Essays on New Zealand

Although New Zealand was originally discovered by a Dutch navigator, Abel Tasman in 1642, his crew were shortly killed by the native Maori warriors seeing the intrusion as an attack. It was not until 1840 that British naval captain, William Hobson, formally annexed the Bay...

During the period of the late 1830s, it was noted that there was an increasing population of British immigrants entering and settling in New Zealand. As a result of the substantial influx of British migrants, there was a great demand for land in order to...

Present-day New Zealand is being shaped by the Treaty of Waitangi, signed on 6 February 1840 by more than 500 Maori chiefs and representatives of the British Crown, named after the place called “Waitangi” in the heart of the bay of islands, where it was...

In the first six months of 2019, there were $1 billion dollars worth of drugs seized in New Zealand. Drug trafficking is a social sin. Sinaloa cartel how has been connected to meth trafficking in New Zealand from their super lab in Mexican. Drug trafficking...

In this discussion I have explained about myself, my hobbies and the strategies I have used for learning te reo Māori. I have also brought out an understanding about karakia and its importance in the Māori world. I believe my discussion has provided a few...

With the recent terrorist attack at a mosque in Christchurch, more than 40 people were killed, and another 50 people were injured. This is known as one of the biggest threads of national peace and security, and the first terrorist attack for us, New Zealand,...

Islam is one of the fastest growing religions in NZ, with over 1000 reverts in the last 20 years and of those, more than a quarter of those who identified as were Maori according to the 2013 census data. Although there are many mosques and...

The New North Zealand Hospital will be the result of consolidating the three existing hospitals across the region and is part of Denmark’s healthcare consolidation programme which includes the redevelopment of 7 hospitals. The New North Zealand Hospital is the 3rd major healthcare building to...

The new exhibit at Te Papa Museum Tūrangawaewae: Te Toi o Aotearoa was the centre of our interest this week. This body of work consisted of both contemporary and historical New Zealand art work in the form of paintings, sculptures and photography. The purpose of...

The majority is not fully aware of the impact of their consumption and decisions might have on themselves later in life. This is because individuals are not having enough information about their private costs and benefits. Main arguments that might come across when trying to...