... the burning of coal, petrol and oil. These gases gather in the atmosphere, thickening it and consequently the sun's rays, which normally bounce back into space, are being trapped in our atmosphere causing the earth to heat up. This process is shown in figure 1. In New Zealand some impacts of climate change are higher temperatures over the whole of New Zealand ... 2012 all glacier walks require a helicopter to fly past the unstable terminal face. The Franz Josef town relies solely on tourism to keep the town going, the 330 person town is five kilometres from the terminal face of the glac...

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... low populated country with that being one of the main reasons to why New Zealand has been given its "clean green image- because of the pressure that is put on our resources is little in comparison to those heavily populated countries. However, New Zealand is growing and even though we are relatively low populated we have mad quite a significant impact on ... Of National Importance Matters Of National Importance were introduced in 1973 in an amendment made to the Town And Country Planning Act 1953 in which they were the consolidated into the Town and Country Planning Act 1977. However, t...

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... , separated from their culture and family. A family for whom unemployment, alcohol, crime, poverty, domestic violence and tragedy are features of daily life. In Whale Rider its the small stereotypical rural town. There the young people are just waiting till they are old enough to escape from an environment of poverty and boredom for the draw of the outside world.. In once ... Maori within there own culture or pakeha culture unless major change occurs. According to Makerie the challenge for Maori, women and men, is to rediscover and reassert tikanga Maori within our own whanau, and to und...

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... a lesser extent, Rua's resistance also resulted in the formation of the Waitangi Tribunal. While Rua Kenana's legacy is often be a neglected part of our New Zealand history, his unwavering resistance during World War One significantly impacted Maori at the time and also helped to New Zealand's culture and identity to ... and humiliated. The Tuhoe tribe had struggles financially while he was in prison, and Rua and many of his followers had to move to the nearby town of Matahi as a result. Upon his release from prison Rua formed a relationship with the Presbyterian Ministry, sparking the be...

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... hills; valleys overspread with rich green, and forests of immense trees, all of which combine to form the unique scenery of New Zealand. Our wide range of topography is contained in such a small area that people can move easily from one type of place to another. It is ... people and culture is historically linked to the land (Bell 1996), the traditional areas of work, such as agriculture, fishing and horticulture as well as our leisure activities like mountaineering, tramping, boating and swimming all directly involve the natural environment. This involvement with the land has become a c...

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... definition of gaming. Computer games like Counter-strike is just another way to have fun, just the same as watching rugby or having a night out in town, whereas it doesn't essentially affect life as an addictive activity. The problem with addiction lies within the person, not within the thing they are addicted to. ... to play games. Who did that is crazy of their minds. What we're doing is the same as everyone else. We're having fun and enjoying our own hobbies. Speaking of TV, nobody knows how many hours of TV a CS gamer would be watching per night if without playing CS. At least CS ......

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... 't believe their eyes. They stared at me like I was Bigfoot or a UFO. What was I doing at Reardan, whose mascot was an Indian, thereby making me the only other Indian in town?". This helps the reader understand that Arnold feels like he doesn't belong in this society. Sherman Alexie wants us to understand that it is important that we find a society ... Ihimaera wants the reader to be more like Arnold Spirit from Sherman Alexie's "Diary Of A Part-Time Indian", to have hope and that there's more to life than our cultures. "Welcome to my interesting world". The film "Boy", written and direc...

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