Globalization is continuously occurring in the country of New Zealand. The country is showing the affects of globalization in a variety of ways and is rapidly increasing. One of the ways that New Zealand is showing globalization is through imports and exports in the country. Products and goods are constantly being brought in and taken out of the country to be used and sold. For example, just in September alone, New Zealand exported 2.0 percent more than they did in September of 2014. This trend was led by the export of beef. Additionally, in the September quarter, the imports rose by 9.2 percent and this trend was led by aircrafts (Statistics New Zealand, 2015). This shows globalization because New Zealand is partaking in trade with other countries in the means of both selling and buying goods and products. Another example of globalization in New Zealand is the integration of diverse cultures. The is a very great attribute of New Zealand because not only Kiwis, people from New Zealand, live in New Zealand. In any given day, a person in New Zealand could come in contact with someone from Europe, Asia, and even the United States. This shows that globalization is prominent in New Zealand because people from all over the world are coming to New Zealand to live, study and work. Lastly, another example of globalization in New Zealand is multi-national companies based in New Zealand. For instance, the company Xero was created and is solely based in New Zealand. However, since then, it has become a world-wide company with offices in the United States, Australia, and the United Kingdom (Xero, 2015). This multinational company is a prime example of globalization because it is operating on a global scale in various places across the world, showing its growth from just being a small company in New Zealand when it first started.
Overall, I feel that globalization is a positive process that will hopefully, one day, make the entire world a better place. I personally think that this is the intention of globalization, even though it may not seem like it at times. In New Zealand, there are many pros and cons to globalization, although I feel that there are more pros than there are cons. The most obvious pro is that globalization creates jobs, not just in New Zealand, but around the world. Having the opportunity to export and import goods, and have multi-national corporations creates more jobs that are needed to make these things a possibility. However, at times this could also be a con. Depending on what the export is, the product or good could be make more efficiently and cheaper if it was produced in another country and then shipped to New Zealand. This still creates jobs but not for the people living in New Zealand. I do not feel like this is an intention of globalization, but it is up to people involved in this process to make a change and do what was intended of globalization: to make the world a better place.
Citations:
Overseas Merchandise Trade: September 2015. (2015, October 27). Retrieved November 3, 2015, from http://www.stats.govt.nz/browse_for_stats/industry_sectors/imports_and_exports/OverseasMerchandiseTrade_HOTPSep15.aspx
About Xero. (2015). Retrieved November 3, 2015, from https://www.xero.com/us/about/