3 questions regarding Auckland's history

 

1.       Are there some other good cities in New Zealand?

There are some developed cities in New Zealand. For example, Willington. Obviously, this is the capital city of New Zealand, so in many points such as infrastructure, accessibility, and service quality, Willington is good. What about Queenstown? We heard many things about Queenstown with so many attractive things in there. Sounds nice city. According to 100% Pure New Zealand, we can do so many things. For instance, riding on a gondola, cycling, golf, bungee-jump, and so on. As you can see, there are so many nice cities where people can have fun. On the other hand, according to 1news, Auckland placed in the 10^th most livable city in the 2023 Global Livability Index while Wellington placed in the 23rd. That means no other city is more livable than Auckland. Definitely, I got some interesting information.

 

2.       Do you think Auckland’s history is dense?

I found that before 1840, some countries from Europe reached New Zealand islands, but I couldn’t find detailed New Zealand history before 1840. Looks like New Zealand’s history started in 1840 and the history before that year is enigmatic. So, compared to Japan, China, or somewhere else that has a long-time history, New Zealand is apparently short. However, its “density” is different. I think Auckland’s history has denser than Japan’s. Auckland had many market crashes and rises and developed through these events. Auckland repeated many people came for jobs or money and left for the land market crash. Those things affected the entire of New Zealand all time. Auckland is a city that has felt the changes in New Zealand even more closely. In addition, many famous constructions are in Auckland. Most of the technologies came from outside of the country. However, this city succeeded to apply those technologies to those buildings such as the Auckland Harbor Bridge, and Sky Tower. In this way, Auckland has a very dense history, and it can be said that each era underwent significant changes.

3.       What’s the difference between Japanese history and New Zealand history?

To summarize in one word, Japan has a background of national development under consistent dynasties, which shows the length and uniqueness of its history. In contrast, New Zealand has no such thing as a monarchy but has developed under the strong influence of other countries, especially the United Kingdom. Japan opened diplomatic relations with the United States at the same time New Zealand was created. In fact, modern Japan has a strong treaty with the United States. In contrast, New Zealand was once a British colony and still has strong ties with the United Kingdom, as evidenced by the fact that the British flag is inscribed on part of the New Zealand flag. This difference in the countries involved must have made a big difference in both countries’ histories and cultures. Finally, this is not about history, but I think Japan and New Zealand have a big difference currently that infrastructure, especially electricity. The mainstays of the country's industry are very different between Japan and New Zealand. Japan focuses on the secondary industry, while New Zealand focuses on the primary industry. This has naturally resulted in New Zealand being more environmentally conscious and naturally limited in the methods of power generation used. I believe this is one of the reasons for the difficult situation of electricity supply in New Zealand.