The Treaty As A Feature Of New Zealand History

At this tense meeting with considerable distrust and suspicion evident in the faces, speeches and body language of the Samoan chiefs, the High Chief expressed considerable skepticism about American plans for the island, such as providing more education in English, teaching the young marketable skills, and developing the country. Being educated at the University of Hawaii, the High Chief would have had very good reason to be suspicious of the intentions of the United States, even when its representatives expressed their goodwill toward the Native peoples and desire to bring 'progress; and 'modernization. He would have learned about the wars against the Native Americans from the 17th to the 19th Centuries, for example, the annexation of Hawaii in 1898, and the Philippines War of 1899-1902, if indeed he had not known all about these before.

Was signed by Britain, Spain, and France on February 10th 1763. It gave up all French territory in mainland North America which ended military threat posed by the French to the British colonies.

What contact did you have with the Maori/ Europeans prior to signing/not signing the Treaty? “My contact with the Europeans has been very pleasant leading up to the Treaty signing. I am glad to be creating a sacred bond between our two cultures and continuing to introduce new things into each others lives. In addition I constantly have contact with missionaries as I believe in the word of the lord which they spread. The Europeans are honest people and I am very glad to be creating an agreement with

Winston knew, from his own knowledge, that Oceania had once been in a mutual agreement with Eurasia however the Party stated that Oceania was never in good terms with Eurasia. This shows how easily the Party can alter the past and create a false history, yet they are also capable of convincing others that the lie they had imposed is actually the truth. Since then, no one would be able to tell the difference between a true or false history; they would only believe what the Party tells them and the revisions of the past altogether. If they said that Oceania and Eurasia were enemies from the beginning of time, other individuals will immediately believe even if it weren't true. In Winston's case, deep within his consciousness, he knows that the

12th March 1915: The day hadn’t started out differently to any other day. I had just been out to milk the cows and feed the calves. As I was walking back to the farmhouse for breakfast, I met Dad, who had come back from the markets. He stopped the truck beside me and wouldn’t look me straight in the eye. That was when I knew there was something wrong. He wordlessly passed a brown envelope out of the truck window. “GOVERNMENT OF NEW ZEALAND” was emblazoned in bold red print across the front. My heart lurched, constricting my throat. As I opened it, my worst fear was confirmed. In small lettering it announced, “Mr Michael Jones, we need you to protect our country.”

A treaty should not be seen as an alternative to constitutional recognition. Though, a reform of the constitution itself will only yield a partial resolution for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders – due to its symbolic nature. A critical analysis of Zia Akhtar’s article, ‘Aboriginal Determination: Native Title Claims and Barriers to Recognition’, will emphasise the importance of recognition and self-determination to the Indigenous. This essay will explore the notions that reconciliation is more achievable through constitutional recognition and treaty together, that changes must be made to the Australian Constitution, particularly sections 25 and 51 (xxvi), and how the Native Title (Amendment) Act has hindered recognition and determination in a variety of ways.

1. The Versailles settlement quickly gained a reputation as ‘a Carthaginian peace’. What was meant by this, and was it a fair and accurate assessment.

Race relations in the 20th century in New Zealand, although better than other countries, still had a long way to come, to have the connection we have today. For example, Until the 1940's the Maori population was not counted in the Official Yearbook- from a statistical viewpoint there were two separate nations. At this time, influence from Maori regarding national affairs was near to non-existent. In the 1910's Campaigns to improve health and sanitation, helped reduce impact from diseases. Although Maori health standards and housing were still inferior to Pakeha. Life expectancy for Maori was in the mid 20's. But, seven decades in advance, the Maori population in 1980 had reached 300,000. During this period, this recovery potentially had the greatest effect on race relations. Maori had to adapt to a wider New Zealand society that reflected the practice's, values and lifestyles of the Pakeha culture. In result from this, new leaders and responses were encouraged to develop and emerge. The large debate over New Zealand's past and future was based around the Treaty Of Waitangi. A new generation of urbanised Maori leaders, including university graduates, emerged in the 1960's. They had a clear sense of the impact that colonisation with Pakeha had on their people and also had a clear view on who they were as Maori. A Maori language system was established in New Zealand and iwi's from around the country launched major economic initiatives. This included aquaculture, fishing and farming. A large advance for our race-relations occurred in 1987 when Te Reo Maori was established as the official language of New Zealand. The tie's between the two cultures have become closer and we are more unified now in the 21st century than before. The majority of effective campaigns in the end decades of the 20th century and the first year of

Evidence of potential disputes over land and sovereignty had been prevalent since the early contact between Maori and Pakeha, over these early origins of the issues generated the signing of the Treaty in an attempt resolve the surrounding issues. But in fact the contestability of the treaty itself and from the translation variance between the Maori and English versions rose up many more issues

New Zealand is one of the countries in the world that has unwritten consititution and it is vital because it is the base of a government on how to govern a country based on it. Having a written constitution in New Zealand will give New Zealanders more access about certain documents on the consitution itself. On the other hand, if New Zealand continuously having an unwritten constitution, the citizen may not have knowledge on it due to limited access on it. This essay will clarify on constitution and what is a written constitution. This essay also covers the need to include the Constitution Act 1986, the Public Finance Act 1989 and the Arms Act 1983 and removing the Public Sector Act 1988 from it.

In New Zealand we have a constitution therefore ‘person A’ is incorrect as their argument is that we do not have one. They are incorrect because New Zealand has a constitution in the sense of ‘a body of rules determining or providing procedures for determining the organisation, personnel, powers and duties of the organs of government.’ The constitution is unwritten as there is no document generally known as ‘The Constitution’ but it is found in legal documents, decisions of the courts, and in practices. In this context it makes sense for ‘person A’ to believe that New Zealand does not have a constitution as there is not a physical document of all of our constitutional arrangements set out. If you do look at their point of view that way then they are not entirely incorrect, but when incorporating all of the proper information about New Zealand’s constitution it is hard to argue that they do not have one.

(New Zealand Government, 2015, para. 1). Prime Minister John Key, the main advocate for change, officially launched such discussion last year in a public address he gave at Victoria’s University in Wellington. One of the main points presented in Key’s (2014) speech were his views on how he believes Moreover Key (2014) also argued (para. 88). So far the Prime Ministers proposal failed to inspire the public. On the contrary, it has produced a substantial amount of controversy. The main arguments seem to revolt around the issues of cost, process, national symbol, history and change. This paper will look more closely into each of these aforementioned public differences and close with my own view concerning this debate.

Throughout New Zealand history, historical roots have played a significant role in the development of modern Aotearoa New Zealand. The historical past has shaped various forms of present social dimensions within the nation today. This essay intends to discuss the controversial racial inequality in regards to the relationship between Maori and Pakeha within contemporary New Zealand society. This essay will explore two readings; “Plunder in the Promised Land: Māori Land Alienation and the Genesis of Capitalism in Aotearoa New Zealand” by Wynyard, Matthew and “Stereotypical Construction of the Maori ‘Race’ in the Media” by Wall, Melanie. This essay will also further discuss a brief summary on my personal reflection

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 they make influence the process of legislation . Throughout this essay I will emphasise how statutes are more important and effective in contrast to constitution conventions.

Te Tiriti o Waitangi is an agreement made between groups of people representing the British crown and Māori chiefs in 1840 (Orange, 2004). The Treaty of Waitangi has four elements: kawanatanga, tino rangatira, oretitanga and tikangatanga. This essay will focus on oritetanga element of the treaty in relation to socio-political contexts and social justice with examples. It will then go on to the current views of Maori in health experiences in relation to existing clinical and community health/disability services. It will then apply the knowledge of Maori health to everyday professional practice. Finally, this essay will have a brief discussion of nursing practice in relation to oritetanga.