164-714: The Pacific Media Network is a New Zealand radio network and pan-Pasifika national broadcasting network, currently owned and operated by the National Pacific Radio Trust and partly funded by the Government. It includes the PMN 531 radio network, PMN News and Auckland-only broadcast station PMN NIU combined are accessible to an estimated 92 percent of the country's Pacific population. The network targets both first-generation Pacific migrants and New Zealand-born people with Pacific heritage. As of 2009, it
328-669: A Child, Youth and Family social worker, is a regular panelist on the programme. Samoan language programme Le Foafoa o Aotearoa airs on Thursday nights; Tuvaluan language programme Te Sikugaleo Gali o Tuvalu and Kiribati Gilbertese programme Tabo Kiakia air on Friday nights; and Fijian language programme Na Domo i Viti e Aotearoa airs on Saturday nights. The Sunday schedule includes Solomon Islands Pijin programme Vois Bilong Iumi from 2pm Sunday, Tokelauan programme Te Vagana Tokelau from 4pm, and Samoan language programme Le Foafoa o Aotearoa from 8pm. The Pacific Radio News Service provides English language news bulletins at
492-462: A Cook Islands Māori show, airs on Monday night. George James Ford, a leader of Hamilton 's Cook Islands community, co-hosted the programme until his death in 2014. Niue Ogo Motu , a Niuean language programme, airs on Tuesday night. Ioane Aleke Fa’avae, an educator, Auckland University health researcher and former teacher, co-hosts the show. Le'o e 'Otu Felenite , a Tongan language programme, airs on Wednesday nights. Anahila Kanongata'a Suisuiki,
656-557: A minority government can be formed if support from other parties during confidence and supply votes is assured. The governor-general appoints ministers under advice from the prime minister, who is by convention the parliamentary leader of the governing party or coalition. Cabinet , formed by ministers and led by the prime minister, is the highest policy-making body in government and responsible for deciding significant government actions. Members of Cabinet make major decisions collectively and are therefore collectively responsible for
820-471: A protectionist and highly regulated economy to a liberalised free-trade economy. Unemployment peaked just above 10% in 1991 and 1992, following the 1987 share market crash , but eventually fell to 3.7% in 2007 (ranking third from twenty-seven comparable OECD nations). However, the global financial crisis that followed had a major effect on New Zealand, with the GDP shrinking for five consecutive quarters,
984-560: A 35 plus demographic that is "informed, educated and proud of its Pacific roots". The station's hosts have included a range of Pacific talent, from Tuaratini, Oscar Kightley, Teuila Blakely, Tofiga Fepulea'i, Maryjane Mckibbin-Schwenke, Brian Salaga and more. 531pi broadcasts on the following frequencies: Pacific Media Network broadcasts ten first-language community programmes during evenings, overnights and weekends on Radio 531pi in Auckland and Niu FM outside of Auckland. Te Kura Mareva ,
1148-526: A D-Space archive in 2010. Representatives of Pacific Media Watch report on the region's news developments, provide advocacy for media freedom, and published a media freedom report on the South Pacific in 2011. PMC has also published Pacific Journalism Review , a peer-reviewed research journal on media issues and communication in the South Pacific and Australia, since 2002. The journal
1312-641: A Midnight Cowboy . In 2011, EMI released the Niu FM presents Jam PAC'd , a compilation album compiled by breakfast host Sela Alo. It featured TDub, Ten Six, Vince Harder , Melanie Smith, Sammy G. , Young Sid , Savage , Jarrell Houston, Devolo , Scribe , Erakah , DJCXL , Akaria, Trey Smoov, DJ Raw, Pieter T., K. One, D-Witty, Brysen G., Ria , Kolohe Kai, Adeaze , Uptown Swuite, Tomorrow People, Tuita Boyz, Three Houses Down, K. & Nela Music and Just in Wellington. The Pacific Media Network took part in
1476-509: A NZOA commissioned independent report. The recommendations of the publicly available report led to the new Board developing a new Pacific Content Strategy in December 2017. The strategy and subsequent implementation was seen by the Board as the last opportunity to deal with 17 years of operational disorganisation, lack of excellence performance and slow adaptation to audience needs particularly in
1640-957: A Pacific Christmas Party, also featuring Swiss and Three Houses Down. The Pacific Radio Network sponsors two categories in the Pacific Music Awards . The Niu FM Best Pacific Artist category has been won by Tha Feelstyle for Break It To Pieces , Dei Hamo for First Edition , Cydel for Soul Finder and Memoirs of a Midnight Cowboy , Nesian Mystik for Elevator Musiq , Savage for Savage Island , Ladi6 for The Liberation Of... , Adeaze for Rise & Shine , Aaradhna for Treble & Reverb , and David Dallas for Runnin' . The Radio 531pi Best Pacific Group category has been won by Adeaze for Always and for Real and Rise & Shine , Spacifix for Much Love , Te Vaka for Olatia and Haoloto , Nesian Mystik for Elevator Musiq and 99AD , Tomorrow People for One , Sol3 Mio for Sol3 Mio , and Cydel for Memoirs of
1804-493: A Radio 531pi announcer during its early years, said her role was to continue the oral traditions of Pacific culture. Faaolo Utumapu, the first totally blind student to gain a Bachelor of Communication Studies at AUT University , became a Radio 531pi host in 2000. In early 2002, the APICRT secured a Government contract to operate nationwide network Niu FM over three years, using a similar operational model to Radio 531pi. The network
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#17328020849661968-548: A commercial gym. AUT maintains a number of facilities off campus, which until 2023, included the AUT Radio Telescope , New Zealand's first radio telescope. The 12m telescope is located near Warkworth and is part of New Zealand's and Australia's involvement in the international mega-science project, the Square Kilometre Array . The AUT/New Zealand Alliance won the 'Highly Commended' award in
2132-493: A few more months to ensure confidence in the continued growth of the organisation. In 2023 PMN lost a long-time Cook Island language broadcaster with the death of Bernard Tairea . Niu FM is an Auckland based radio station, targeting New Zealand-born 15 to 35-year-old from a range of Pacific communities. Its name translates as "young coconut" and its tagline is "the beat of the Pacific". Niu FM's flagship show "The Morning Shack"
2296-419: A gymnasium, weights room, testing equipment, golf swing clinic, and indoor courts. The campus also offers a library, student services centre, early childhood centre, AuSM branch, PrintSprint shop, health counselling and wellbeing centre, university bookshop, and food outlets. In addition, the campus provides five health clinics (oral, physiotherapy, podiatry, psychotherapy, and ultrasound), which are now located at
2460-506: A high level of innovation . Poverty in New Zealand is characterised by growing income inequality; wealth in New Zealand is highly concentrated , with the top 1% of the population owning 16% of the country's wealth, and the richest 5% owning 38%, leaving a stark contrast where half the population, including state beneficiaries and pensioners, receive less than $ 24,000. Moreover, child poverty in New Zealand has been identified by
2624-517: A master of ceremonies at a Pasefika event in 2005. In 2009, Niu FM provided a $ 35,000 naming rights sponsorship to the Wellington Positively Pasifika Festival at Waitangi Park . In October 2012, Niu FM sponsored The Mixer 3 Concert, featuring Tomorrow People, Australian band Swiss, New Zealand reggae band Three Houses Down, Aaradhna , Pieter T, Cydel, Sweet and Irie, Giant Killa and Brownhill. In December it held
2788-694: A motion capture, sound and performance studio. The most recent addition to the city campus is the WQ building (Formally known as Te Āhuru Student Accommodation and Recreation Centre). This building serves as the home to 697 students in the student accommodation part of the building operated by UniLodge. The rest of the building is occupied by the AUT Recreation centre which has a multipurpose court, breakout rooms, dance studios as well as staff offices. The student accommodation opened its doors in February 2021 and
2952-544: A new set of learners arriving every two months, and with ages ranging from early childhood to adult, the teaching team has developed a curriculum that gives refugees English and life skills, but remains flexible in order to tailor the lessons to each new intake. AUT has five faculties. These are: AUT has 16 schools that sit within these faculties. These are: AUT offers undergraduate and postgraduate (both doctoral and Master) degrees, as well as sub-degree qualifications such as diplomas and certificates. Programmes are offered in
3116-604: A new site in Western Springs and eventually became Western Springs College . In 1989 ATI became Auckland Institute of Technology (AIT), and the current name was adopted when university status was granted in 2000. Sir Paul Reeves served as university chancellor from 2005 until his death in 2011. AUT has three campuses: City (in Auckland CBD ), North and South, and the training institute, Millennium. City and North campuses offer student accommodation. AUT runs
3280-623: A partnership with Health Star Pacific. Pasefika Proud, a campaign aimed at addressing domestic violence in Pacific communities, is supported by the Pacific Media Network and the Ministry of Social Development . The Network makes special broadcasts during Pacific language weeks. During the 2012 Niuean Language Week Radio 531pi broadcast a live stream of the Saturday opening event, a Tuesday night talkback special, and daily "learn
3444-785: A party must win at least one electorate or 5% of the total party vote before it is eligible for a seat. Elections since the 1930s have been dominated by two political parties , National and Labour . More parties have been represented in Parliament since the introduction of MMP. New Zealand's judiciary , headed by the chief justice , includes the Supreme Court , Court of Appeal , the High Court , and subordinate courts. Judges and judicial officers are appointed non-politically and under strict rules regarding tenure to help maintain judicial independence . This theoretically allows
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#17328020849663608-594: A phrase" segments. Linita Manu'atu, an AUT University Pasifika Education lecturer, is a regular host of Tongan Language Week programmes. New Zealand New Zealand is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean . It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island ( Te Ika-a-Māui ) and the South Island ( Te Waipounamu )—and over 700 smaller islands . It is the sixth-largest island country by area and lies east of Australia across
3772-539: A shuttle bus service between the city and south campus. City Campus spreads over several sites in the heart of central Auckland. The largest site is situated on Wellesley Street East and is home to most of the academic units and central administration, including the Vice-Chancellor's Office and research centres. The Faculties of Business, Economics and Law, Design and Creative Technologies, Culture and Society and Te Ara Poutama share this location. Facilities of
3936-399: A similar trend to dairy, the number of vineyards doubling over the same period, overtaking wool exports for the first time in 2007. Pacific Journalism Review Auckland University of Technology ( abbr. AUT ; Māori : Te Wānanga Aronui o Tāmaki Makau Rau ) is a university in New Zealand, formed on 1 January 2000 when a former technical college (originally established in 1895)
4100-574: A team of research officers, international interns and other allied staff. The Pacific Media Centre (PMC) is located within the School of Communication Studies. It was founded in 2007 to develop media and journalism research in New Zealand, particularly involving Māori , Pacific Islands , ethnic and vernacular media topics. It is recognised as a diversity project by the Human Rights Commission (New Zealand) , and has been featured by
4264-639: A trade which provided the basis for strong economic growth in New Zealand. High demand for agricultural products from the United Kingdom and the United States helped New Zealanders achieve higher living standards than both Australia and Western Europe in the 1950s and 1960s. In 1973, New Zealand's export market was reduced when the United Kingdom joined the European Economic Community and other compounding factors, such as
4428-709: A training studio for the New Zealand Radio Training School, which is rented out by Niu FM for Wellington broadcasts. Later the same year, NZ On Air gave the NRPT a one-off $ 725,000 grant to move its entire operations from Ponsonby to new, larger, more modern studios in Manukau . The move took place in April 2012. Broadcasting minister Jonathan Coleman said the Ponsonby studios were outdated and
4592-607: A week-long campaign with unions and Government agencies in 2008 to promote health and safety for Pacific workers in Manukau. The campaign included interviews and talkback segments on health and safety broadcast in a range of Pacific languages. Niu FM broadcast a rap by Angell, produced by Dawn Raid Entertainment and commissioned by the Department of Labour , to educate secondary school students about workers' rights. Radio 531pi and Niu FM broadcast health messages and segments through
4756-429: A wide age range with 22% being aged 25–39 years and 10% being 40 or older. AUT employed 2,474 full-time equivalent (FTE) staff in 2016, including both professional and academic. Historically New Zealand lacked technical training institutions even after the establishment of free and compulsory education in 1877 many calls were made for the education system to incorporate technical training. In response Robert Stout ,
4920-490: A yearly average of more than 2,000 hours of sunshine. The southern and southwestern parts of the South Island have a cooler and cloudier climate, with around 1,400–1,600 hours; the northern and northeastern parts of the South Island are the sunniest areas of the country and receive about 2,400–2,500 hours. The general snow season is early June until early October, though cold snaps can occur outside this season. Snowfall
5084-878: Is Dharyin Colbert (in 2017 it was Urshula Ansell). AUTSA provides a fortnightly student magazine called Debate . The magazine is produced by a full-time editor and a team of student contributors. The magazine features news, views, cartoons, feature articles and columns. Debate was recognised by the Aotearoa Student Press Association Awards in 2005 "Best Small Publication" (Rebecca Williams, editor) and 2009 "Best Humourist" (Ryan Boyd, editor) and "Best Original Photography" (Clinton Cardozo, designer). AuSM also produces an annual student diary and wallplanner, and operates social media accounts. AUTSA supports more than 40 affiliated clubs, and organises concerts, comedy shows, live DJs, dance parties,
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5248-617: Is a constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary democracy , although its constitution is not codified . Charles III is the King of New Zealand and thus the head of state . The king is represented by the governor-general , whom he appoints on the advice of the prime minister . The governor-general can exercise the Crown 's prerogative powers , such as reviewing cases of injustice and making appointments of ministers , ambassadors, and other key public officials, and in rare situations,
5412-743: Is a member of the United Nations , the Commonwealth of Nations and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), and participates in the Five Power Defence Arrangements . Today, New Zealand enjoys particularly close relations with the United States and is one of its major non-NATO allies , as well as with Australia , with a " Trans-Tasman " identity between citizens of
5576-565: Is also a marae , the AUT Shop, St Paul St Art Gallery, a university bookshop, and the Wellesley student apartments. AUT has recently completed a number of buildings, including the new WZ building designed to house the engineering, computer science and mathematics students under one roof. The first 8 levels of the 12-storey $ 120 million building opened in July 2018 to coincide with the start of
5740-480: Is also consistent with a much debated questionable third line of oral evidence, traditional genealogies ( whakapapa ) which point to around 1350 as a probable arrival date for many of the founding canoes ( waka ) from which many Māori trace their descent. Some Māori later migrated to the Chatham Islands where they developed their distinct Moriori culture. A later 1835 invasion by Māori resulted in
5904-582: Is classified as a non-self-governing territory , but is administered by a council of three elders (one from each Tokelauan atoll ). The Ross Dependency is New Zealand's territorial claim in Antarctica , where it operates the Scott Base research facility. New Zealand nationality law treats all parts of the realm equally, so most people born in New Zealand, the Cook Islands, Niue, Tokelau, and
6068-869: Is common in the eastern and southern parts of the South Island and mountain areas across the country. New Zealand's geographic isolation for 80 million years and island biogeography has influenced evolution of the country's species of animals , fungi and plants . Physical isolation has caused biological isolation, resulting in a dynamic evolutionary ecology with examples of distinctive plants and animals as well as populations of widespread species. The flora and fauna of New Zealand were originally thought to have originated from New Zealand's fragmentation off from Gondwana, however more recent evidence postulates species resulted from dispersal. About 82% of New Zealand's indigenous vascular plants are endemic , covering 1,944 species across 65 genera . The number of fungi recorded from New Zealand, including lichen-forming species,
6232-672: Is composed of a president, a vice president, and Māori Affairs, Pasifika, Diversity, International, Disability and Postgraduate Officers. There are Business and Law, Design and Creative Technologies, Health and Environmental Sciences, Culture and Society and Te Ara Poutama Faculty Representatives. There are also City Campus, North Campus and South Campus Representatives. AUTSA representatives sit on various committees, focus groups and boards to speak out on behalf of 24,000 AUTSA members. Former presidents include April Pokino (2014–2015), Kizito Essuman (2012–2013), Veronica Ng Lam (2010–2011), Andre D'cruz (2009), and Jan Herman (2007–2008). The 2018 president
6396-466: Is equivalent to 15% of the population of New Zealand. New Zealand has a strong presence among the Pacific Island countries, and enjoys strong diplomatic relations with Samoa , Fiji , and Tonga , and among smaller nations. A large proportion of New Zealand's aid goes to these countries, and many Pacific people migrate to New Zealand for employment. The increase of this since the 1960s led to
6560-459: Is exercised by the Government , led by the prime minister , currently Christopher Luxon . Charles III is the country's king and is represented by the governor-general , Cindy Kiro . In addition, New Zealand is organised into 11 regional councils and 67 territorial authorities for local government purposes. The Realm of New Zealand also includes Tokelau (a dependent territory );
6724-440: Is heavily dependent on international trade, particularly in agricultural products. Exports account for 24% of its output, making New Zealand vulnerable to international commodity prices and global economic slowdowns . Food products made up 55% of the value of all the country's exports in 2014; wood was the second largest earner (7%). New Zealand's main trading partners, as at June 2018 , are China ( NZ$ 27.8b), Australia ($ 26.2b),
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6888-425: Is hosted by Tim Dennis, Regan Foa'i and Gaby Solomona. Former breakfast hosts include Oscar Knightley , Stephanie Tauevihi , Mario Gaoa , and Sela Alo. Alo used his platform as a Niu FM breakfast host to publicly speak about his treatment for atrial fibrillation . Other Niu FM shows include "The Rush" with Sia and Henry, Niu Days with Chels, and Niu Nights - The Afterhours with TheWesternGuide. Niu FM broadcasts on
7052-553: Is made up of two main islands and more than 700 smaller islands . The two main islands (the North Island , or Te Ika-a-Māui , and the South Island , or Te Waipounamu ) are separated by Cook Strait , 22 kilometres (14 mi) wide at its narrowest point. Besides the North and South Islands, the five largest inhabited islands are Stewart Island (across the Foveaux Strait ), Chatham Island , Great Barrier Island (in
7216-436: Is not known, nor is the proportion of those fungi which are endemic, but one estimate suggests there are about 2,300 species of lichen-forming fungi in New Zealand and 40% of these are endemic. The two main types of forest are those dominated by broadleaf trees with emergent podocarps , or by southern beech in cooler climates. The remaining vegetation types consist of grasslands, the majority of which are tussock . Before
7380-454: Is of European descent ; the indigenous Māori are the largest minority, followed by Asians and Pasifika . Reflecting this, New Zealand's culture is mainly derived from Māori and early British settlers, with recent broadening of culture arising from increased immigration to the country . The official languages are English, Māori , and New Zealand Sign Language , with the local dialect of English being dominant. A developed country , it
7544-458: Is that, whether or not some settlers arrived before 1314, the main settlement period was in the subsequent decades, possibly involving a coordinated mass migration. It is also the broad consensus of historians that the Polynesian settlement of New Zealand was planned and deliberate. Over the centuries that followed, the settlers developed a distinct culture now known as Māori. This scenario
7708-503: Is the students' association at AUT. Every student attending a course run by AUT is a member of AUTSA, and its primary function is to promote and maintain the rights and welfare of students. It provides advocacy and support, assignment binding, student diary and wall planner, Student Job Search , food vouchers, and food bank. The AUTSA Advocacy Team provide advice to students with academic grievances, grade appeals, harassment, or tenancy issues. The AUTSA Student Representative Council (SRC)
7872-519: Is to regulate "the natural environment with particular emphasis on resource management ", while territorial authorities are responsible for sewage, water, local roads, building consents, and other local matters. Five of the territorial councils are unitary authorities and also act as regional councils. The territorial authorities consist of 13 city councils, 53 district councils, and the Chatham Islands Council. While officially
8036-635: The 1973 oil and 1979 energy crises, led to a severe economic depression . Living standards in New Zealand fell behind those of Australia and Western Europe, and by 1982 New Zealand had the lowest per-capita income of all the developed nations surveyed by the World Bank . In the mid-1980s New Zealand deregulated its agricultural sector by phasing out subsidies over a three-year period. Since 1984, successive governments engaged in major macroeconomic restructuring (known first as Rogernomics and then Ruthanasia ), rapidly transforming New Zealand from
8200-429: The 2006 Samoan election . The protracted legal dispute between NRPT and APICRT was expected to last months, but lasted two years. The trusts reached a settlement, allowing the two stations to pool resources and eventually merge operations. In 2006, the Government asked the APICRT to transfer operations of Radio 531pi to the NRPT, while retaining ownership of the 531 AM frequency. Broadcasting minister Steve Maharey said
8364-872: The ANZAC tradition it shares with Australia. In addition to Vietnam and the two world wars, New Zealand fought in the Second Boer War , the Korean War , the Malayan Emergency , the Gulf War , and the Afghanistan War . It has contributed forces to several regional and global peacekeeping missions, such as those in Cyprus , Somalia , Bosnia and Herzegovina , the Sinai , Angola , Cambodia ,
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#17328020849668528-624: The Cook Islands and Niue (self-governing states in free association with New Zealand); and the Ross Dependency , which is New Zealand's territorial claim in Antarctica . The first European visitor to New Zealand, Dutch explorer Abel Tasman , named the islands Staten Land , believing they were part of the Staten Landt that Jacob Le Maire had sighted off the southern end of South America. Hendrik Brouwer proved that
8692-685: The European Union ($ 22.9b), the United States ($ 17.6b), and Japan ($ 8.4b). On 7 April 2008, New Zealand and China signed the New Zealand–China Free Trade Agreement , the first such agreement China has signed with a developed country. In July 2023, New Zealand and the European Union entered into the EU–New Zealand Free Trade Agreement , which eliminated tariffs on several goods traded between
8856-725: The Gondwanan supercontinent. About 25 million years ago, a shift in plate tectonic movements began to contort and crumple the region. This is now most evident in the Southern Alps, formed by compression of the crust beside the Alpine Fault . Elsewhere, the plate boundary involves the subduction of one plate under the other, producing the Puysegur Trench to the south, the Hikurangi Trough east of
9020-621: The Great Depression . The depression led to the election of the first Labour Government and the establishment of a comprehensive welfare state and a protectionist economy. New Zealand experienced increasing prosperity following the Second World War, and Māori began to leave their traditional rural life and move to the cities in search of work. A Māori protest movement developed, which criticised Eurocentrism and worked for greater recognition of Māori culture and of
9184-628: The Hauraki Gulf ), D'Urville Island (in the Marlborough Sounds ) and Waiheke Island (about 22 km (14 mi) from central Auckland). New Zealand is long and narrow—over 1,600 kilometres (990 mi) along its north-north-east axis with a maximum width of 400 kilometres (250 mi) —with about 15,000 km (9,300 mi) of coastline and a total land area of 268,000 square kilometres (103,500 sq mi). Because of its far-flung outlying islands and long coastline,
9348-581: The Iran–Iraq border, Bougainville , East Timor , and the Solomon Islands . New Zealand has an advanced market economy , ranked 13th in the 2021 Human Development Index , and fourth in the 2022 Index of Economic Freedom . It is a high-income economy with a nominal gross domestic product (GDP) per capita of US$ 36,254. The currency is the New Zealand dollar , informally known as
9512-584: The Legislative Council , until this was abolished in 1950. The supremacy of parliament over the Crown and other government institutions was established in England by the Bill of Rights 1689 and has been ratified as law in New Zealand. The House of Representatives is democratically elected, and a government is formed from the party or coalition with the majority of seats. If no majority is formed,
9676-485: The Ministry of Consumer Affairs , found high-interest "fringe lenders" were advertising on Radio 531pi and Niu FM. In 2008, Pacific Media Network expanded its range of first language programmes simulcast on Niu FM and Radio 531pi to include shows for people from the Solomon Islands and Kiribati. In March, One News reported the Pacific Media Network had appointed Vienna Richards, the sister of William Sio from
9840-611: The Pacific Community and the Pacific Islands Forum . It enjoys particularly close relations with the United States and is one of its major non-NATO allies ; the United Kingdom; Samoa , Fiji , and Tonga ; and with Australia , with a shared Trans-Tasman identity between the two countries stemming from centuries of British colonisation. Nationally, legislative authority is vested in an elected, unicameral Parliament , while executive political power
10004-450: The Pacific Journalism Review , journalist Tapu Misa, the wife of interim Niu FM manager Sefita Hao’uli, rejected the allegations. She said the network had covered the issue of tithing extensively, its spending on staff benefits and client events was in line with industry standards, and the APICRT did not want either station to undermine the other. In an interview with Radio Australia , Hao’uli also accused NRPT of excessive interference. For
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#173280208496610168-410: The Panos London Media Development programme for its development communication work. The centre publishes Asia-Pacific journalism, and has published Pacific Scoop since 2009. It also publishes media and communication studies books, like the 2009 book Communication, Culture and Society in Papua New Guinea: Yo Tok Wanem? , in collaboration with other publishers or overseas universities. The centre
10332-452: The Statute of Westminster , confirming that the British Parliament could no longer legislate for the country without its consent. The British government's residual legislative powers were later removed by the Constitution Act 1986 , and final rights of appeal to British courts were abolished in 2003. Early in the 20th century , New Zealand was involved in world affairs, fighting in the First and Second World Wars and suffering through
10496-466: The Tasman Sea and south of the islands of New Caledonia , Fiji , and Tonga . The country's varied topography and sharp mountain peaks, including the Southern Alps , owe much to tectonic uplift and volcanic eruptions. New Zealand's capital city is Wellington , and its most populous city is Auckland . The islands of New Zealand were the last large habitable land to be settled by humans. Between about 1280 and 1350, Polynesians began to settle in
10660-435: The United Kingdom and negotiate a treaty with the Māori. The Treaty of Waitangi was first signed in the Bay of Islands on 6 February 1840. In response to the New Zealand Company's attempts to establish an independent settlement in Wellington , Hobson declared British sovereignty over all of New Zealand on 21 May 1840, even though copies of the treaty were still circulating throughout the country for Māori to sign. With
10824-457: The United States Department of State noted that the New Zealand government generally respected the rights of individuals, but voiced concerns regarding the social status of the Māori population. In terms of structural discrimination , the New Zealand Human Rights Commission has asserted that there is strong, consistent evidence that it is a real and ongoing socioeconomic issue. One example of structural inequality in New Zealand can be seen in
10988-412: The University of the South Pacific , the University of PNG (UPNG) and the Australian Centre for Independent Journalism (ACIJ). Since moving to AUT in 2007, it has become a digital repository and received a grant from the Pacific Development and Conservation Trust in 2010 to "expand its educational and research role for the Pacific region". PMW has established a Pactok server archive, and added
11152-401: The West Coast of the South Island to semi-arid in Central Otago and the Mackenzie Basin of inland Canterbury and subtropical in Northland . Of the seven largest cities, Christchurch is the driest, receiving on average only 618 millimetres (24.3 in) of rain per year and Wellington the wettest, receiving almost twice that amount. Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch all receive
11316-424: The caldera of one of the world's most active supervolcanoes . New Zealand is prone to earthquakes . The country owes its varied topography, and perhaps even its emergence above the waves, to the dynamic boundary it straddles between the Pacific and Indo-Australian Plates . New Zealand is part of Zealandia , a microcontinent nearly half the size of Australia that gradually submerged after breaking away from
11480-430: The reserve powers (e.g. the power to dissolve Parliament or refuse the royal assent of a bill into law). The powers of the monarch and the governor-general are limited by constitutional constraints, and they cannot normally be exercised without the advice of ministers. The New Zealand Parliament holds legislative power and consists of the king and the House of Representatives . It also included an upper house,
11644-444: The seven-continent model. New Zealand's climate is predominantly temperate maritime ( Köppen : Cfb), with mean annual temperatures ranging from 10 °C (50 °F) in the south to 16 °C (61 °F) in the north. Historical maxima and minima are 42.4 °C (108.32 °F) in Rangiora , Canterbury and −25.6 °C (−14.08 °F) in Ranfurly , Otago . Conditions vary sharply across regions from extremely wet on
11808-565: The "Kiwi dollar"; it also circulates in the Cook Islands (see Cook Islands dollar ), Niue, Tokelau, and the Pitcairn Islands . Historically, extractive industries have contributed strongly to New Zealand's economy, focusing at different times on sealing, whaling, flax , gold, kauri gum , and native timber. The first shipment of refrigerated meat on the Dunedin in 1882 led to the establishment of meat and dairy exports to Britain,
11972-437: The 1980s, which transformed it from a protectionist to a liberalised free-trade economy. The service sector dominates the national economy , followed by the industrial sector, and agriculture ; international tourism is also a significant source of revenue. New Zealand is a member of the United Nations , Commonwealth of Nations , ANZUS , UKUSA , Five Eyes , OECD , ASEAN Plus Six , Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation ,
12136-983: The 2024 Global Peace Index , New Zealand is the 4th most peaceful country in the world. New Zealand's military services—the New Zealand Defence Force —comprise the New Zealand Army , the Royal New Zealand Air Force , and the Royal New Zealand Navy . New Zealand's national defence needs are modest since a direct attack is unlikely. However, its military has had a global presence . The country fought in both world wars, with notable campaigns in Gallipoli , Crete , El Alamein , and Cassino . The Gallipoli campaign played an important part in fostering New Zealand's national identity and strengthened
12300-422: The 2024 QS World University Rankings , AUT was ranked 412th, which puts it in the top 2% of universities worldwide. The 2017 Times Higher Education (THE) World University Ranking ranked AUT as one of the top 20 universities worldwide for International Outlook, due to its high proportion of international staff, students and research partnerships. AUT was amongst the world's top 60 young universities and ranked for
12464-706: The 40 languages NZ On Air supports. This is supplemented by commercial income which is another $ 800k per annum. Since August 2017, the Trust is chaired by Tiumalu Peter Fa'afiu. Patrick Lino was the CEO from July 2017 to June 2019. Don Mann was appointed CEO on 1 July 2020. Radio 531pi was set up by the Auckland Pacific Island Community Radio Trust (APICRT) in Ōtāhuhu in 1993 as a station for Auckland's Pacific Island community. According to Massey University sociologist Paul Spoonley
12628-673: The Chatham Islands Council is not a unitary authority, it undertakes many functions of a regional council. The Realm of New Zealand, one of 15 Commonwealth realms , is the entire area over which the king or queen of New Zealand is sovereign and comprises New Zealand, Tokelau , the Ross Dependency , the Cook Islands , and Niue . The Cook Islands and Niue are self-governing states in free association with New Zealand. The New Zealand Parliament cannot pass legislation for these countries, but with their consent can act on behalf of them in foreign affairs and defence. Tokelau
12792-424: The Government as a major societal issue; the country has 12.0% of children living in low-income households that had less than 50% of the median equivalised disposable household income as of June 2022 . Poverty has a disproportionately high effect in ethnic-minority households, with a quarter (23.3%) of Māori children and almost a third (28.6%) of Pacific Islander children living in poverty as of 2020 . New Zealand
12956-640: The Innovation Excellence in Research category at the 2016 New Zealand Innovation Awards. AUT's Centre for Refugee Education, located in Māngere , provides an on-arrival six-week education programme for the 1,000 refugees who come to New Zealand each year under the government quota scheme. The education programme teaches English language skills at early childhood, primary, secondary and adult levels, as well as orientation to life in New Zealand. With
13120-459: The MMP system, each person has two votes; one is for a candidate standing in the voter's electorate , and the other is for a party. Based on the 2018 census data, there are 72 electorates (which include seven Māori electorates in which only Māori can optionally vote), and the remaining 48 of the 120 seats are assigned so that representation in Parliament reflects the party vote, with the threshold that
13284-807: The Minister of Education in 1885, tried to compel universities and secondary schools to establish technical education. This fell on deaf ears so instead he gave land to the Wellington Board of Education to establish a school. In 1886 the Wellington School of Design was opened. Later in 1895 the Auckland Technical School opened as an evening school. In 1913 the organisation became the Seddon Memorial Technical College, after Richard Seddon ,
13448-601: The Māori of later years. According to an early European synthesized interpretation of various Māori traditional accounts, around 750 CE the heroic explorer, Kupe , had discovered New Zealand and later, around 1350, one great fleet of settlers set out from Hawaiki in eastern Polynesia. However, from the late 20th century, this story has been increasingly relegated to the realm of legend and myth. An alternative view has emerged from fresh archaeological and scientific evidence, which correlates with doubts raised by historians everywhere as to
13612-402: The NRPT had threatened to cancel the APICRT's contract, accusing the trust of mismanagement. It pursued the matter through mediation and then through court action. The network continued to operate normally through this process, but journalist Tapu Misa says she and other staff provided unpaid services. Vienna Richards was interim news editor and hosted the 2002 election special. On 3 June 2003,
13776-494: The NRPT took over the Niu FM network, moving the operations from Otahuhu to new studios in the central Auckland suburb of Ponsonby . In an interview with Metro Magazine , NRPT chairman Simativa Perese accused the APICRT of inadequately covering issues like tithing in churches, inappropriately using funds on company cars and staff meals, and having a conflict of interest between its Niu FM and Radio 531pi networks. In an article in
13940-574: The Netherlands, University of Akureyri in Iceland, McGill University and York University in Canada among others. Its research programme areas include coastal and marine tourism, community development, cultural heritage tourism, event tourism, health and wellness tourism, hospitality research, indigenous tourism, Pacific Islands tourism, tourism marketing, and tourism technology. The institute has
14104-543: The Niu FM station in Auckland. It also produces 41 bulletins in other languages each week, including at least three five-minute bulletins each in Samoan, Tongan, Cook Island Māori and Niuean languages, and at least one five-minute bulletin each week in Fijian, Tokelauan, Tuvalu, Solomons and Kiribati languages. Rima Cooper, Gladys Hartson-Shingles and Tagata Pasifika host Marama Papau have worked as journalists and newsreaders for
14268-771: The North Island and South Island had never been formalised, and names and alternative names were formalised in 2013. This set the names as North Island or Te Ika-a-Māui , and South Island or Te Waipounamu . For each island, either its English or Māori name can be used, or both can be used together. Similarly the Māori and English names for the whole country are sometimes used together ( Aotearoa New Zealand ); however, this has no official recognition. The first people to reach New Zealand were Polynesians in ocean going waka (canoes). Their arrival likely occurred in several waves, approximately between 1280 and 1350 CE. Those Polynesian settlers, isolated in New Zealand, became
14432-602: The North Island, and the Kermadec and Tonga Trenches further north. New Zealand, together with Australia, is part of a wider region known as Australasia . It also forms the southwestern extremity of the geographic and ethnographic region called Polynesia . Oceania is a wider region encompassing the Australian continent , New Zealand, and various island countries in the Pacific Ocean that are not included in
14596-614: The North Island, saw thousands of imperial troops and the Royal Navy come to New Zealand and became known as the New Zealand Wars . Following these armed conflicts, large areas of Māori land were confiscated by the government to meet settler demands. The colony gained a representative government in 1852 , and the first Parliament met in 1854. In 1856 the colony effectively became self-governing, gaining responsibility over all domestic matters (except native policy, which
14760-778: The NorthMed Health Clinic building at 3 Akoranga Drive, Northcote (since July 2017). North Campus is closely linked with the nearby AUT Millennium Institute of Sport and Health. Like AUT North Campus, the Millennium Institute is located on Auckland's North Shore , at Mairangi Bay . AUT Millennium provides sports training, and hosts national and local sports organisations, including Swimming New Zealand , New Zealand Water Polo, Northsport Olympic Weightlifting, and Sport and Recreation New Zealand . The institute has training facilities, athlete accommodation, sports science laboratories, an aquatics facility, and
14924-787: The Recreation Centre followed shortly later with it being officially opened by MP Chlöe Swarbrick on 22 July 2021. AUT opened South Campus (formerly Manukau Campus) in 2010, creating the first university campus based in the region. It offers undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in business, computer and information sciences, education, health sciences, year 1 of law, as well as sports management and science. South Campus hosts its own library, student lounges, student information centre, course information centre, computer labs, wireless network, and café. The campus also boasts astro turf courts with tennis, basketball, netball, volleyball, touch, and soccer equipment available for hire. In 2016,
15088-630: The Ross Dependency are New Zealand citizens. During the period of the New Zealand colony, Britain was responsible for external trade and foreign relations. The 1923 and 1926 Imperial Conferences decided that New Zealand should be allowed to negotiate its own political treaties , and the first commercial treaty was ratified in 1928 with Japan. On 3 September 1939, New Zealand allied itself with Britain and declared war on Germany with Prime Minister Michael Joseph Savage proclaiming, "Where she goes, we go; where she stands, we stand". In 1951,
15252-528: The Samoan government's SAME trade show in Mangere, after it was criticised by Radio 531pi host Tago Pili. August 2017 saw Ministers Maggie Barry and Alfred Ngaro appoint four new Board members for three year terms: Tiumalu Peter Fa'afiu (Chair), Sholan Ivaiti (Treasurer), Jody Jackson Becerra and Sara-Jane Elika. Martha Samasoni and Dr Lesieli MacIntyre were reappointed for two more years. On his first day, 1 August 2017, new Chair (Tiumalu Peter Fa’afiu) approved
15416-674: The South American land was a small island in 1643, and Dutch cartographers subsequently renamed Tasman's discovery Nova Zeelandia from Latin , after the Dutch province of Zeeland . This name was later anglicised to New Zealand . This was written as Nu Tireni in the Māori language (spelled Nu Tirani in Te Tiriti o Waitangi). In 1834 a document written in Māori and entitled " He Wakaputanga o te Rangatiratanga o Nu Tireni "
15580-476: The Tarawera eruption except for three of a decade or so earlier. Radiocarbon dating and pollen evidence of widespread forest fires shortly before the eruption might also indicate a pre-eruption human presence. Additionally, mitochondrial DNA variability within the Māori populations suggest that Eastern Polynesians first settled the New Zealand archipelago between 1250 and 1300, Therefore, current opinion
15744-470: The Treaty of Waitangi. In 1975, a Waitangi Tribunal was set up to investigate alleged breaches of the Treaty, and it was enabled to investigate historic grievances in 1985. The government has negotiated settlements of these grievances with many iwi, although Māori claims to the foreshore and seabed proved controversial in the 2000s. New Zealand is located near the centre of the water hemisphere and
15908-659: The United Kingdom became increasingly focused on its European interests, while New Zealand joined Australia and the United States in the ANZUS security treaty. The influence of the United States on New Zealand weakened following protests over the Vietnam War , the refusal of the United States to admonish France after the sinking of the Rainbow Warrior , disagreements over environmental and agricultural trade issues, and New Zealand's nuclear-free policy . Despite
16072-524: The United States's suspension of ANZUS obligations, the treaty remained in effect between New Zealand and Australia, whose foreign policy has followed a similar historical trend. Close political contact is maintained between the two countries, with free trade agreements and travel arrangements that allow citizens to visit, live and work in both countries without restrictions. In 2013 there were about 650,000 New Zealand citizens living in Australia, which
16236-634: The annual Orientation Festival and other events. AUTSA sponsored the AUT Titans at the Australian University Games in 2009, winning gold in netball and touch rugby. The AUTSA lodge is based in Tongariro National Park , accommodates up to 12 people and is available to AUTSA members from $ 160 per night for up to 12 people. Campus venue Vesbar is owned and operated by AUTSA for its students, and operates throughout
16400-577: The areas/fields of applied sciences, art and design, business, business information systems, communication studies, computer and information sciences, education, engineering, health care practice, hospitality and tourism, languages, law, mathematical science, midwifery, nursing, occupational therapy, oral health, paramedicine and emergency management, Māori development, physiotherapy, podiatry, psychology, psychotherapy, public health, rehabilitation and occupation studies, social science, and sport and recreation. The AUT Business School has been recognised as one of
16564-438: The arrival of humans, an estimated 80% of the land was covered in forest, with only high alpine , wet, infertile and volcanic areas without trees. Massive deforestation occurred after humans arrived, with around half the forest cover lost to fire after Polynesian settlement. Much of the remaining forest fell after European settlement, being logged or cleared to make room for pastoral farming, leaving forest occupying only 23% of
16728-476: The campus include an early childhood centre , International Student Centre, printing centre, gym, Chinese Centre, Pasifika Student Support Service, Postgraduate Centre and Te Tari Āwhina Learning Development Centre. The Central Library holds over 245,000 books and journals on four floors. There are cafes, restaurants and bars, including the student-owned Vesbar. Training restaurants Piko Restaurant and Four Seasons Restaurant have operated commercially since 2011. There
16892-404: The canoe of Aoraki ' ) for the South Island . Early European maps labelled the islands North (North Island), Middle (South Island), and South ( Stewart Island / Rakiura ). In 1830, mapmakers began to use "North" and "South" on their maps to distinguish the two largest islands, and by 1907, this was the accepted norm. The New Zealand Geographic Board discovered in 2009 that the names of
17056-474: The consequences of these decisions. The 42nd and current prime minister, since 27 November 2023, is Christopher Luxon . A parliamentary general election must be called no later than three years after the previous election. Almost all general elections between 1853 and 1993 were held under the first-past-the-post voting system. Since the 1996 election , a form of proportional representation called mixed-member proportional (MMP) has been used. Under
17220-523: The country has extensive marine resources. Its exclusive economic zone is one of the largest in the world, covering more than 15 times its land area. The South Island is the largest landmass of New Zealand. It is divided along its length by the Southern Alps . There are 18 peaks over 3,000 metres (9,800 ft), the highest of which is Aoraki / Mount Cook at 3,724 metres (12,218 ft). Fiordland 's steep mountains and deep fiords record
17384-447: The criminal justice system. According to the Ministry of Justice , Māori are overrepresented, comprising 45% of New Zealanders convicted of crimes and 53% of those imprisoned, while only being 16.5% of the population. The early European settlers divided New Zealand into provinces , which had a degree of autonomy. Because of financial pressures and the desire to consolidate railways, education, land sales, and other policies, government
17548-521: The digital space. Changes included moving the PMN 531 to the national radio network in December 2018 and focussing NiuFM on the Auckland market with its online platform having national coverage. Cost cutting allowed PMN to regroup after three years of deficits due to decrease in commercial revenue and nine years of static Government funding. June 2019 saw PMN receive an extra $ 700k top up in its baseline funding to take its public funding to $ 3.9 per annum. There
17712-508: The diversity of Pacific peoples and communities and shaped New Zealand's national identity, by broadcasting and producing programmes in English, Samoan, Tongan, Cook Islands Māori, Niuean, Tokelauan, Tuvaluan and Fijian languages. On 31 August 2002, the new Niu FM network went to air in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch, broadcasting programmes from the Radio 531pi building. By October 2002
17876-690: The early 19th century, Christian missionaries began to settle New Zealand, eventually converting most of the Māori population. The Māori population declined to around 40% of its pre-contact level during the 19th century; introduced diseases were the major factor. The British Government appointed James Busby as British Resident to New Zealand in 1832. His duties, given to him by Governor Bourke in Sydney, were to protect settlers and traders "of good standing", prevent "outrages" against Māori, and apprehend escaped convicts. In 1835, following an announcement of impending French settlement by Charles de Thierry ,
18040-489: The establishment of the Crown Colony of New Zealand in 1841. Subsequently, a series of conflicts between the colonial government and Māori tribes resulted in the alienation and confiscation of large amounts of Māori land. New Zealand became a dominion in 1907; it gained full statutory independence in 1947, retaining the monarch as head of state . Today, the majority of New Zealand's population of 5.25 million
18204-405: The extensive ice age glaciation of this southwestern corner of the South Island. The North Island is less mountainous but is marked by volcanism . The highly active Taupō Volcanic Zone has formed a large volcanic plateau , punctuated by the North Island's highest mountain, Mount Ruapehu (2,797 metres (9,177 ft)). The plateau also hosts the country's largest lake, Lake Taupō , nestled in
18368-755: The first time in THE's top 150 universities under 50 years old. AUT now features amongst the world's elite institutions in 11 subjects, featuring in the QS World University Rankings for: AUT is the first and only tertiary provider in New Zealand to be awarded the Rainbow Tick, which attests to the university's work to ensure inclusiveness for the LGBTQI community, and in positively responding to issues of gender diversity. AUT has more than 75,000 alumni AUTSA (AUT Students' Association)
18532-418: The following frequencies: Radio 531pi is a station broadcasting news, information, talkback and music. It was established as an independent Auckland radio station in 1993, and targets first and second generation Pacific migrants. Its single frequency, 531 AM, is available across Auckland and much of Northland and Waikato. Despite becoming part of the Pacific Media Network in 2007, the station continues to target
18696-491: The formation of the Pasifika New Zealander pan-ethnic group, the fourth-largest ethnic grouping in the country. Permanent migration is regulated under the 1970 Samoan Quota Scheme and the 2002 Pacific Access Category, which allow up to 1,100 Samoan nationals and up to 750 other Pacific Islanders respectively to become permanent New Zealand residents each year. A seasonal workers scheme for temporary migration
18860-589: The governing Labour Party , to an unadvertised position as editor of the Pacific Radio News service. Political reporter Chris Trotter criticised the decision and urged the network to reconsider it. Richards made a complaint about the piece to the Broadcasting Standards Authority , arguing the piece was imbalanced, inaccurate and unfair, but the complaint was not upheld. In June 2010, Radio 531pi stood down Efeso Collins ,
19024-516: The host of the weekend current affairs show Talanoa Pacific; he said it was an attempt to stifle his discussions of alleged misspending of a $ 4.8 million Government grant by the Pacific Islands Economic Development Agency. The unpaid volunteers and low-paid staff who helped establish Radio 531pi were recognised at its 17th birthday in 2010. Pereira resigned as chairman during board changes at the end of 2010;
19188-744: The islands and subsequently developed a distinctive Māori culture . In 1642, the Dutch explorer Abel Tasman became the first European to sight and record New Zealand. In 1769 the British explorer Captain James Cook became the first European to set foot on and map New Zealand. In 1840, representatives of the United Kingdom and Māori chiefs signed the Treaty of Waitangi which paved the way for Britain's declaration of sovereignty later that year and
19352-580: The islands are uninhabited except for about six people at Raoul Island station. These islands put the northern border of New Zealand at 29 degrees South latitude. After the 1982 UNCLOS , the islands contributed significantly to New Zealand's exclusive economic zone . In 1891, the Liberal Party came to power as the first organised political party. The Liberal Government , led by Richard Seddon for most of its period in office, passed many important social and economic measures. In 1893, New Zealand
19516-436: The judiciary to interpret the law based solely on the legislation enacted by Parliament without other influences on their decisions. New Zealand is identified as one of the world's most stable and well-governed states. As of 2017, the country was ranked fourth in the strength of its democratic institutions, and first in government transparency and lack of corruption . LGBT rights in the nation are also recognised as among
19680-511: The land in 1997. The forests were dominated by birds , and the lack of mammalian predators led to some like the kiwi , kākāpō , weka and takahē evolving flightlessness . The arrival of humans, associated changes to habitat, and the introduction of rats , ferrets and other mammals led to the extinction of many bird species, including large birds like the moa and Haast's eagle . Other indigenous animals are represented by reptiles ( tuatara , skinks and geckos ), frogs , such as
19844-641: The latter being common. New Zealand is a member of the Five Eyes intelligence sharing agreement, known formally as the UKUSA Agreement . The five members of this agreement compromise the core Anglosphere : Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Since 2012, New Zealand has had a partnership arrangement with NATO under the Partnership Interoperability Initiative. According to
20008-456: The long white cloud') is the current Māori name for New Zealand. It is unknown whether Māori had a name for the whole country before the arrival of Europeans; Aotearoa originally referred to just the North Island . Māori had several traditional names for the two main islands, including Te Ika-a-Māui ( ' the fish of Māui ' ) for the North Island and Te Waipounamu ( ' the waters of greenstone ' ) or Te Waka o Aoraki ( '
20172-533: The longest recession in over thirty years, and unemployment rising back to 7% in late 2009. The lowest unemployment rate recorded using the current methodology was in December 2021 during the COVID-19 pandemic , at 3.2%. Unemployment rates for different age groups follow similar trends but are consistently higher among youth. During the September 2021 quarter, the general unemployment rate was around 3.2%, while
20336-431: The longest serving New Zealand premier. In the early 1960s educational reforms resulted in the separation of secondary and tertiary teaching; two educational establishments were formed; the tertiary (polytechnic) adopting the name Auckland Technical Institute (ATI) in 1963 and the secondary school continuing with the same name. For three years they co-existed on the same site, but by 1964 the secondary school had moved to
20500-455: The massacre and virtual extinction of the Moriori. In a hostile 1642 encounter between Ngāti Tūmatakōkiri and Dutch explorer Abel Tasman 's crew, four of Tasman's crew members were killed, and at least one Māori was hit by canister shot . Europeans did not revisit New Zealand until 1769, when British explorer James Cook mapped almost the entire coastline. Following Cook, New Zealand
20664-583: The merger would protect the future of both stations, and allow the stations to share resources and staff. However, Misa said there was still bitterness between the two stations, and NRPT chairman Fa’amatuainu Tino Pereira later said the merging process was very difficult for the staff involved. Misa said Niu FM had broadcast derogatory comments about Pacific workers and did not pronounce Pacific names correctly. The 2006 Fringe Lenders in New Zealand Desk Research Project, commissioned by
20828-485: The most tolerant in Oceania . New Zealand ranks highly for civic participation in the political process, with 82% voter turnout during recent general elections, compared to an OECD average of 69%. However, this is untrue for local council elections; a historically low 36% of eligible New Zealanders voted in the 2022 local elections , compared with an already low 42% turnout in 2019 . A 2017 human rights report by
20992-719: The nebulous United Tribes of New Zealand sent a Declaration of Independence to King William IV of the United Kingdom asking for protection. Ongoing unrest, the proposed settlement of New Zealand by the New Zealand Company (which had already sent its first ship of surveyors to buy land from Māori) and the dubious legal standing of the Declaration of Independence prompted the Colonial Office to send Captain William Hobson to claim sovereignty for
21156-580: The new MH Building at the New Zealand Institute of Architects (NZIA) Auckland Regional Awards. North Campus is located on Akoranga Drive in Northcote . The Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences (including the Sport and Recreation division) and School of Education share this campus, which has park-like grounds. AUT's main sport and fitness centre is located at the campus, encompassing
21320-507: The new board included former APIRCT board member Brian Chamberlain, businessman Uluomatootua Saulaulu Aiono, chartered accountant Willie Johnston and broadcaster Sandra Kailahi . The Pacific Media Network signed a contract with Whitireia New Zealand in January 2011 to set up a studio in its Cuba Street Media Centre. The studio was opened by tertiary education minister Steven Joyce in May as
21484-701: The new location would bring the network closer to most Pacific communities. At the opening of the new studios, National Party colleague Sam Lotu-Iiga said the station performed an important role in broadcasting to Pacific communities in their own language and promoting the economic prosperity of Pacific people. Radio 531pi and Niu FM took part in the APA Commercial Radio Survey in February and March 2012. Chief executive Tom Etuata died in October 2012. In 2013, Pacific trade commissioner Lafitai Iupati Fuatai appeared on Radio 531pi to publicly defend
21648-496: The next three years Niu FM was operated by the NRPT and Radio 531pi was operated by the APICRT. Reviews of Niu FM described it as "fresh and irrelevant", with an underlying Pacific philosophy. In 2005, the Government decided to continue funding Niu FM beyond the pilot period, after a report to Cabinet showed the NPRT was achieving most of its objectives. The APICRT continued to operate Radio 531pi as normal, including providing coverage of
21812-475: The number of dairy cows doubling between 1990 and 2007, to become New Zealand's largest export earner. In the year to June 2018, dairy products accounted for 17.7% ($ 14.1 billion) of total exports, and the country's largest company, Fonterra , controls almost one-third of the international dairy trade. Other exports in 2017–18 were meat (8.8%), wood and wood products (6.2%), fruit (3.6%), machinery (2.2%) and wine (2.1%). New Zealand's wine industry has followed
21976-608: The outside of the building to regulate heat from the sun and ease load on the air-conditioning system. Another recent building completion is the $ 98 million WG precinct. Named after the former Chancellor of the university, the Sir Paul Reeves Building hosts the School of Communication Studies. The 12-storey building was officially opened by Prime Minister John Key on 22 March 2013. It provides an additional learning space of about 20,000 square metres that consists of convention spaces, screen and television studios and
22140-442: The protected endangered Hamilton's Frog , spiders , insects ( wētā ), and snails. Some, such as the tuatara, are so unique that they have been called living fossils . Three species of bats ( one since extinct) were the only sign of native land mammals in New Zealand until the 2006 discovery of bones from a unique, mouse-sized land mammal at least 16 million years old. Marine mammals, however, are abundant, with almost half
22304-710: The region. In October 2010, PJR was awarded the "Creative Stimulus Award" for academic journals in the inaugural Academy Awards of the Global Creative Industries in Beijing, China. The journal has advocated free speech and freedom of information in the Asia-Pacific region. Within these research institutes exist a large number of research centres and units. The NIPHMHR administers the Pacific Islands Families Study. In
22468-575: The reliability of interpretations drawn from the oral evidence of indigenous peoples, including from Māori. Regarding the arrival of these Polynesian settlers, there are no human remains, artefacts or structures which are confidently dated to earlier than the Kaharoa Tephra, a layer of volcanic debris deposited by the Mount Tarawera eruption around 1314 CE. Samples of rat bone, rat-gnawed shells and seed cases have given dates later than
22632-429: The second academic semester. The building itself was designed to be a teaching tool, with structural components visible, ceilings left exposed for viewing and the building management systems being visible on screens for analysis by students. Sustainability was also a goal, with rain water being collected for use in the labs, occupancy sensors in the rooms to ensure that areas are not being unnecessarily lit and solar fins on
22796-466: The service. Pacific Radio News provides training opportunities for Whitireia New Zealand radio and journalism students. Through its Whitereia partnership, students contribute news with a central North Island focus from Whitereia's Cuba Street media centre. Pacific Media Network sponsors and organises a range of other events, including the Pasifika Festival : Niu FM drive host Sela Alo was
22960-594: The signing of the treaty and declaration of sovereignty, the number of immigrants, particularly from the United Kingdom, began to increase. New Zealand was administered as a dependency of the Colony of New South Wales until becoming a separate Crown colony , the Colony of New Zealand , on 3 May 1841. Armed conflict began between the colonial government and Māori in 1843 with the Wairau Affray over land and disagreements over sovereignty. These conflicts, mainly in
23124-550: The station reached Pacific communities who were not served by commercial radio, and helped establish a pan-Pacific identity. The station initially sustained on $ 1.25 million of Government funding each year with limited staff salaries, but by the 2001–02 and 2002-03 financial years it was earning more than $ 1 million a year in advertising income. The trust's directors during this time included Samoan businessman Arthur Anae , Tongan AUT University lecturer James Prescott and former Federated Farmers president Brian Chamberlin. Tuaratini,
23288-407: The top business schools in the world by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) International. As a relatively new university, AUT came in eighth place in the 2006 Performance-Based Research Fund (PBRF) round, but has shown the greatest improvement in PBRF rating of New Zealand's eight universities. Research partnerships and exchanges have been established with some of
23452-430: The top of the hour between 6am and 6pm, on both Niu FM and Radio 531pi. The bulletins cover stories affecting Pacific peoples from New Zealand, the Pacific countries and around the world, and gives Pacific perspectives of major national and international news stories that other media are reporting about. The news service produces and broadcasts 91 five-minute bulletins in English every week, with some bulletins airing only on
23616-467: The total workforce in 2016. In 2017, international visitor arrivals were expected to increase at a rate of 5.4% annually up to 2022. Wool was New Zealand's major agricultural export during the late 19th century. Even as late as the 1960s it made up over a third of all export revenues, but since then its price has steadily dropped relative to other commodities, and wool is no longer profitable for many farmers. In contrast, dairy farming increased, with
23780-486: The two regions. This free trade agreement expanded on the pre-existing free trade agreement and saw a reduction in tariffs on meat and dairy in response to feedback from the affected industries. The service sector is the largest sector in the economy, followed by manufacturing and construction and then farming and raw material extraction. Tourism plays a significant role in the economy, contributing $ 12.9 billion (or 5.6%) to New Zealand's total GDP and supporting 7.5% of
23944-481: The unemployment rate for youth aged 15 to 24 was 9.2%. New Zealand has experienced a series of " brain drains " since the 1970s that still continue today. Nearly one-quarter of highly skilled workers live overseas, mostly in Australia and Britain, which is the largest proportion from any developed nation. In recent decades, however, a " brain gain " has brought in educated professionals from Europe and less developed countries. Today New Zealand's economy benefits from
24108-402: The university invested significantly in the construction of the Mana Hauora (MH) Building. Construction of MH was completed in December 2016, and was officially opened by Prime Minister Bill English in March 2017. As the largest building on campus, MH is now the new heart of the campus and incorporates a number of sustainability design features. In 2017, three awards were given in recognition of
24272-847: The world's cetaceans (whales, dolphins, and porpoises ) and large numbers of fur seals reported in New Zealand waters. Many seabirds breed in New Zealand, a third of them unique to the country. More penguin species are found in New Zealand than in any other country, with 13 of the world's 18 penguin species. Since human arrival, almost half of the country's vertebrate species have become extinct, including at least fifty-one birds, three frogs, three lizards, one freshwater fish, and one bat. Others are endangered or have had their range severely reduced. However, New Zealand conservationists have pioneered several methods to help threatened wildlife recover, including island sanctuaries, pest control, wildlife translocation, fostering, and ecological restoration of islands and other protected areas . New Zealand
24436-636: The world's leading universities. AUT's growing research profile has seen an increase in research programme enrolments and external funding, as well as research institutions. The university opened new research centres and institutes in 2016, bringing the total number to more than 60, covering a wide range of disciplines. In 2016, AUT's quality-assured research outputs increased by 9% to more than 2000 outputs, including publication in leading international journals. Disestablished in 2023 The New Zealand Tourism Research Institute (NZTRI), brings together local and international experts in tourism and hospitality. It
24600-536: Was 9 years of static funding prior to this. The new funding reflected the growing confidence by NZOA and Government in the new PMN Board direction and leadership. June 2020 saw PMN receive another top up from Government taking its annual baseline funding to $ 4.5 million and another $ 500k in Capex funding. Off the back of significant Covid-19 communications work throughout its many platforms, PMN's commercial revenue increased significantly. The 2019/20 financial year saw PMN return to surplus following four years of deficit. It
24764-434: Was a three-year pilot with $ 8 million of funding from NZ On Air . It was intended to complement the existing services offered by Radio 531pi, Capital Samoa Radio and the Access Radio Network , but target a younger New Zealand-born Pacific demographic. Sina Wendt-Moore was the network's first chief executive. The Government also set up the National Pacific Radio Trust (NPRT) to oversee the Niu FM project, and ensure it reflected
24928-569: Was centralised and the provinces were abolished in 1876. The provinces are remembered in regional public holidays and sporting rivalries. Since 1876, various councils have administered local areas under legislation determined by the central government. In 1989, the government reorganised local government into the current two-tier structure of regional councils and territorial authorities . The 249 municipalities that existed in 1975 have now been consolidated into 67 territorial authorities and 11 regional councils. The regional councils' role
25092-417: Was established in 1999 by Professor Simon Milne, and is located in the School of Hospitality and Tourism. In 2010 the institute brought together 19 researchers as well as 15 PhD students, several other graduate students being linked to the Institute in more informal ways. NZTRI conducts research projects around the world and has developed strong links with Huế University in Vietnam, Wageningen University in
25256-405: Was featured as a Creative Commons case study in 2010. Founding director David Robie , a New Zealand author, journalist and media academic, won a Vice Chancellor's Award in 2011 for excellence in university teaching. Pacific Media Watch is PMC's daily independent Asia-Pacific media monitoring service and research project. The site was launched in Sydney in October 1996, and has links with
25420-472: Was granted in the mid-1860s). Following concerns that the South Island might form a separate colony, premier Alfred Domett moved a resolution to transfer the capital from Auckland to a locality near Cook Strait . Wellington was chosen for its central location, with Parliament officially sitting there for the first time in 1865. In 1886, New Zealand annexed the volcanic Kermadec Islands , about 1,000 km (620 mi) northeast of Auckland. Since 1937,
25584-485: Was granted university status. AUT is New Zealand's third largest university in terms of total student enrolment, with approximately 29,100 students enrolled across three campuses in Auckland. It has five faculties, and an additional two specialist locations: AUT Millennium and AUT Centre for Refugee Education. AUT enrolled more than 29,000 students in 2018, including 4,194 international students from 94 countries and 2,417 postgraduate students. Students also represent
25748-430: Was introduced in 2007, and in 2009 about 8,000 Pacific Islanders were employed under it. New Zealand is involved in the Pacific Islands Forum , the Pacific Community , Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation , and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Regional Forum (including the East Asia Summit ). New Zealand has been described as a middle power in the Asia-Pacific region, and an emerging power . The country
25912-444: Was previously published at the University of Papua New Guinea from 1994 to 1999. The editorial policy focuses on the cultural politics of the media, including new media and social movements, the culture of indigenous peoples , the politics of tourism and development, the role of the media and the formation of national identity. It also covers environmental and development studies in the media and communication, and vernacular media in
26076-446: Was the first nation in the world to grant all women the right to vote and pioneered the adoption of compulsory arbitration between employers and unions in 1894. The Liberals also guaranteed a minimum wage in 1894, a world first. In 1907, at the request of the New Zealand Parliament, King Edward VII proclaimed New Zealand a Dominion within the British Empire , reflecting its self-governing status. In 1947, New Zealand adopted
26240-429: Was the first to introduce a minimum wage , and the first to give women the right to vote . It ranks very highly in international measures of quality of life , human rights , and it has one of the lowest levels of perceived corruption in the world. It retains visible levels of inequality , having structural disparities between its Māori and European populations. New Zealand underwent major economic changes during
26404-411: Was the only specifically pan-Pacific broadcaster in New Zealand. The National Pacific Radio Trust receives a $ 3.9 million annual grant from the Government, managed by NZ On Air and overseen by the Ministry for Culture and Heritage . It broadcasts in English , Cook Islands Māori , Niuean , Tongan , Samoan , Tuvaluan , Kiribati Gilbertese , Fijian , Solomon Islands Pijin and Tokelauan — 11 of
26568-544: Was translated into English and became the Declaration of the Independence of New Zealand . It was prepared by Te W(h)akaminenga o Nga Rangatiratanga o Nga Hapu o Nu Tireni , the United Tribes of New Zealand , and a copy was sent to King William IV who had already acknowledged the flag of the United Tribes of New Zealand, and who recognised the declaration in a letter from Lord Glenelg . Aotearoa (pronounced [aɔˈtɛaɾɔa] in Māori and / ˌ aʊ t ɛəˈr oʊ . ə / in English; often translated as 'land of
26732-528: Was visited by numerous European and North American whaling , sealing , and trading ships. They traded European food, metal tools, weapons, and other goods for timber, Māori food, artefacts, and water. The introduction of the potato and the musket transformed Māori agriculture and warfare. Potatoes provided a reliable food surplus, which enabled longer and more sustained military campaigns. The resulting intertribal Musket Wars encompassed over 600 battles between 1801 and 1840, killing 30,000–40,000 Māori. From
26896-407: Was with that confidence that the Board appointed a new CEO in experienced executive, Don Mann Jr. Second half of 2020 saw the organisation hire new talent with focus on digital, multi-media journalism, and young DJ/producing talent. Board members (Elika, Ivaiti, Jackson-Becerra) were renewed for another term by Government. Board Chair (Fa'afiu) was convinced by ministers and officials to stay on for
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