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New Zealand Facts & News Term Paper

New Zealand is a fairly liberal nation with homosexual marriage (Civil Union) being legal and prostitution, soliciting, and brothel keeping being legal. The driving age is 15, the consensual sex age is 16, and the drinking age is 18, though minors accompanied by adults are allowed alcohol in restaurants.

Current News

New Zealand has slipped one place to sixth position in the world in the 2011 Global Gender Gap report that measures 135 countries, falling behind Ireland. The internationally recognized Global Gender Gap Report 2011's rankings and scores are produced by the World Economic Forum to quantify the magnitude of gender-based disparities and tracks their progress over time.

The Rena, a container ship that has been grounded on a reef for nearly a month, could soon break apart. The vessel has leaked more than 300 tons of fuel oil from its tanks since it ran aground off New Zealand's north coast on October 5. The oil has spread to nearby beaches, killing thousands of birds. Salvage crews have removed about 1,200 tons of oil from the crippled ship, but at least 350 tons remain in its tanks. A large crack in the hull of the Liberian-flagged container ship worsened after another night of bad...

The captain of the Rena and his navigation officer, both Philippine nationals, appeared in a courtroom Wednesday where they were charged with discharge of a harmful substance, which carries a maximum penalty of two years in prison. The pair already faced charges of operating a vessel in a way that caused unnecessary risk, which carries a maximum penalty of 12 months in prison.
A standoff is continuing between Occupy Dunedin protesters and the authorities. The protesters' focus is corporate greed, social inequality, "free market" economics, and environmental issues. The Dunedin action was one of many worldwide, as the "Occupy Wall Street" movement in the United States spread. In New Zealand, there were other protests in Auckland, New Plymouth, Wellington, Christchurch, and Invercargill.

References

Frater, J. (2008, June 19) Top 20 cool facts about New Zealand. Listverse.Retrieved October 30, 2011, from http://listverse.com/2008/06/19/top-20-cool-facts-about-new-zealand/

Tukia, A. (2011, November 2). Occupy Dunedin standoff continues. 3 news.3news.co.nz. Retrieved November 1, 2011, from http://www.3news.co.nz/Occupy-Dunedin-standoff continues/tabid/423/articleID/231538/Default.aspx

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Frater, J. (2008, June 19) Top 20 cool facts about New Zealand. Listverse.Retrieved October 30, 2011, from http://listverse.com/2008/06/19/top-20-cool-facts-about-new-zealand/

Tukia, A. (2011, November 2). Occupy Dunedin standoff continues. 3 news.3news.co.nz. Retrieved November 1, 2011, from http://www.3news.co.nz/Occupy-Dunedin-standoff continues/tabid/423/articleID/231538/Default.aspx
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