New Zealand report

I compiled that I thought in doubt in New Zealand as a report. I want to introduce it this time.


1. Introduction　
Kumamoto is an old Japanese castle town with both old and new streets. However, New Zealand’s towns seem a little bit different from Kumamoto. The buildings, the cars and sidewalks, all look different on Internet, and the sights led me to study of this theme this time.
To research thus, I’m going to compare around the town in Auckland and Kumamoto especially mailboxes, trash, bus stops, and so on.

2. In Kumamoto 　
Many modern roads in Kumamoto are classified as roads which have space for cars to pass and lanes which only have space for space for walkers to pass, and they are divided by lines and steps. Also every road usually has a signal. There is no roundabout.
In Kumamoto, we take out the garbage to see a garbage collection calendar. We can get it from the city hall or nearest civic center. The garbage collection day, differs by the precinct of the elementary school. For example, in Musashigaoka where I live, garbage to burn is collected on Tuesdays and Fridays, paper is collected on Wednesdays, reusable resources for example empty bottles, empty cans, pans, old clothes, used batteries, bicycles are on the second and the fourth Thursdays, reclaiming garbage is on the second and the fourth Mondays, and PET bottles are on the first and third Thursdays. Moreover to put out large-sized garbage, we need a prior application (and we are charged a fee) from October, 2001. We must contact to the large-sized garbage receptionist center for the large-sized garbage for which a prior application is necessary.
For old clothes, there are some recycle shops in Kumamoto, but there are no clothing collection bins on the streets. If we have unwanted clothes, some people in Kumamoto use the recycle shops. In recycle shops, we can sell clothes, baby-cars, child seats and so on, and other people can buy it cheaply, but recently many people use net auctions.
　　Next, let us look at buses in Kumamoto. The outer walls of buses in Kumamoto depend on the bus companies, and the benches and roofs at bus stops are small and uncomfortable. Also there are time tables but no posters to advertise things of the bus stops, but there are many posters in buses.

3. In NZ
Do you know what a roundabout is? It is a circular place where roads meet and where cars drive around until they arrive at the road that they want to turn into. We can find this in many places in NZ. There are traffic lights in intersections of only one-lane roads intersection, but otherwise we can’t find traffic lights.
In Auckland, there is a garbage can at each house. The color of the garbage can is blue, and the cover’s color is yellow. On its front, it is printed the city name “Auckland.” The garbage is collected every Tuesday in the Titirangi area. In Auckland, people don’t have to separate garbage, but every second Tuesday, people can throw out recyclable garbage, like papers and plastic. Furthermore, every six months, people can throw out the large-sized garbage like wood and old furniture.
For old clothes, there are old clothing bins. When we walk on the street, we notice that there are clothing bins. People who live in Auckland put old clothes into the boxes. This system is a charity for homeless and poor people. Clothes that people put into clothing bins are collected by organizations in each town. For example, one bin was labeled as follows:

Please deposit your goods here and you will be supporting Deaf people in your community. Our mission is “Equal access and full participation for Deaf people in Aotearoa, New Zealand”. Please take this opportunity to consider a donation to our organization. For further information about Deaf Association, please contact us at the address below. Thank you.
Deaf Association of NZ (Inc)
P O Box 15020 NewLynn, Auckland
HELP US TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE WE URGENTLY REQUIRE ALL GOOD USED:
● CLOTHING
● SHOES
● BOOKS
● BRIC A BRAC
＄150.000.00 FROM RECYCLING this year. Thank you for helping.

New Zealand people also often use buses, but there are some differences between the looks of buses in Kumamoto and Auckland. In Auckland, some buses look the same, but many buses are painted with advertisements, for example of food, wine and clothing stores. These make the buses look very cute from the outside. Bus stops in NZ are big and there is a roof and a bench. Moreover, on the outer wall of bus stops in NZ there are posters to advertise things, and these posters are exchanged regularly.

4. Conclusion　
There is no roundabout in Kumamoto, so there are a lot of signals on the road. On the other hand, in Auckland we can find there are many roundabouts. This system can save electricity of traffic lights, so it’s kind to the environment.
In Kumamoto, people must throw out the garbage on different days depending on categories, like burnable garbage, paper, reusable resources, reclaiming garbage, and PET bottles, In Auckland, on the other hand, garbage categories are only burnable garbage and unburnable garbage. Moreover in Kumamoto when people throw out large-sized garbage, they must pay a fixed fee for each piece. On the other hand, in NZ people don’t need to pay when they throw out the large-sized garbage. This point is a big difference.
Also, Kumamoto, there are many recycle shops, but we can’t find clothing bins on the street. Japanese people have unnecessary clothes, they use net auction or recycle shops. On the other hand, Auckland people use clothing bins.
Finally in Kumamoto, the outer wall of the bus depends on the company and the benches and roofs at bus stops are cheaply, but in Auckland many buses are painted with advertisements, for example food, wine and clothing stores. Moreover on the outer wall of bus stops in Auckland there are posters to advertise things, and these posters are exchanged regularly, but in Kumamoto there are no posters to advertise things at bus stops, but there are many posters in buses.

5 Bibliography
Garbage: the Kumamoto city home page (2008, October 28), from http://www.city.kumamoto.kumamoto.jp/kankyo/gomi.html
Hunter, Simone. (personal communication, Aug 2008)
Roads. (Oct 18, 2008). Wikipedia, Retrieved 04:39, 10月 28, 2008 from http://ja.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=%E9%81%93%E8%B7%AF&oldid=22397674.