New Zealand - Culture Smart! The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture

by BUTLER, SUE

• ISBN13: 9781857333305
• ISBN10: 1857333306
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-10-01
• Publisher: Kuperard

Summary

The best-selling Culture Smart! series continues where other guides leave off. Whether you are travelling on business or pleasure, long-term or short, Culture Smart! is your pocket-sized cultural roadmap that never goes out of date. Providing essential information on attitudes, beliefs and behaviour in different countries, these concise guides enable you to steer clear of embarrassing mistakes, feel confident in unfamiliar situations, and arrive at your destination with local knowledge on what to expect and how to behave. Culture Smart! has become as essential as remembering to pack your passport. Be a responsible traveller with Culture Smart!, the smarter way to travel.

Author Biography

SUE BUTLER is an English writer who lived and worked in New Zealand for three years. After gaining two Honors degrees, in Philosophy and Psychology, she worked in advertising, public relations, and crisis management, coauthoring a book on the subject. She has been a journalist and magazine editor, and has managed her own PR company. While in New Zealand Sue contributed to several magazines, and traveled widely throughout the country. She and her husband now live in the wine-growing region of the Western Cape in South Africa.

Table of Contents

Map of New Zealand	p. 7
Introduction	p. 8
Key Facts	p. 10
Land and People	p. 12
Climate	p. 16
A Nation of Islanders	p. 19
A Brief History	p. 22
The Economy	p. 37
Government and Politics	p. 41
Major Cities and Some Areas of Interest	p. 47
Values and Attitudes	p. 50
National Pride	p. 50
On Being Equal and PC	p. 54
Religion	p. 58
Humor	p. 59
Attitudes to Others	p. 61
Attitudes to Women	p. 62
Attitudes to Maori	p. 62
Customs and Traditions	p. 64
Public Holidays	p. 64
Britishness	p. 65
Rivalry and Relations with Australia	p. 71
Maori Culture	p. 75
Daily Life	p. 84
Home Is Not Always Where the Heart Is	p. 84
Education	p. 93
Shops and Banks	p. 97
Television and Other Media	p. 98
Becoming a Kiwi	p. 100
Time Out	p. 104
Food and Drink	p. 104
Eating Out	p. 111
Invitations Home	p. 115
Shopping	p. 116
Cultural Pursuits	p. 117
Sports	p. 120
Major Events	p. 127
Taking a Break	p. 128
Traveling	p. 130
On Arrival	p. 130
Getting Around	p. 132
Where to Stay	p. 138
Health and Safety	p. 139
Crime	p. 140
Business Briefing	p. 142
General Attitude to Business	p. 142
The Kiwi Workplace	p. 143
Legislation	p. 145
Working in New Zealand	p. 146
Making Appointments	p. 146
Meetings	p. 147
Presentations	p. 148
Negotiating	p. 149
Contracts	p. 150
Resolving Disputes	p. 151
Communicating	p. 152
Understanding the "Lingo"	p. 152
Kiwi Communications Styles	p. 154
Use of Humor	p. 158
Mail Services	p. 158
Modern Technology	p. 159
Conclusion	p. 162
Kiwi Lingo	p. 164
Some Maori Words	p. 164
Further Reading	p. 165
Index	p. 166
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