means that women need to be seen as a ‘norm’ in government, and therefore all positions of power. This under-representation can be linked to factors such as the environment and the culture of the New Zealand parliament and political parties. It is important to note that women are not a homogenous group; and we have

HOWEVER YOU DO IT, TELL THEM TO EASE UP ON THE DRINK. Alcohol is the most commonly used recreational drug in Aotearoa New Zealand. While females traditionally consume less alcohol than males, there are a number of reasons for looking more closely at women and their consumption and related harm. Females may be more vulnerable to the effects of alcohol than males, with a number of factors that can contribute including body size and composition, age and genetics. The other health risks associated with

Risk Profiles Introduction: As the world progress in the trade and rapid human movement from one place to another, the spread of pathogens also progresses (WHO, 2001). There are many ways that a pathogen can get into a new country. Usually the entry of pathogen into New Zealand is less due to its geographical location. But, there are pathogens getting into the country. This might be because of an undetectable pathogen, pathogens with no symptoms and other related reasons. For better understanding

The Factors that Lead to Obesity in New Zealand There is a large variety of environmental factors that have led to the increase in Obesity in New Zealand. This essay will explore the factors that have caused the increase in and how they interlink with each other. There has been a clear trend of this world wide however New Zealand is currently among the highest for the percentage of there population being rated 3rd behind the United States of America and Mexico with 28.4% of our population being considered

Since MMP has been implemented into New Zealand, it has allowed for a wider diversity of parties to be in parliament. On account of that, while it is still possible for a party to win the majority seats in parliament, it is very difficult to do so; Church (2015) states that this has not happened in the last four elections. As a result, MMP has impacted on the relationship between the executive and parliament by making the executive to make arrangements between themselves and minor parties, in order

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accessibility, while other still fight to one day see their beloved nation ahead of the masses. New Zealand has proven itself as a future business magnate. Geographically New Zealand (located south western pacific) encompasses two main Islands the North and the South Islands and a number of other small island with a population size of 4.4 million, neighboring countries such as Australia and Fiji to the north. New Zealand 's political system is based on the British model and is currently stable. The Country

Mikaere, A. (2004) Are We All New Zealanders Now? A Maori Response to the Pakeha Quest for Indigeneity Contemporary struggles for identity in New Zealand/Aotearoa, have been greatly influenced by unresolved injustices that have arisen has a result of the countries colonialist past. To explore these issues, this summary will aim to address two key points raised by Mikaere (2004) to support her argument that Pakeha in no way can claim to be indigenous to New Zealand. The first key point Mikaere

The New Zealand Flag debate (New Zealand Government, 2015, para. 1). Prime Minister John Key, the main advocate for change, officially launched such discussion last year in a public address he gave at Victoria’s University in Wellington. One of the main points presented in Key’s (2014) speech were his views on how he believes Moreover Key (2014) also argued (para. 88). So far the Prime Ministers proposal failed to inspire the public. On the contrary, it has produced a substantial amount of controversy