Settlement Studies in New Zealand

Settlements

Guests learn by experiencing vastly different settlements established with a variety of interesting geographical features and industries. We visit growing and declining communities looking at the causes and results for the settlers Curriculum Interested groups explore how very different settlements have been influenced by their history, geography and industries. Students can choose to explore the services and their special difficulties needed to sustain the different communities (water, waste disposal, medical, transport, food, equipment, administration, town planning, recreation, businesses etc). Locations Culture, construction, wealth, history and issues vary widely from one settlement to another depending on the location and industries that sustain them. Learning stems from experiences encountered with each different settlement. We seek accommodation at places that offer different experiences. Studies available There is much to discover about specialised town planning water and waste systems leadership, promotion and administration. Guests can take opportunities to survey retail outlets, businesses, homes, etc.
English Culture Settlement	English Culture Settlements Planned and arranged by the English aristocracy over 150 years ago the dreams can be seen still evolving today.
Pre European Maori Settlement	Pre European Maori Settlements Maori settlements are carefully restored for museums and information centres were interest is strong. They depict the very different way of life of the Maori people who were constantly working on their food supplies in fear of a deadly attack at any time from an enemy.
Auckland City	Auckland City Taking 25% of New Zealand's population Auckland is New Zealand's largest and most populated settlement. It is supported with a large variety of industries and cultures. Its population is growing fastest of all New Zealand settlements and is reflecting the effects of this. As with leading settlements world wide it is built around a great harbour, and has access to productive farming land.
Harbour Settlements	Harbour Settlements Safe desirable harbours are rare. Communities around them face major and varied difficulties providing valuable learning insights for settlers and developers.
Scottish Culture Settlements	Scottish Culture Settlements First settlements grew from Scottish settlers forced by famine from their homelands then acquired great wealth from gold trading. Groups experience the same friendly people, weather and land as those of Scotland.
*Declining Settlements*	Declining Settlements We find these with lost industries and no replacements Settlers are moving to find work. Only the old and unemployed dominate stay while dwellings can offer shelter.
Desert land Settlements	Desert Settlements Clear dry weather restricts fungi and mosses leaving buildings to stay longer. these contrast with those found in the high rain areas. Access to water is the issue with these settlements.
Education Settlements	Education Settlements Centres for higher education are usually embedded within cities that have developed around them and absorb the educational culture.
*Mountain Settlements*	Mountain Settlements High among spectacular snow capped Alps we find settlements serving passing travellers and national park staff. They need to cope with isolation when the weather turns wild.
Old Gold Rush Desert Settlements	Old Gold Rush Desert Settlements With their support removed some have successfully attracted tourism and others are mere Ghost towns remembered only by silent monochrome photographs, stone walls and scraps of old iron invaded by the revenge of regenerating rainforests and deserts.
*Volcano Settlements*	Volcano Settlements As volcanoes usually create rich soils, farming industries provide sustained incomes and sometimes excellent shipping harbours these settlements are common and prosperous but what about the risk of eruptions? See Buried Settlement
Buried *Settlement*	Buried Settlement Yes, volcanoes destroy settlements and this event has happened in New Zealand. A visit to the site and museums provide excellent insights to the awful devastation and loss of life these rare unfortunate events cause.
Antarctic Settlements	Antarctic Settlements The International Antarctic Centre provides guests with insights to the temporary science settlements of Antarctica. The coldest, driest, and windiest place on Earth.
Major construction settlements	Major Construction Settlements HEP schemes, and tunnel construction work have needed the the special temporary settlements for their workers. Often new industries and scheme maintenance have enabled these temporally constructed communities to stay others have disappeared.
Farm Service Settlements	Floodplain/Farming Settlements These face the perpetual risk of floods but they stay because of the rich alluvial silt soils that enable highly productive easily irrigated farms.
*Flood prone Settlements*	Flood prone Settlements Studies hers let us explore the causes of the flooding and the ways the rivers and coasts are controlled to reduce the problems.
Earthquake prone Settlements	Earthquake prone Settlements New Zealand is on the junction of two of the worlds largest and strongest tectonic plates relentlessly forcing themselves together. Communities are built on places sudden movements occur See:- Wellington Napier & Christchurch.
Holiday Settlements	Holiday Settlements We find these on beaches, mountains and lakes

take you there - See the art of living in very different communities
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