Essays on Waitangi

Essay

The Relevance of the Common Law to the New Zealand Legal System The legal system of New Zealand comprises legal principles obtained from the English 'common law', legislation or precedent which comes from the amassed and compiled court decisions or resolutions. Constitutional guidelines which are embedded in the common law involve specific civil rights, like the right to freedom of expression, including the Governor-General's specific powers and the majority rule in the parliament system (Gearey, Morrison, & Jago, 2013). Similar to England, the rule of parliamentary sovereignty is firmly institutionalized and Parliament in consequence has the authority to overrule or ...

CONTENTS

Introduction 3

Te Triti o Waitangi – Purpose, Scope and Interpretational Variances 4 Waitangi Tribunal and its impact on Maori Business Development 5 Te Tiritii of Waitangi and Information Technology Contexts 6 Conclusions 7

References 9

Introduction Triti of Waitangi or the Treaty of Waitangi was signed on 6 February 1840 between the Government of the Her Majesty and chieftains of the major Maori tribes of New Zealand. Though its long-term ramifications in property (real and intellectual), environmental, constitutional, economic, social and other contexts are vehemently contested by the politicians and the academicians (Zepke, Nugent & Leach, 2003), Orange argues (1989) that it is ...

Professional Engineering Development

Part A. Engineering Ethics - Acting in an ethical manner constitutes good understanding of moral values, which is innate and varies in every person, culture and social environment. Securing the safety of the public should not depend upon the professional members’ discretionary understanding of ethics because one ethical behavior may be different in another. - Depending on the imminent risk at hand, engineers should observe making ethical decision that are geared more towards public safety rather than taking considerations of achieving economical design. Emphasizing on economical and design efficiency alone exacerbates the likelihood of increasing safety risk. ...

SECTION A

A Engineering profession incorporates factors of cost and safety. Above all, engineering desires good ethical standards among the engineers. However in spite of all the efforts to apply ethical standards in any engineering work, cases of unprofessional conduct and negligence have been reported leading to losses of property and lives. Expecting members of a professional to act in an ethical manner is not sufficient to safeguard the public. First, members of a profession such as engineering are human, and usually motivated by factors that may not promote good judgment. B According to I.E Aust discussion paper engineering ...

Professional Engineering Development

Abstract

New Zealand was inhabited by indigenous people before the European sailors, fishermen and sailors started coming to the waters off its coast. The Māoiri culture and the European culture were in conflict from the beginning due to their different understandings of the purpose of earth’s resources. The Waikato River system is important to the Māoiri because of its ancient spiritual meanings as well as its modern practical uses; it is also important to the New Zealand European descendants for its modern uses. The Waikato River has an infrastructure of dams that provide hydroelectric power. A ...

Prior to and during any research particularly in Medial Laboratory science, one ought to consider the so-called 3Ps. These Ps stand for partnership, participation and protection. The 3P’s initially originated from the Treaty of Waitangi, which was signed on the 6th of February 1840. Protection is quite important because it denotes defending other individuals and other individuals’ property by guarding it. This in research means looking at the welfare of the participants in a way to safeguard it. Partnership denotes working together as a team and looking down at the participants. It as well denotes to respect other individuals so ...