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CAUTION: The following links and
accompanying text have been culled from the web to illuminate the situation
in New Zealand in the early years of the 21st Century. Some of these
links may lead to websites that present allegations that are unsubstantiated,
misleading or even false. No attempt has been made to validate
their authenticity or to verify their content. HOW TO USE THIS WEBPAGE Students If you are looking
for material to use in a term-paper, you are advised to scan the postings on
this page and others to see which aspects of poverty are of particular
interest to you. You might be
interested in exploring the relationship between distribution of labor and
per-capita GDP, for example. Perhaps
your paper could focus on life expectancy or infant mortality. Other factors of interest might be
unemployment, literacy, access to basic services, etc. On the other hand, you might choose to
include some of the possible outgrowths of poverty such as Human Trafficking,
Street Children,
or even Prostitution. There is a lot to the subject of
Poverty. Scan other countries as well
as this one. Draw comparisons between
activity in adjacent countries and/or regions. Meanwhile, check out some of the Term-Paper resources
that are available on-line. Teachers Check out some of
the Resources
for Teachers attached to this website. *** Extreme Weather *** New Zealand’s land
areas have warmed by 1.1°C between 1910 and 2020. As the globe heats, Aotearoa New Zealand becomes a land divided by weather
extremes with Rain battering the west and south, leading to floods, and high
temperatures bringing droughts and fires to the east and north. The UN’s
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change predicts more extreme weather
events including droughts in the eastern part of the country as well as
increased flooding due to more frequent and intense winter rainfalls. Coastal
areas will be at risk due to rising sea levels. – adapted from Microsoft BING Copilot *** ARCHIVES *** The World Factbook – New Zealand U.S. Central Intelligence Agency CIA www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/nz.html [accessed 16
November 2020] World Factbook
website has moved to ---> www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/new-zealand/ [accessed 6 January 2021] ECONOMIC OVERVIEW - over the past 40
years, the government has transformed New Zealand from an agrarian economy,
dependent on concessionary British market access, to a more industrialized,
free market economy that can compete globally GDP - per capita (PPP): $39,000 (2017 est.) Labor force - by
occupation: agriculture: 6.6% industry: 20.7% services: 72.7% (2017 est.) Unemployment rate: 4.7% (2017 est.) Population below
poverty line: N/A Maternal mortality
rate: 9 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.) Infant mortality
rate: total: 3.5 deaths/1,000 live births Life expectancy at
birth: total population: 82.1 years Drinking water
source: improved: total: 100% of population Physicians
density: 3.47 physicians/1,000 population (2017) Sanitation facility
access: improved: total: 100% of population Electricity access:
electrification - total population: 100%
(2016) The
Borgen Project – New Zealand borgenproject.org/category/new-zealand/ [accessed 23 February 2021] The Borgen Project works with U.S. leaders to utilize the United
States’ platform behind efforts toward improving living conditions for the
world’s poor. It is an innovative,
national campaign that is working to make poverty a focus of U.S. foreign
policy. It believes that leaders of
the most powerful nation on earth should be doing more to address global
poverty. From ending segregation to providing women with the right to vote,
nearly every wrong ever righted in history was achieved through advocacy. The
Borgen Project addresses the big picture, operating
at the political level advancing policies and programs that improve living
conditions for those living on less than $1 per day. ~
Updates On SDG 1 In New Zealand borgenproject.org/sdg-1-in-new-zealand/ ~
Elderly Poverty In New Zealand borgenproject.org/elderly-poverty-in-new-zealand/ ~
The Fight Against Poverty In New Zealand borgenproject.org/poverty-in-new-zealand/ ~
7 Facts About Healthcare In Tokelau borgenproject.org/healthcare-in-tokelau/ ~
10 Facts About Healthcare In New Zealand borgenproject.org/healthcare-in-new-zealand/ ~
10 Facts About Homelessness In New Zealand borgenproject.org/homelessness-in-new-zealand/ Poverty
As A Social Policy Domain: The Intersections Between Income Inequality,
Housing And Health In New Zealand January 13, 2021 in New Zealand / Policy Analysis by Sophie Simons [Long
URL] [accessed 14 January
2021] The
“inability to obtain decent, affordable housing is one of the major barriers
to an adequate standard of living” in New Zealand, according to the Human
Rights Commission. Lower-income households should have equitable access to
healthcare resources, as there are direct links particularly between the
health of children and elderly populations and their quality of housing. As
those in lower-income households experience significant financial strain,
many are forced to live in poor housing that does not comply to industry standards. The
Realities Of New Zealand’s Child Poverty Problem February 12, 2018 in New Zealand / Oceania by Ashika Manu theowp.org/reports/the-realities-of-new-zealands-child-poverty-problem/ [accessed 14 January
2021] According
to Child Poverty Monitor’s 2017 Technical Report, around 290,000 New Zealand
children (27% the nation’s total child population) currently live below the country’s
income poverty line (60% or lower of the “contemporary median income after
housing costs”). Many kids may not necessarily lack the essential needs for
life but will suffer from having fewer resources than their peers, including
a lack of better education, a lack of access to health services, overcrowded
housing, love and positive social contact, material hardship, social
exclusion, discrimination and high unemployment. Additionally,
an estimated 7% of New Zealand children currently live in severe impecuniousness
– both below the income poverty line and with significant material hardship.
These kids tend to lack adequate food and balanced diets, warm clothing and
footwear, a dry house, healthcare and immunisation
services and suffer from greater infant mortality rates. New
Zealand children can also become caught in a cycle of destitution that will
predominantly form in lower socioeconomic classes. Those living in
single-parent households also experience bigger levels of income poverty, as
do those residing in households supported by a government benefit. Child
Poverty Monitor found that despite the low sample sizes available, low
earning percentages were higher for Maori (28%) and Pacific (26%) kids than
for European/Pākehā (14%) ones. Looking back a few years … Advameg, Inc., Encyclopedia of the Nations www.nationsencyclopedia.com/Asia-and-Oceania/New-Zealand-ECONOMY.html [accessed 8 December 2020] New Zealand's
economy has traditionally been based on pastoral farming. The last decades,
however, have seen the beginnings of heavy industry, and there has been a
large expansion in light industries such as plastics, textiles, and footwear,
mostly to supply the home market. In recent years there has been a trend
toward the development of resource-based industries, and the forest industry
has greatly expanded. Pulp, log, and paper products are now a major earner of
overseas exchange. As of 1995, 10% of the work force was employed in
agriculture, hunting, forestry, and fishing; 25% in industry; and 65% in
services. All
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