Chinese Poll Tax

The Chinese Poll Tax was a poll tax that was targeted at Chinese immigrants that moved to New Zealand during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. At first, to limit the number of Chinese people coming to New Zealand, the NZ government only allowed 1 Chinese immigrant per 10 tons of cargo, and when they arrived in NZ, they had to pay a poll tax of £10 (equivalent to $1700 in today's money). Later on, the limit was shifted to one person per 200 tons of cargo, and the poll tax was increased to a whopping £100 ($19000)! If a Chinese immigrant didn't pay the poll tax, they had to catch a ship back to their homeland, and they would've had to wait for many months until the next ship arrived. The poll tax was lifted in the 1930's, and the poll tax was finally eradicated during the mid 20th century. In 2002, the NZ government officially apologised to the descendants of the Chinese immigrants who had to pay the poll tax.

NZEI Strike, which happened just yesterday on the 15th of August, 2018.

Just yesterday, schools around the country were shut down due to all the teachers doing a strike, and that was the first time it'd happened in 24 YEARS!!!!! The teachers were protesting against the government for a pay rise and the number of primary school teachers in NZ is decreasing. this has nothing to do with hi-school teachers. I think that the teachers SHOULD be striking because I can have a day of school, which I like to have. Plus I have an awesome person who looks after me and my annoying little brother. So TEACHERS STRIKING IS AWESOME!!!!!

Social Studies #2: The Vietnam War

The Vietnam War was quite a violent war. It was started by the Indochina War, in which France tried to claim Vietnam as a colony, but communist forces which were known as Viet Minh fought back. Apparently, the war continued as a result of conflict between North and South Vietnam, and then the USA eventually got itself involved in the war. But sadly, millions of people were killed or injured due to the Vietnam War. The war ended around mid-1970's, and North Vietnam had united Vietnam as a country. But somehow, the end of the Vietnam War coincided with the start of the Dawn Raids, which I mentioned in a previous episode. Thanks 4 reading, and I'll see u on the next 1!