https://NewZealand2015.blogger.de/ Blogger.de surfergirl 2015-07-12T10:28:10Z en hourly 1 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z https://NewZealand2015.blogger.de/stories/2516402/ Kia ora! In my last blog entry I would like to come back to the 100% Pure New Zealand image. It is the marketing campaign of New Zealand`s tourism. The tourism campaign was developed to communicate a special imagination of New Zealand. 100% Pure New Zealand is an image of the unique combination of landscapes, people and activities that cannot be found anywhere else in the world. There are always new terms that refer to the campaign: For example 100% pure adrenalin, 100% Middle-earth and 100% pure... Blogger.de surfergirl Copyright © 2015 surfergirl 2015-07-12T10:26:49Z https://NewZealand2015.blogger.de/stories/2511609/ It is an ongoing discussion in many countries: Same-sex marriage. In August 2013, New Zealand legalized it, being the 13th country in the world to do so. The parliament easily approved an amendment to the 1955 marriage laws and since then the country is the first in the Asia-Pacific region to allow gays and lesbians to marry. The bill which defines marriage as a “union between two people”, was sponsored by Louisa Wall of the country`s Labour party. In her speech she said that nothing... Blogger.de surfergirl Copyright © 2015 surfergirl 2015-06-22T16:34:47Z https://NewZealand2015.blogger.de/stories/2506649/ Today I want to write a little bit about the two Maori terms "tino rangatiratanga" and "taonga" which have a very important significance for the Maori people in New Zealand. The expression “tino rangatiratanga” refers to the Treaty of Waitangi in Maori understanding. It refers to Maori control of all things (Maori sovereignty). The word “tino” is an intensive or superlative meaning `very`, `full`, `total`, `absolute`. The word “rangatiratanga” comes from the... Blogger.de surfergirl Copyright © 2015 surfergirl 2015-06-02T17:07:31Z https://NewZealand2015.blogger.de/stories/2505993/ The New Zealand fauna is not very broad and varied, but it does have some unique animals such as the Kiwi, which has also now become the name for its national population – a New Zealander is also known as a Kiwi. The Kiwi is classified as a bird, but does not fly, it barely even has wings, and for a long time it was thought to be a mammal. Kiwis have hairs instead of feathers, and developed thick and very strong legs, so they can walk or run through the vegetation without problems. They... Blogger.de surfergirl Copyright © 2015 surfergirl 2015-05-31T11:32:29Z https://NewZealand2015.blogger.de/stories/2504027/ Today I would like to introduce the Tongariro National Park to you: Tongariro National Park is New Zealand`s oldest national park and belongs to the UNESCO world heritage. The park has a rich cultural identity as well as a fascinating natural scenery. You can find unique landforms over there, especially the volcanic peaks. In 1993 Tongariro became the first property to be inscribed on the World Heritage List under the revised criteria describing cultural landscapes. The mountains at the heart... Blogger.de surfergirl Copyright © 2015 surfergirl 2015-05-23T15:29:57Z https://NewZealand2015.blogger.de/stories/2501872/ At the moment there is a discussion going on in New Zealand whether the traditional Maori language should get compulsory in schools. This is one of the suggestions to save the language but there are very different opinions about this. Making the Maori language compulsory in schools will create more bilingual New Zealanders, an education institute says. And others say the country should look to Europe for inspiration with language studies, because in European countries the majority of children actually... Blogger.de surfergirl Copyright © 2015 surfergirl 2015-05-14T13:49:19Z https://NewZealand2015.blogger.de/stories/2500177/ At the moment, there is an interesting discussion in New Zealand about the flag. There will be two flag referendums taking place in New Zealand. The first referendum will take place this year and it will be discussed whether or not to change the national flag. The second referendum is scheduled for April 2016 where New Zealand`s current flag will go head-to-head against the most popular new proposal. But if one flag gains over 50 per cent of the votes in the first referendum, then the second referendum... Blogger.de surfergirl Copyright © 2015 surfergirl 2015-05-07T16:08:11Z Search this site: q https://NewZealand2015.blogger.de/search