New Zealand Constitutional Arrangements
NEEDING REFORM
New Zealand's Constitutional Arrangements
A truly effective and relevant Constitution must completely reflect the values and norms of society's leaders and their followers (CAC, 2005). Prime movers in New Zealand believe that fundamental issues about its constitutional arrangements warrant the widest popular discussion and approval and the creation of corresponding reforms. One of these issues is the lack of a written Constitution. New Zealand is one of the only three modern nations today without a codified Constitution. The arguments favoring writtenness demonstrate its superiority. Hence, one of the reforms is the creation of a written Constitution (Salgado, 2012; Martin, 2012; Pek, 1980). The Constitutional Advisory Panel is inviting all New Zealanders to participate and express their views on this reform. Public engagement in the exercise will occur in 5 stages after which collective views will be transmitted to the Ministers for legislation (Scoop, 2012). New Zealanders and…...
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CAC (2005). Inquiry to review New Zealand's existing constitutional arrangements.
Constitutional Arrangements Committee. 47th Parliament. Retrieved on August 14,
Martin, V. (2012). The disadvantages of an uncodified constitution. eHow: Demand
New Zealand is a fairly liberal nation with homosexual marriage (Civil Union) being legal and prostitution, soliciting, and brothel keeping being legal. The driving age is 15, the consensual sex age is 16, and the drinking age is 18, though minors accompanied by adults are allowed alcohol in restaurants.
Current News
New Zealand has slipped one place to sixth position in the world in the 2011 Global Gender Gap report that measures 135 countries, falling behind Ireland. The internationally recognized Global Gender Gap eport 2011's rankings and scores are produced by the World Economic Forum to quantify the magnitude of gender-based disparities and tracks their progress over time.
The ena, a container ship that has been grounded on a reef for nearly a month, could soon break apart. The vessel has leaked more than 300 tons of fuel oil from its tanks since it ran aground off New Zealand's north coast on October…...
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Frater, J. (2008, June 19) Top 20 cool facts about New Zealand. Listverse.Retrieved October 30, 2011, from http://listverse.com/2008/06/19/top-20-cool-facts-about-new-zealand/
Tukia, A. (2011, November 2). Occupy Dunedin standoff continues. 3 news.3news.co.nz. Retrieved November 1, 2011, from continues/tabid/423/articleID/231538/Default.aspxhttp://www.3news.co.nz/Occupy-Dunedin-standoff
The regulatory settings in (say) 2000 would not have contemplated the government becoming the major shareholder in Air New Zealand or buying back the railway tracks; so if they had been bound into the GATT, the government would not have been able to step back in" (Conway, 2005, p. 15).
The CTU's official position on these issues is as follows:
1. The CTU does not oppose international trade;
2. The CTU does not oppose all negotiations on preferential trade arrangements;
3. The CTU prefers a multilateral approach;
4. The CTU recognises that free trade agreements are a reality;
5. The CTU therefore focuses on specific issues in free trade agreements;
6. The CTU does not want the 1984-1999 deregulation of the New Zealand economy to be the baseline for trade rules on access;
7. The CTU wants to see more focus on alternative trade models;
8. The CTU wants to see trade within a sustainable development framework.
According to…...
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Furthermore, there have been very few cases of police corruption. New Zealand police officers are also known for their involvement in various community and youth outreach programs. (the New Zealand Police)
7. General comparison of New Zealand and the United States.
Both the United States and New Zealand have many fundamental similarities in their historical, religious, social and legal development. In the first instance, both countries were formed through colonization - which implies that they both encountered in their history different but comparable problems with regard to diversity and cultural inequalities. However, this is much less pronounced than in the larger United States.
The religious structure and composition of the two countries are also relatively similar, with a preponderance of the Christian denomination. The United States is, according to the PE Foundation, approximately seventy percent Protestant and just over twenty percent Catholic, with the balance divided over a variety of religious faiths,…...
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New Zealand
Economic Characteristics
New Zealand is a developed country that has a comparatively small and open economy that is based upon free market principles. In fact, the Heritage Foundation has rated New Zealand with an economic freedom score of 82.1, which makes it the third freest economy in the world in the 2015 index (The Heritage Foundation, N.d.). Some of the factors that have allowed New Zealand to achieve this level of economic freedom include a well-established rule of law, the lowest corruption reported in the world, strong property rights (including intellectual property), efficient regulations, an efficient labor market, and a relatively open financial sector. Prudent regulations allowed firms to withstand the global financial turmoil with little disruption; including the economic recession of 2008 which it recovered fairly quickly from.
Another interesting fact about the New Zealand economy is that it is heavily export oriented. In fact, New Zealand has a very…...
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New Zealand is an island nation in the South Pacific. It was settled around 500 years ago by Polynesians from aiatea in the Society Islands, and that group today is the Maori. A couple of hundred years after the Maori arrived, the British settled the country. There are around 4.5 million people in New Zealand. Of these, the ethnic distribution is around 74% European background (mostly British), 15% Maori, 11.8% Asian and 7.4% other Pacific groups. There is a trend towards increasing minority populations in New Zealand. Most New Zealanders live in urban areas, with nearly 3 million people living in the ten largest cities. Most live on the North Island, where most of the largest cities are located. North Island also has much of the nation's industry. South Island has more agricultural and tourism-based businesses, in part because of its remoteness.
New Zealand skews young compared with many other developed…...
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The abalone must have fresh ocean water to thrive and have been carefully managed for numbers, in order to not over-harvest and allow for growth (Abalone 2006).
Throughout the South Island there are 18 local r-nanga (committees). An elected representative from each r-nanga makes up Te -nanga o Ng-i Tahu, the governing body overseeing the tribe's activities.
The executive functions of Te -nanga o Ng-i Tahu are carried out by the Office of Te -nanga o Ng-i Tahu which manages administration and monitoring and delivers social and cultural programs; and the Ng-i Tahu Holdings Corporation Limited, which manages commercial activities for the tribe (Ngai-Tahu, 2006)
The abalone industry in New Zealand has reached an important and critical time. With rumors of black market selling of abalones by the tribes, who are not considered bound by the nation's laws, there is a danger of its becoming an endangered source of food. Management, control…...
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Icebreaker Ltd. New Zealand
Despite the fact that New Zealand is a relatively small market, in recent years this country has been growing in several industries. One industry experiencing exponential growth is the clothing industry. This paper overviews the case study regarding Icebreaker Ltd. This is followed by the author's comments on the case study and Icebreaker's participation in this high growth industry.
Case Summary:
With just over four million people,, New Zealand is considered a reasonably small economic market; however a variety of their industries are growing by leaps and bounds, including the clothing industry. Icebreaker was formed through a convergence of "kiwi ingenuity and an unanticipated encounter that occurred in Pohuenui" (Andrade, 2010, p. 2). Brian Brakenridge, an owner of 3,000 merino sheep, wanted to change the public's negative perception of wool. To do this, he wanted to show the industry that wool could be applied to outdoor garments. Following a…...
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Andrade, A. (2010). "Nothing to hide: Managing intellectual assets throughout the supply chain." Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation. p. 1-10.
Integration of Students Transitioning in New Zealand
The study uses the mixed methods to collect data using both quantitative and qualitative research approach. The mixed methods address the shortcomings of both the quantitative and qualitative research by combining the strengths of the qualitative and quantitative research. Johnson, & Onwuegbuzie (2004) define mixed methods as a class of research that combines both qualitative and quantitative research methods, technique approach and concepts. Philosophically, mixed methods use the pragmatic method to carry out the research using the induction, deduction, and abduction to seek explanations to an understanding. Unlike the qualitative or quantitative research that uses induction or deduction approach to seek for research explanation, the mixed methods combine both induction and deduction to seek explanation of research inquiry. The benefit mixed methods is that it attempts to use multiple research approach to answer the research questions rather than restricting to single research choice since…...
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Johnson, R.B. & Onwuegbuzie, A.J. (2004). Mixed Methods Research: A Research Paradigm Whose Time Has Come. Education Research.33(7): 14-26.
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Weiss, C. C., Bearman, P. S. Fresh, S. (2007). Reinvestigating the Effects of the Transition to High School on Student Outcomes. American Journal of Education. 113(3):395-421.
countries of the West and other major developed countries throughout the world are notable in many ways. Comparing and contrasting the two is just one way that very interesting topics and debates can be triggered. While many Western and other developed nations share strong commonalities, there are also very stark differences. The United States in particular is an outlier in many ways given how it does not have a universal system of any major sort while this is seemingly the norm with other Western nations, with Western Europe in particular being more in line with the universal strata. This report shall deign to compare and contrast the systems involved including how the finances are covered, how accessible healthcare is in the two systems and common outcomes for the two countries and their peoples.
Health Care Compared
When it comes to the healthcare systems of the more prominent Western and other countries…...
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The decision of investing or not here then depends on the personal adversity to risk of each individual investor. The general theory states that each investor should construct a diversified portfolio, which adequately balances high risk-high gain shares with medium or even low rates of risk and gains (Hagin, 2004). New Zealand could then be assimilated with a medium risk-medium gain share, and as such would be perceived as a valuable addition to one's portfolio. In this order of ideas then, the recommendation would be that of investing in the country.
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Malkin, B., 2009, Financial Crisis: Australia and New Zealand…...
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Hagin, R., 2004, Investment Management: Portfolio Diversification, Risk and Timing -- Fact and Fiction, John Wiley and Sons
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Pacific Islands
The Maori of New Zealand
The tangata whenua, also known as the Maori community are the New Zealand natives. These people are said to have originated from the Eastern Polynesian islands. They are also believed to have travelled to New Zealand several centuries ago, using canoes, an occurrence that was named the "Great Fleet." These people from the Polynesian islands were named the Maori after relocating to New Zealand. They developed their special language, traditional and cultural values (Anderson, Hoeberigs, Mackinnon & Thwaites, 2015).
The Maori and Literary Works
According to Stead (2016), the Maori, just like every other Polynesian community, started to live in the islands, approximately a millennium ago. These islands are now known as New Zealand. They composed, practiced, and performed prayers, love poems, war chants and laments. In addition, they came up with a myth that recorded and explained their past lives, and the stories of their community…...
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Cross-Cultural Case Study
Definition and an example of cultural and cross-cultural psychology
elationship between cultural and cross-cultural psychology
The methodology associated with cross-cultural research
The case study helps better understand how ethnicity, race, and worldviews are separate yet related concepts and role of enculturation.
"Pacific Islands Families Study: The Association of Infant Health isk Indicators and Acculturation of Pacific Island Mothers Living in New Zealand" examines the associations between maternal acculturation which was measured by an abbreviated version of the General Ethnicity Questionnaire and selected infant and maternal health risk indicators. The study was conducted on 1,398 Pacific infants born in Auckland, New Zealand (Borrows, Williams, Schluter, Paterson & Langitoto Helu, 2010).
The study finds out that the families who had a strong alignment to Pacific culture were found to have a higher degree of better infant and mortality risk factor outcomes than the families which did not possess a similar degree of cultural alignment. The…...
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new respiratory drugs that have been approved for medical use over the past decade. The paper will highlight the diagnoses of the drugs i.e. when and why it is prescribed, how it is meant to be used and how often, its side effects, the impact for a missed dose or an overdose along with any other relevant information that will add depth to it appropriate use.
The main purpose for the respiratory drugs is to help cure the ailments directly or indirectly related to the functioning of lungs or general breathing of an individual. There are numerous sectors where studies on new respiratory drugs can be carried out and some of the most recent studies to include this particular aspect include allergies, asthma attacks, Acute espiratory Distress Syndrome (ADS), pneumonia and sinus infections.
In this paper we will focus on the following new respiratory drugs: Arcapta, Daliresp, Dulera, Tyvaso, Alvesco, Brovana…...
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3%) are very satisfied with their health care services, compared to only 41.5% of Canadians; a lower proportion of Americans are dissatisfied (6.8%) than Canadians (8.5%).
Atlas (2009) acknowledge that Americans have much better access to important new technologies like medical imaging than patients in Canada or the U.K. Maligned as a waste by economists and policymakers naive to actual medical practice, an overwhelming majority of leading American physicians identified computerized tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MI) as the most important medical innovations for improving patient care during the previous decade (Fuchs & Sox, 2001). This is justifiable in the presented table showing the most important recent medical innovations, below. Hence, Atlas (2009) claim that the United States has nearly 27 MI machines per million compared to about 6 per million in Canada and Britain.
According to" The U.S. Health Care System as an Engine of Innovation," 2004 Economic eport of…...
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National Center for Policy Analysis (NCPA) No. 649
International Women's Day: An Evolving Movement for Gender Equality
International Women's Day (IWD), celebrated annually on March 8th, has played a pivotal role in the advancement of gender equality over more than a century. Its evolution has been marked by shifting priorities, innovative strategies, and measurable achievements.
Early Origins (1908-1950s): Labor Rights and Suffrage
The origins of IWD can be traced back to the early 20th century, amid growing industrialization and the emergence of women's labor movements. The first IWD was celebrated in 1908 in the United States, organized by the Socialist Party of America. It primarily focused on advocating for women's labor....
Intersection of Identity Politics and Indigeneity in Social Movements
Introduction
Identity politics and indigeneity are intertwined concepts that profoundly influence social movements and activism within indigenous communities. This intersection shapes the mobilization of indigenous peoples, their articulations of grievances, and their strategies for social change.
Identity Politics and Indigenous Identity
Identity politics emphasizes the importance of social categories, such as race, ethnicity, gender, and sexual orientation, in shaping individuals' experiences and identities. For indigenous peoples, their indigeneity constitutes a central aspect of their identity and a source of distinct experiences. This identity informs their worldview, cultural practices, and connection to their ancestral lands.
Indigenous Mobilization....
1. Shocking statistics reveal the true cost of the Gallipoli Campaign, making us question whether it was worth the sacrifice.
2. The strategic blunders made at Gallipoli highlight the importance of thorough planning in military operations.
3. Personal accounts from soldiers who fought at Gallipoli bring a human perspective to the debate on its necessity.
4. The long-lasting consequences of the Gallipoli Campaign demonstrate the impact of seemingly small decisions on a grand scale.
5. Historical analysis of the Allies objectives at Gallipoli sheds light on whether the campaign was truly....
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