New Zealand Essay

The New Zealand (NZ) government essentially operates under the Westminster Parliamentary system (Palmer, 3). This system was derived from the British structure and adopted in 1947 (Palmer, 4). The defining characteristic of this system include the separation of government into three branches, the judicatory, legislator and the executive, with each preforming different roles in the law forming process (Palmer, 5). There is no-absolute separation of power between these different branches, especially

This essay will demonstrate how both American and New Zealand media outlets shape and filter all their stories and decide what people see and think about, and how to think about certain stories; also known as ‘Agenda Setting’. New Zealand and America interpret news completely differently, what is important in America may have zero relevance to New Zealand media and vis versa. Agenda-setting is more obvious in the New York times, they report on specific events to endorse and highlight events or

New Zealand had often been regarded within the global community as an idyllic island paradise with very little national troubles. While the former may be true, the British colonization of new Zealand in 1841 created many problems between the british settlers and the indigenous Maori. Many of these grievances have yet to be reconciled with numerous social issues still facing urban Maori today. While is new Zealand still coming to terms with its biculturalism and addressing the issues surrounding

LAWS121 Essay: New Zealand 's constitution is very unique and is the base of our legal system. The constitution is unwritten allowing a variety of elements that make up our constitution some are; constitution conventions and statutes. New Zealand 's constitution structure is separated into three branches; the legislature, judiciary and the executive . The executive is the decision making branch, it is believed that the executive is where the real power of parliamentary supremacy lies, as the decisions

be included or excluded in a written constitution for New Zealand?” Moore (2016) emphasises the statement “time for a 40-page New Zealand constitution” declared by constitutional law expert and former prime minister, Sir Geoffrey Palmer, in his article on Stuff.co.nz. Palmer stresses that the present constitution is “dangerously incomplete, obscure, fragmentary and far too flexible” (Hagen, 2016). While there is a huge debate whether New Zealand should have a written constitution or not, it is evident

In New Zealand Maori’s are facing many health related issues. This essay is about a health issue relevant to Maori population. Cardiovascular disease as the most common health issue among Maori. The essay explores the details of CVD and its relevant demographics. The importance of the Treaty of Waitangi in this context and explained the historical factors relevant to CVD. Finally, a significant health policy related to CVD is described and a community health programme is identified to implement the

Liu “New Zealand is “demographically multicultural, formally bicultural, and with few exceptions, institutionally mono-cultural.” What does he mean and to what extent do current and recent policy controversies suggest that cultural tension remains a significant challenge in New Zealand? In the statement made by Professor James Liu he claims that New Zealand is “demographically multicultural, formally bicultural, and with few exceptions, institutionally mono-cultural.” (Liu, 2007) In this essay I will

identity in New Zealand has been aspersed negatively by mainstream media (Nairn et al., 2012., p. 39) and has created a despicable and contempt perception of their ethnicity. This will be my main focus, by referring to the ideas of Arjun Appadurai’s media and ideoscapes as a way of Maori being portrayed as menances to society because of the focus on the assumption that Maori are taking advantage of the system or are criminals, as can be seen in The New Zealand Herald, Police Ten 7 (a popular New Zealand

Introduction The Treaty of Waitangi is one of the most important documents in relation to New Zealand’s political and social history. It set out an important agreement between the British Crown and the native inhabitants of New Zealand, the Maori (Waitangi Tribunal, n.d.). This agreement established Crown rights over the land of New Zealand and, for the Maori, the guarantee of the protection of their interests as well as giving them the same rights as the British settlers (Ministry for Culture and

Women make up 51% of the New Zealand population, however, women in New Zealand parliament only make up just over 30% in parliament (2014). For women to be represented in parliament, it means that women need to be seen as a ‘norm’ in government, and therefore all positions of power. This under-representation can be linked to factors such as the environment and the culture of the New Zealand parliament and political parties. It is important to note that women are not a homogenous group; and we have