... and Jose Tirado Hernandez GROUP 5 Specific Purpose: To inform the audience about New Zealand and how the life over there is. Thesis Statement: New Zealand is a very unique country. Introduction: I. Attention Getter: What do Orlando Bloom, Jack Black, and Sam Worthington have in common? II. Relate to Audience: Wouldn’t be nice to just go to a place surrounded by water? III. Establish Credibility: We have found that New Zealand is a very interesting country to go to. IV. Today we would like to tell you about the history of New Zealand, the weather, the wildlife, food, people and places to go. I want to start of by telling the history and the weather in New Zealand. Body: I. New Zealand was founded by an explorer a. According to newzealand.com the first explorer to reach New Zealand was Kupe, who made land fall over 1,000 years ago b. It is located in the south west Pacific Ocean, about 1,242 miles east of Australia. c. The capitol of New Zealand is the city of Wellington Next I would like to tell you all about the climate and some natural disasters. I. The north has subtropical weather during the summer, and inland alpine areas of the south island can be as cold as -10c (14f) (www.tourism.net.nz) II. Unlike here in Texas, the warmest months are December, January, and February, and the coldest months are June, July, and August III. In New Zealand there are earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, landslides, and avalanches a. “On...
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...http://wwws.examiner.com/article/make-a-decision-to-support-eco-friendly-tourism-this-earth-day/ In the article,author suggests to go completely greener this Earth Day.Luxury Link is supporting it by hosting a live earth day travel chat,where one will get to understand Eco-Luxury.One can go on a vacation in hotels which have scored high points on various issues like energy,water efficiency and atmosphere,etc and the good thing about this is one does not need to to compromise on style ,comfort and can still be trendy by just checking out the list of eco-friendly hotels and aminities provided.Even the airlines are concerned about the environment.They are supporting it by reducing the the usage of carbon and plantation of trees.This will help us as well as the future generation to live a better life and enjoy the beauty of mother earth. AFRICAN WILDLIFE FOUNDATION.(n.d.).Conservation tourism:Conservation tourism turns wildlife into a local asset.Retrieved from http://www.awf.org/economic/conservation-tourism The article speaks about how successfully Africa has conserved the wildlife.Instead of feeling it like a threat to the livelihoods it is helping in saving and growing tourism .It also reports how the locals have been protecting the area i.e. private properties which does not come in protected areas.The national parks are creating jobs as well as conserving the elephants.The rarest of mountain gorrilas will get...
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...August - Expansion into Australia with the acquisition of Clint's Crazy Bargains and Silly Solly's. The two chains operate along similiar lines to The Warehouse with Clint’s Crazy Bargains trading in New South Wales, ACT and Victoria, and Silly Solly’s in Queensland. The stores will progressively be re-badged as Clint's Warehouse, The Warehouse and Solly's Warehouse. The Clint’s/Solly’s group has 115 stores and six distribution centres. However, the stores are much smaller than New Zealand Warehouse stores, averaging 1,100 square metres compared with The Warehouse average of 3,677 square metres. The group is hoping to gradually increase this average sales area over time. The acquisition makes good sense - both chains are similiar to The Warehouse and the group is hoping to benefit from economies of scale, whilst improving the profitability of the Australian operations by introducing the latest IT and inventory systems. It will also provide The Warehouse with a valuable opportunity for further growth and expansion. Following the acquisition, The Warehouse Group has been listed on the Australian Stock Exchange. 2001 August - The Warehouse Financial Services launched. 2002 The Warehouse celebrates its 20th birthday. 2003 June - CEO Greg Muir resigns over differences with the board on the company’s future direction. "Mr Muir's resignation came as a result of ongoing discussions in which the board and the CEO had differing philosophies regarding...
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...existing issues, the internal and external analyses should be done. And the VRINE Model and Porter’s Five Forces Model, as well as CAGE Distance Framework are used in the following report. 2.1 Internal analysis --VRINE analysis * Growing techniques The growing techniques supported by the technical program improve the quality of New Zealand kiwifruit. The sweeter taste meets customer needs and creates value to them. Thus the capability is valuable and rare, because the supply of sweeter kiwi by these growing techniques is relatively scarce compared to competitors from other countries. But it is imitable and substitutable in the long run. New Zealand growers have successfully exploited its capabilities to increase the quality of kiwi and earn profit through sales increment. * Investment in innovation The business reinvests its revenue into products improvement and innovation before allocating retained earnings in three “pools” for the payment to growers. This mechanism advocates research expense taking priority over allocation of retained earnings. The investment in research contributes to the product innovation for differentiation purpose. The new varieties of kiwifruit such as Gold are...
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...The causes of inflationary pressure on New Zealand’s economy The Official Cash Rate is the interest rate set by the Reserve Bank of New Zealand to meet or keep inflation under control since 1999. So it is a very important and basic monetary tool for New Zealand’s government to adjust or indicate the market interest rates with the banks in NZ. Generally, the market interest rates are set or held around at the RBNZ’S OCR level. For example, if the OCR is set higher than before, then the market interest rates for savers is going to increase as well. As a result, people in NZ will tend to spend less for goods and services and place more deposits with the Banks in NZ. On the contrary, people in NZ for loans or mortgages are inclined to borrow less money from Banks. It is because the interest rate for loans may have to be paid higher by individuals or businesses in NZ (RBNZ, 2012). Under this kind of situation, in recent years, due to there are rapid decreases on the OCR in New Zealand, It caused more and more lending activities of commercial banks to all kinds of individual and commercial loan applications. This sort of economic activity could result in the increase of inflationary pressure on the New Zealand’s economy. Whereas, the reason for the inflation of New Zealand is not just that simple or the rising inflation in recent years should not be completely attributable to the lending activities. But also should take other factors into account. In effect, the rate of inflation...
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...Ericka Silva ANT101 Intro to Cultural Anthropology Katie Custer Mar. 4, 2013 Running Head: MAORI Page 2 The Mighty Maori The Maori were people that were said to have come from Tahiti and arrived in New Zealand in the 14th Century time frame. They came in what was called “the seven canoes of the great fleet”. (Latham, C; 1996) They are considered to be Polynesians and originally had found their home in the top parts of New Zealand. They are what we call “foragers” in the Anthropology world. Foragers are those cultures that hunt and gather from the land in which they live on. (Nowak, B/Laird, P; 2010) In the following pages I will describe how this culture lived and survived. I will describe how their ways of life were and events that came about. In 1350 they were a tribe that migrated from the Polynesian islands and had made their way to New Zealand. These foragers came in a mass group and were mostly hunters and fishermen. When they migrated they had brought their own plants and animals that they had domesticated themselves. Unfortunately most of it did not make it through the travel because the climates were too different and the animals and plants were not used to the new land. For many centuries these people survived and flourished in their new land. The Maori have a unique way of believing that there are supernatural ways that help them. They believed in the spiritual aspect of things from this world. The Maori thought that an object or even a person...
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...Rugby World Cup Opening Ceremony; a Commemoration of Rugby’s Origin YourFirstName YourLastName Instructor's Name Course Title 27 September 2015 Rugby World Cup Opening Ceremony; a Commemoration of Rugby’s Origin “Ladies and gentlemen, I am greatly honored for being part of this colorful event where history will be made. We are all here to celebrate the opening ceremony of this beautiful landmark in world rugby. We have waited four years, but now we are just one hour away from the kickoff of the first match of the 2015 Rugby world cup in our iconic Twickenham stadium at the heart of England, the beautiful city of London. Wow, this is beautiful; I am standing in front of 81000 rugby fans, the biggest rugby stadium on earth. I assure every rugby fan that this world cup will offer breathtaking moments that will live in us forever. Heroes will be born, rivalries will emerge all in the name of glory, but only one country will emerge as victorious. This event is a place where athletes measure their strengths and abilities but a source of unity all over the world. The sport has brought in 20 of the best nations in the world to do battle for a chance of taking the beautiful Webb Ellis cup home. The rugby world cup and the world rugby organization, is against all forms of discrimination, from racism to gender discrimination, we stand firm and against this forms of discriminations. Who can forget in the year 1995 when Nelson Mandela...
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...2: Forum Discussion − Macroeconomic Theory and Current Events Ra’Quell Yarbrough Jones International University October 6th, 2011 Although New Zealand’s industrial sector has expanded vastly over twenty years, it still depends heavily on its extremely efficient agricultural sector. New Zealand is still profoundly reliant on on the primary sector with commodities accounting for half of total goods exports, and exports account for about one third of New Zealand’s GDP. The recession arose with a drought between 2007 and 2008 which led to lesser production of dairy products for the first half of 2008. Consumption and investment decelerated significantly due to high fuel and food prices, high interest rates and falling real estate prices. New Zealand was already at a shortcoming before the global financial crisis hit and by September of 2008 the economy only got worse. As of 2010 the unemployment rate floated around 6.8% and was lower than the OECD average of 8.6% and was ranked 12th of 27 OECD countries with standardized unemployment rates. New Zealand is a leader in economic freedom due to its diversified and modern economy, with high levels of prosperity and institutional strengths that include strong protection of property rights and an efficient legal structure. In spite of the recent stress on the economy, New Zealand remained relatively unharmed, with public debt, increased by crisis spending and now above 20% of GDP, remains moderate compared to other advanced...
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...James Cedric Subida Mr. Schuller Geography — 5th Period November 16, 2010 New Zealand’s Riches New Zealand is a country with a rich history of culture, geography, and wildlife. The very first inhabits of New Zealand were the Maori. A people of Polynesian descent, the Maori have been living in New Zealand for over 1000 years. In 1642, a Dutch navigator named Abel Tasman sailed up the West Coast of New Zealand. However, Europeans did not “officially” discover New Zealand until 1769 when the British naval captain, James Cook, and his crew claimed New Zealand land as their own. A formal agreement was signed between the Maori and the European settlers in 1840. This agreement became the Treaty of Waitangi and is known as New Zealand’s founding document. Every February sixth on Waitangi Day, the people of New Zealand celebrate the historical agreement made between Maori Chiefs and the representative of the British Crown. In, 1856, New Zealand became a self-governing British colony and, in 1907, it was made a Dominion. The country did not become fully independent until 1947. New Zealand is located in the Southern Pacific Ocean. The country is made up of two main islands, North and South, and several smaller islands. In its entirely, the country is approximately the size of Colorado, and its population is approximately 4 million people. Most of the country’s population is of European descents, but about 15% identify themselves as Maori. Pacific Islanders constitute another important...
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...Australia's Neighbours New Zealand Australia and New Zealand flag share some seniority because Australia and New Zealand are countries that were previously under the British rule and therefore, it is no wonder their two national flags are quite similar in many ways. However, if one looks more closely, certain subtle difference between Australia flag and New Zealand flag can be noted. While the Australian flag features the Commonwealth Star, the New Zealand flag does not have it. This is because the Commonwealth star is a symbol of Australia. The Australian’s flag’s Southern Cross has four seven pointed stars and one with five; the New Zealand flag has only four five pointed stars. The Australian flag has the Southern Cross in white; the New...
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...A vacation to New Zealand, even with similarities to the United States, requires a certain amount of preparation; it is not a three-hour trip to Disney, it is a 17-hour time difference that requires knowledge of: local customs, location, weather, current issues, and future expectations. New Zealand: Having never been to New Zealand, I find it very interesting that it was the last major landmass that humans discovered (Wilson). Though the time line is heavily debated, most scientists approximate that man settled some time 800 years ago. In comparison to North America, which is somewhere around 25,000 years, New Zealand is still young (Warner pg. 47). Important Considerations Location, Climate, and Topography: • Southeast of Australia, New Zealand is similar in size to Colorado; its southern location from the Equator means opposite seasons from Europe and North America. • New Zealand’s climate is classified as Cbf (Fig. 2). • Most of the North Island lies on the Australia Plate, where as the South Island is on the Pacific Plate (Fig. 1). This, combined with active volcanoes, creates a hotbed for seismic and volcanic activity (CIA). • One quarter of the earthquakes have been below a 2.0 magnitude, but within the last year alone, New Zealand has seen 17,246 earthquakes with a majority ranging from 0-5 magnitudes (Geonet). (Fig. 2) Link: http://koeppen-geiger.vu-wien.ac.at/. Topography • New Zealand formed after the collision of the Australian and...
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...culture of buying footwear online is very much present in New Zealand, with their online shopping expenditure to reach $3.19 billion, a growth of 19 percent since 2011. 1.9 million New Zealanders over the age of 15 will make online purchases, with retail categories with the strongest growth being the clothing and footwear categories (Pwc 2012). Almost half of New Zealand’s population will shop online in 2011 with each shopper spending an average of NZ$1,400. Consumers are looking to find more variety with the best price on offer and online sales creates the platform for them to do so, with the ability to compare prices from many local and international stores. New Zealanders also has a high adoption of social media, with 81 percent of online shoppers using Facebook within the last 12 months. This has allowed social media to be an integral tool in the online shopping process, as evidenced by more than one third of online shoppers in New Zealand following an online shopping site on Facebook (Business to Business, n.d.). In terms of their culture for doing business in New Zealand, they are not of the bargaining culture and they look for value for money in a business (Kwintessential n.d.). In Forbes’s annual list of Best countries for Business, it was ranked number one, citing that its “transparent and stable business climate that encourages entrepreneurship”. In the 11 metrics that Forbes examined, New Zealand ranked in first in four of those metrics including personal...
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...Once Were Warriors Report by Sean Collier Once Were Warriors had a different reception internationally towards the didactic message of the violence in the film. Once Were Warriors directed by Lee Tamahori grossed over $6 million in New Zealand passing Jurassic Park on the New Zealand Box Office. New Zealanders praised the film with most reviews receiving a high rating. When opened internationally it grossed over $2 million with reviews also achieving a high rating. Although most international reviews fail to see the message from the violence compared to local reviews, they seem to view the violence as nauseating and unnecessary while New Zealand sees it as strong message to the public. Strong examples of this are Mark Tierney, Lizzie Francke and David Stratton from New Zealand, and Kenneth Turan from America who had a strong opinion on the movie’s brutal violence leading him to give it a bad review therefore missing the didactic message of the film. Once Were Warriors is a film based from the novel of the same name, about a Maori family living in Auckland after moving away from tribal elders over a disagreement over their marriage. The main settings are the Heke’s house and the local bar both housing drunken violence. Beth Heke (Rena Owen) is the victim of domestic abuse from her husband Jake Heke (Temurea Morrison) leading her to question the relationship and stand up to Jake while also trying to sort family relations. There are many sub-plots in the film which affect the...
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...England, after visiting New Zealand, describing the customs of the Maori and recounting his memories of New Zealand. He started sailing the seas at just the age of 13 or 14 as a cabin-boy. He then stayed in Jamaica under the service of Lewis Lecesne, a merchant. Barnet then continued to follow him back to England as was placed in a Lancastrian school in London. In the late 1820’s, Burns sailed from England onboard the Wilna, spending some time abroad while he was transferred to the Nimrod, bound for Sydney, as a steward. During the years in which he stayed in Australia, he worked for the Bank of Australia and about the year of 1830, he came on a journey aboard the Elizabeth to New Zealand which departed from Sydney on 23rd July 1830 on a voyage meant for the trading of flax. During the eight months or so of time he spent in New Zealand, he witnessed the many Maori cultures, customs and the language. On 5th January 1831, the Elizabeth returned to Sydney. Once in Australia, he then shortly appeared before the police where he was convicted of gross sexual assault. However, he returned back to New Zealand the following month. The Sydney merchant, Joseph Barrow Monetefiore required flax traders to be located at several locations in New Zealand. Burns agreed and joined him to return to New Zealand to trade with the Maori for phormium tenax, a New Zealand type flax used to making rope materials. During the 1830’s, the east coast of the North Island of New Zealand was constantly under...
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...Maori Body Ornaments and Jewelry Introduction New Zealand is an island located in the Pacific Ocean. This island consists of a very interesting group of people called the Maori. The Maori people are Polynesian decent. People who are Polynesian are usually people who come from the islands and have the same morals, values, beliefs and also the same language. The Maori people consist of just that. The Maori believe in many different origins and they have many traditional attributions that flow deeply into their cultural beliefs. One of the Maori’s cultural and traditional activities is creating body ornaments and jewelry. If not some but all of the Maori body ornaments and jewelry have a story, religious meaning or historic attribute towards that item in particular. The Maori make their jewelry with passion and strength, it also lets a strong awareness come about it. Maori designs are very harmonious with its crafters tradition and beliefs. Body Ornaments and Jewelry The Maori people are a very distinctive and decorative race. They have a very interesting way of expressing themselves. They have very distinctive cultural tattoos, somewhat unusual body piercings, and handcrafted jewelry(Deluxe Templates,2009). The handcrafted body ornaments and jewelry play a very important role in the Maori culture(pp.3). Each piece is made with a lot of time, effort, passion, strength, love, a lot of a detail and precision. During the 10th century, the Maori made spectacular achievements...
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