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communicaionformakers · 6 years ago

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Week Nine - Task One

Write down your artifact/place/topic and your primary interest in it. (For example, I want to look at accessibility on Mount Victoria; I want to investigate the sustainability of Oriental Parade beach; What would make an enabling city for trans and intersex people? I want to know more about Chinatown in Wellington and why it's invisible. etc.)

Conduct background research on your topic. You are trying to find three things here: 1. How your topic relates to the Treaty 2. A little more about the context of your topic 3. Information leads - where you will be able to find deeper information In order to investigate how the topic of enabling and disabling classroom environments relates to the treaty, I plan on looking into the Maori view on disabilities and how classrooms run by Maori views and values compares to our wide-spread European values based classrooms.

From my brief research into understanding the Maori view on disabilities, I have learned that the traditional Māori view of health focuses on spiritual, emotional, physical, mental and family/community health (Fennel, Joyce A and Magnusson, Jane E. par.7). This article, “Understanding the role of culture in pain: Maori practitioner perspectives of pain descriptors,” also mentions Te whare tapa wha, a Maori model of health which is founded by four beliefs: Te taha hinengaro (psychological health); Te taha wairua (spiritual health); Te taha tinana (physical health); and Te taha whānau (family health) (Careers NZ 2011). Each of these beliefs are represented by the four walls of the house, the idea being that each of the walls are necessary in holding up the roof of the house (Careers NZ 2011).

When looking more into traditional Maori views on disabilities in history I found that not very much is known about how they were viewed or treated, or how the people around them responded to disabilities. The article “Disabled Maori and Disability Support options,” suggests that during pre-colonial times there might have been a social system in place that held the elderly in a higher status it is not known if that status was extended to Maori with disabilities (Waimarie Nikora, Linda, et al. 8). The same article, “Disabled Maori and Disability Support options,” also brings forward this idea of a Religious Model regarding disabilities. It suggests that there is a possibility the religious model reflects the views of Maori on disabilities at the time. In this model disabilities are regarded “as a punishment inflicted upon an individual or family by an external force” (Waimarie Nikora, Linda, et al. 7). It is believed that the punishment may be caused by wrongdoings committed by the disabled person, their family, community or even the actions of previous reincarnations (Waimarie Nikora, Linda, et al. 7). The article further explains that sometimes "evil spirits" are used as an explanation for different behaviours in people, and gives schizophrenia as an example of this scenario. Further points this article makes include: That exorcisms or sacrifices may be performed in an attempt to rid the person of “evil spirits,” and sometimes a stigma surrounds the entire family, causing them to fall to lower social classes or sometimes leads to “social exclusion” (Waimarie Nikora, Linda, et al. 7).

In terms of research looking into classrooms run by Maori views and values compares to our wide-spread European values based classrooms, I looked

Sources

Fennel, Joyce A and Magnusson, Jane E. “Understanding the role of culture in pain: Maori practitioner perspectives of pain descriptors.” The New Zealand Medical Journal. 21 January. 2011. https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal/read-the-journal/all-issues/2010-2019/2011/ vol-124-no-1328/article-magnusson

Waimarie Nikora, Linda, et al. “Disabled Maori and Disability Support options.” Maori & Psychology Research Unit, University of Waikato and the Ministry of Health. 2004. http://www.moh.govt.nz/NoteBook/nbbooks.nsf/0/E47418EA66705C62CC2572640002A83A/$file/disabled-Maori-disability-support-options.pdf

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doktortraktor · 6 years ago

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Meine erste Motorradreise in Übersee. Nach langem Hin und Her und schliesslich sehr guter Offerte von Move Motorradreisen entschied ich mich erstmals ein Motorrad für eine Reise zu mieten, es war dies eine ältere Suzuki 650 V-Strom, die sich aber als ein sehr reisetaugliches und zuverlässiges Motorrad herausstellen sollte. Nach über 26 Stunden Flug musste ich jedoch als erstes einmal den Jetlag wegstecken bevor überhaupt an Motorradfahren zu denken war. Kulturell dachte ich mir, sollte Neuseeland keine besondere Herausforderung darstellen, dass ich aber auf solch viele Relikte aus einer anderen Zeit stossen würde, damit hatte ich nicht gerechnet.

Ein Tagebuch in Stichworten für Motorradfahrer und Weltreisende, mit speziellen Hinweisen auf unbefestigte Strassen und die doch ordentlichen Hotelpreise. Viele Routenvorschläge hatte ich dem Buch Twisting Throttle, New Zealand entnommen, dort sind auch die genaueren Routenbeschreibungen mit Roadbook zu entnehmen.

2015-01-19, Wellington – Taihape

Distanz:452 km

Höhenmeter:3720 hm

– schon quasi Mitten in Wellington beginnt der Spass durch Te Aro Valley, Makara und Takarau Gorge Road, so Nahe an der Hauptstadt und doch weg von allem auf kleinsten Strässchen.

– Pauatahanui bis Paraparumu kurze aber sehr schöne Alternative zur Küstenstrasse, leider mit 50 km/h ausgeschildert

– die Akatarawa Road nach Upper Hutt ist sehr sehr kurvig und eng, sehr schön aber gefährlich wegen dem Gegenverkehr.

– Martinborough über Masterton bis Ahiatua ist die Weinroute durch bezaubernde Landschaft

– Pohangina – Apiti – Mangaweka führt durch hügeliges fast menschenleeres Gebiet, geschaffen für Motorradfahrer

– Uebernachten im Taihape Motels, 75$

zurück im Norden

smooth Hills

2015-01-20, Taihape – Wanganui

Distanz:393 km

Höhenmeter:3470 hm

– Gravelanteil 7km

– zuerst ein kleiner, wunderbarer Abstecher von der SH 1, davon sind ca 7km Gravelroad (Turakina Valley Road)

– SH 1 von Waiouru bis Turangi wird sicher durch landschaftliche Reize bestimmt, die Kiwis nennen das Stück Desert, was sehr treffend ist

– die Runde um den Lake Rotoaira kann man sich sparen, die SH 41 ist da schon reizvoller, vor allem dann der Umweg über Ngakonui

– die SH 4 wird dominiert von den Ausblicken auf die Vulkane Tongariro und Ruapehu

– Raetihi bis Wanganui ist ein Muss! eine kleine, mittlerweile durchgehend befestigte Strasse führt erst über einen kleinen Pass, dann durch eine Schlucht hinunter zum Whanganui River und folgt diesem dann durch ein traumhaft schönes Tal mit seltsamen Ortsnamen.

irgendwie

im falschen

Film

entlang

des Whanganui

River (Valley)

– Uebernachten im Grand Hotel, 79$. Wanganui bietet sehr viel Antikes und ist sowieso hübsch und wunderbar gelegen, geradezu einladend für Ausflüge in die Umgebung.

Wanganui Oper

Wanganui Cinema

Wanganui Andersons

Wanganui Rutlands Arm Inn

Wanganui Victoria Av.

Wanganui three trees

Wanganui Clouds

Wanganui , mit Big Ben Glockenspiel

Wanganui, 213 m Tunnel

Wanganui, Durie Hill Elevator

Wanganui, Paddle Steamer “Waimarie”

Wanganui, gebaut 1900

auf dem Whanganui River

Wanganui, …Transport System

Wanganui, private…

Wanganui, …Schmuckstücke

2015-01-23, Wanganui – New Plymouth

Distanz:386 km

Höhenmeter:3060 hm

– Gravelanteil ca 18km

– obwohl ein State Highway ist die SH 4 von Wanganui bis Raetihi sehr reizvoll, sowohl landschftlich wie auch für Motorradfahrer.

– der Forgotten World Highway (SH 43) von Taumarunui nach Stratford macht seinem Namen alle Ehre, ist aber trotz ca 12km Gravelpassage ein MUSS für jeden Motorradfahrer in Neuseeland, fahren fahren fahren und dazwischen eine Pause in der Republik Whangamomona

– das Gebiet östlich des SH 3 zwischen Stratford und Waitara gehört ebenfalls zur Kategorie Motorradparadies

– Uebernachten in New Plymouth: Braemar Motor Inn, ca 100$

….Trees

Panoramablick

Mt Ruapehu

Mt Ngauruhoe und Mt Ruapehu

hee haw, let’s go…

forgotten World Highway

durehebe

highway…..

says goodbye

forgotten World

2015-01-24, New Plymouth – Kawhia

Distanz:406 km

Höhenmeter:3780 hm

– Gravelanteil 38km

– ein Dessert zum Beginn, der Mt Taranaki oben ohne, dieser majestätische Vulkan versteckt sich nur allzu gerne in einer Wolke.

ganz selten oben ohne…

….wie sich ein paar Minuten….

…später zeigt

– die Strecke Inglewood zum SH 3 ist ein Highlight, hügeliges Hinterland, traumhafte Strässchen.

– sehr einsam und meist auf Gravel geht es dann vom SH 3 nach Ohura und weiter einsam aber von nun an auf befestigten kleinen Landstrassen bis zum SH 30, ein Wahnsinn!

– genauso geht es von Waitomo bis Kawhia, viele Kurven, schönste Strassen und Aussichten

– Uebernachten in Kawhia: Kawhia Motel 80$

schlafendes Monster

2015-01-25, Kawhia – Waiuku

Distanz:315 km

Höhenmeter:2830 hm

– Gravelanteil ca 70km

– ca 30km Gravelroad Richtung Raglan.

– SH 22 ist eine super Motorradroute bis Port Waikato

– Port Waikato über Nicau Cave zurück zum SH 22 traumhafte Route, davon ca 18km Gravel, ebenso von SH 22 bis Onwhero ca 20km Gravel. Ein sehr schönes hügeliges Gebiet mit kleinsten Strassen

– Uebernachten in Waiuku: Waiuku Motel für 100$

2015-01-26, Waiuku – Auckland

Distanz:285 km

Höhenmeter:2590 hm

– die Halbinsel südwestlich von Auckland hat durchaus ihren Reiz mit schönen kleinen Buchten und kurvigen Strässchen die zu ihnen führen. Nur schon der Aussicht wegen von den Manukau Heads lohnt es sich da hinaus zu fahren.

Manukau Hills

… mit Waitakere Ranges

Piha Beach 1

Piha Beach 2

Piha Beach 3

– Die Waitakere Ranges sind ein Paradies für Motorradfahrer, viele enge und engste Kurven, vor allem hinunter nach Karekare Beach wo ein Teil zum Film «the Piano» gedreht wurde.

– Uebernachten im Hotel Kiwi International für 80$

Auckland Ponsonby 2

Auckland Devonport

Auckland Wharf

Auckland, back to the Future

Nachtrag: durch die Nachricht über den Tod meines Vaters nahm diese Reise am anderen Ende der Welt leider verfrüht ein Ende, viele Eindrücke werden mich aber mein Leben lang begleiten, auch in Erinnerung an Max (1924-2015)

Neuseeland 2014 / 2015, die Nordinsel westlich nordwärts Meine erste Motorradreise in Übersee. Nach langem Hin und Her und schliesslich sehr guter Offerte von…

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marriagebase · 6 years ago

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37 Photos That Will Inspire You to Visit Australia’s Lord Howe Island

“Just paradise!” That’s the common response I have given to my friends when they ask me how my recent trip to Australia’s Lord Howe Island was. There simply is no other way to describe it. And there is no more perfect way to describe it either.

As I sat down to begin drafting this piece from my cosy little cabin, “Waimarie,” the sun was peeking through the ominous storm clouds as it began to set over the ocean, casting this vibrant, golden light across the palm trees before me. My feet were up and my muscles aching in a way that reminded me that it was only the day before I hiked Mt Gower (and survived), and my cheeks and jaw sore from positively smiling so much.

I was so happy to finally be on Lord Howe Island, feeling alive and feeling really inspired.

Lord Howe Island represents the way the world is supposed to be.

It takes just a two-hour flight from mainland Australia (Sydney or Brisbane) to discover a volcanic island of picturesque crescent lagoons teeming with diverse life, palm-tree shaded streets and incredible mountains rising from the sea.

n Lord Howe Island, shoes are optional, the mode of transport is a bicycle, and the universal language is a wave combined with a smile found on the face of every person you cross paths with. Mobile reception here doesn’t exist and connecting to WIFI is the last thing you think about when you a pristine, untouched beach to yourself for hours.

This is Australia’s best kept secret. A world treasure and by far the one of the most stunning treasures of them all — A real Holiday destination.

Only 11 kilometres long and 2.8 kilometres at its widest, Lord Howe is PARADISE and for the most part you will feel like you have stepped back in time to a place where birdsongs fill the cleanest of air and time slows to still.

After years of dreaming to visit Lord Howe Island, there is really no way to prepare yourself – places like this aren’t supposed to exist anymore. And despite the fact that Lord Howe Island is a PART of my native Australia; I felt worlds from “home.”

Sir David Attenborough once said Lord Howe Island is “so extraordinary it is almost unbelievable… Few islands, surely, can be so accessible, so remarkable, yet so unspoiled.”

And as always, Sir David Attenborough is right.

Breathtaking natural beauty that constantly changes with every hour of the day.

The mood is complex and unpredictable, as are all good places at mercy to the elements of Mother Nature, but let me tell you this place is a breath of fresh air in a busy, modern world. It could be best described as the sunshine on ANY overcast and bleak day to the 400 souls whom reside here and me; who loves wild and remote places of this beautiful planet.

With a romantic old-world appeal, this untouched utopia remains relativity in this natural state, unlike many remote islands over the last 200 years which resulted in destruction of the native fauna. With diverse and abundant sea marine and bird life, the charm and beauty of Lord Howe is due to the protected distance from established human settlement and in a fast-paced world of technology and high-rises, Lord Howe remains untouched. There has been a lot to preserve and treasure this jewel in the Tasman Ocean to ensure there is a balanced living in harmony with the natural environment.

Lord Howe Island is characterized by white-sandy beaches, subtropical forests and water so clear and blue it’s hard to believe it’s real. Whether it be swimming, snorkeling, diving, golf, cycling, hiking, mountains, bushwalking, photography, fishing or a sunset Australian BBQ- Lord Howe offers something for everyone.

The locals will embrace you with open arms, you won’t see anyone walking around glued to their phones and I can promise you will find real conversation and a real connection that will make you never want to leave.

THINGS NOT TO MISS:

CHALLENGE YOURSELF ON THE MOUNT GOWER HIKE.

From the air, sea or land the mountains of Lorde Howe dominate the landscape, as Mt Gower and Lidgbird stand guard protecting all below.

Mount Gower is the islands greatest challenge – a 875 metre mountain only to be tackled under supervision by a local guide and not for the faint hearted or those scared of heights. However if you are fit and up for a challenge and the adventure then I can promise you this experience is not something you want to miss.

Following in the footsteps of his Father and Grandfather, you will want to be guided to the Summit of Mount Gower by Jack Shick, the most passionate and experienced guide on the Island (having summited over 2000 times now).

The 14 kilometer round trip day hike is one of Australia’s best and takes approximately 8.5 hours to enjoy and complete. Beginning with a “rock-hop” along the edge of the mountain which turns through the forest of Lidgbird, the “Lower Road” has been rung with rope along the edge of the cliff for a helmet-adorned traverse – Just try not to think about the 100m drop straight into the ocean, but get lost staring back at magnificently beautiful island.

The steep and tricky ascent begins past the morning tea break resting spot where rope is used to haul climbers into the heavens. And the summit provides one of the best and most rewarding views in the world.

Come rain or shine, standing atop Gower’s iconic peak, amongst its misty forest inhabiting the islands famous woodhen’s, as well as trees, ferns, mosses and orchids seen nowhere else on the planet, you will realize that this is a truly special and unforgettable hike.

CATCH THE SUNRISE FROM MALABAR:

I hope you have gathered by now that Lord Howe is the kind of place that “strangers” very easily become friends and you can find yourself having a BBQ watching the sunset one evening and hiking with your new friends for sunrise the next morning.

There are two ways to complete the Malabar hike on Lord Howe and I can recommend beginning the climb from Old Settlement Beach. First you will reach Kims Lookout and stop to admire the sweeping views before traversing the ridge between Kims and Malabar (two peaks).

Reaching Malabar in about an hour, you are greeted with a spectacular view of the island and 360 degrees of pure paradise.

From here you can admire the mountains of oceanic basalt rising from the floor of the ocean to tower 875 meters above one of the most stunning shorelines�� in the world. With the Admiralty Islands to your immediate left and Balls Pyramid towering in the distant blue, it is a sight to behold.

As you descend the south ridge of Malabar be sure to stop in a Neds beach and have a swim, snorkel or feed the fish with healthy fish food that can be purchased by a $2 coin donation alongside the “honesty box” snorkel hire at the top end of the beach.

Did I mention this place is PARADISE? All of this before a morning coffee? As always, it is worth waking up for!!

If you’re not up for the challenge of the Mount Gower hike, then this hike and view is for you. And if you have completed the Mount Gower hike this vista is yet another picturesque view of the island, that comes with fresh perspectives of your hiking achievements.

GO EXPLORING THE DEEP BLUE.

The moods of the sea dominate life on Lord Howe, nowhere else is the sea so full of life and the coral reef which encloses Lord Howe is a beautiful lagoon; home to fascinating marine animals. Globally unique, containing thousands of tropical, subtropical and temperate species (including some endemic that are found nowhere else) the marine environment is pristine.

Pro dive LHI will take you out for unforgettable day/s exploring the blue. I have been fortunate enough to have dived various sites around the world, and Australia, over the last 12 years, but having only recently recovered from quite a bad chest infection I was nervous to get back in the water. The team at Pro Dive literally welcomed me with kind open arms and had me in the water for some of the most exquisite diving I have been privileged to.

Explore the deep blue alongside dolphins, turtles, Galapagos whalers and Ballina Angelfish.

If you’re not an experienced diver that is okay, Pro dive and their amazing team run Open Water Divers course and I encourage you to open yourself up to the underwater world. What a place to learn how to dive – I can’t promise you won’t be hooked!

If diving is not something that is possible for you then don’t fear there are Glass Bottom Boat tours with Lord Howe Environmental Tours or you can go snorkeling Old Settlement beach, where you literally walk off the beach and into the bay and of a high tide can be co-existing with the beautiful, local sea turtles (from September – April)

I don’t know how to conclude a story about a destination that completely captured my heart, and maybe it’s just that.

Have you ever found yourself in a place and felt so completely at home and at ease that would could live there?

Perhaps that is why I changed my flight last minute and stayed a few extra days to soak it all in.

The Lord Howe Island life could be the life for me.

A special thank you Sharon and Waimarie appartments for hosting me for the first few nights of my stay. A true little cabin oasis that I really cannot wait to stay at again one day. The type of place I could see myself re-visiting for the rest of my life with attention to detail that is next to none.

And Jack and Cindy Shick, from Sea to Summit Expeditions for inviting me into your home and spare room/ family space and sharing moments of kindness with me that I will cherish forever.

Lisa and Az from Pro Dive, thank you for everything all the fun, enthusiasm, encouragement and knowledge imparted – I simply cannot wait to return (fingers crossed for the shoot-out) and can’t wait to explore Balls Pyramid when I do.

Kyla, for stopping me in the street, a stranger who is now a dear friend. Thank you for the adevntures beautiful soul.

Lord Howe Island, I love you. X

Melissa Findley is an Queensland, Australia based travel photographer. Working with brands such as The Intrepid Foundation, Canon Australia and a number of different tourism boards across the globe, Melissa has spent the past few years relentlessly chasing her dreams, wherever they take her. Follow here adventures on Instagram, Facebook and her website.

A version of this article appeared on her blog.

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