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A 3 page discussion of the problems New Zealand has encountered in balancing the needs of all of her people. The indigenous peoples of New Zealand, in particular, represent a multitude of issues that must be addressed. The author of this paper emphasizes that New Zealand is certainly not without her problems but then no paradise truly is. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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a special place in the hearts of many. Characterized by a unique geography and ecology, and serving as home to a range of habitats varying between mountainous virgin forests
and beautiful fjords, winter wonderlands and subtropics (Lees, 1998); New Zealand has become one of the most popular vacation destinations in the world. Despite these qualities, there is also
a more troubling side to New Zealand. That side is the deep social stratification that exists in the country, social stratification that is perpetuated by a strong undercurrent of
racism. On a more promising note, however, New Zealand is actively trying to direct her citizenry towards a more positive social equilibrium, that guidance is needed in more than
one respect since one of the problems that is most pressing in the country is the welfare state that has arisen partially as a result of the deep social stratification.
Most of the 3.5 million human inhabitants of the islands live in the urban areas and, other than the minority representatives of Pacific
Islanders, are comprised predominantly of European peoples (Lealand, 1994). The Maori, however, are New Zealands indigenous peoples. They are a people who have been misinterpreted in regard to
their cultural interactions since their very first contact with Westerners (Rountree, 2000). Like many indigenous peoples around the world they now represent a minority in their own homelands and
have suffered significant cultural blows as a result of the Western ideology which continues to permeate the countrys social mores and norms (Lealand, 1994). New Zealand is making progress,
however, in that they are beginning to place more and more value on indigenous culture. The progress that is being witnessed in New
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