better when they arrive. (Sir Tom Davis 2004, as quoted in Children of the Migration) During the 1960/1970’s New Zealand saw a large increase in the migration of Samoans into New Zealand. This was caused by a need for ‘extra labourers’, as the New Zealand Government had an influx of jobs with no one to give them to. Samoans were offered the chance to come to New Zealand, the land of ‘milk and honey’ to received greater ‘opportunities’. They came in vision of receiving better education for
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1. New Zealand is an island located in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, not far away from Australia. The Polynesians settled down in New Zealand some time during 1250-1300 CE. They developed a culture which they called Maori. Maori became and is today a unique culture, hence the importance of their own language, mythology and also performing arts. After the Europeans arrived to New Zealand, Maori got strongly influenced by the Western culture but remained to keep traditions and a part of the old form
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Introduction New Zealand is a small island nation in the South Pacific, South-East of Australia, it is also home market forces its numerous small and medium enterprises to seek and develop international markets. Honeyland is an export business specializing in nature of New Zealand, Manawatu region in July 1968. The business started exporting right from its beginning and has in effect, never operated in the domestic New Zealand market focusing on one international market only.
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years, when Democrats controlled Congress and could have passed anything. (And did!) No. The minimum wage did not become a pressing concern until an election year in which the public's hatred of Obamacare is expected to be the central issue. As The New York Times explained, Democrats see the minimum wage as an issue that "will place Republican candidates in a difficult position," and also as a tool "to enlarge the electorate in a nonpresidential election, when turnout among minorities and youths typically
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was controversial because a reasonable consensus existed among scientists that the hormones posed no health risk. Although the EU banned hormone-treated meat, many other countries did not, including big meat-producing countries such as Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United States. The use of hormones soon became widespread in these countries. According to trade officials outside the EU, the European ban constituted an unfair restraint on trade. As a result of this ban, exports of meat
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the first phase of a three phase research initiative where Aboriginal students and community members expressed their views of the characteristics of effective teachers and effective teaching. Considering that the national education discourse in Australia is monopolised by discussion on teaching and teacher quality, they problematize this discourse based upon what members of the local Aboriginal community assert as characteristics of effective teachers and their practice. The overall aim of this research
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Social media based marketing in Australia: Before going into the detail that how Australian companies are changing their focus from traditional marketing methods into social media-based marketing methods. First, let's just consider that why companies in Australia found it important to shift their focus on social media. There are some important statistics collected in 2013 about the interest of Australian people, regarding the use of social media (Bruns 2013). Bruns stated that almost 75% of Australians
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successful vehicle manufacturing company, Toyota Australia (Toyota), as it evaluates radical strategic options in light of contracting sales and no sign of improvement in future. Established in 1958 in Port Melbourne, Australia (Toyota Australia n.d.), Toyota became very successful locally and started to look for opportunities overseas. It made its first shipment abroad in 1986. By 2011, Toyota became the largest exporter of manufactured automobiles in Australia, exporting 73% of vehicles overseas. However
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A security risk management approach for e-commerce M. Warren School of Information Technology, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia W. Hutchinson School of Computer and Information Science, Edith Cowan University, Mt Lawley, Australia Keywords Electronic commerce, Risk analysis, Information systems Introduction Information systems are now heavily utilized by all organizations and relied upon to the extent that it would be impossible to manage without them. This has been encapsulated
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Arthur Seaforth Blackburn was born on 25 of November 1892 at Woodville, South Australia. Arthur Blackburn was the youngest child of Rev. Thomas Blackburn and his second wife Margaret Harriette Stewart, née Browne. He was educated at Poultney Grammar and finished his study at the University of Adelaide. Arthur Seaforth Blackburn died on 24th of November 1960 from natural causes. Blackburn enlisted in the 10th Battalion AIF (Australian Imperial Force) as a Private soldier shortly after the outbreak
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