Blog 2 Treaty of waitangi sustainability
TTEC4849 Business Practice and Vehicle Safety
Disclaimer=All treaty of waitangi passages have been taken from this TTEC4849 Business worksheet which is a coarse requirement for my blog. This sheet is used for educational purposes only and I'm authorized by Carrington Unitec to use this information to further my education. I make no claim to owning this information nor do i intend to use it for either advertising or profit.
Treaty of Waitangi and Sustainability Worksheet
How does sustainability and freedom from pollution pertain to the treaty?
Instructions: Read the Treaty and answer the questions below. This may be used for theory classroom discussion.
HER MAJESTY VICTORIA Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland regarding with Her Royal Favour the Native Chiefs and Tribes of New Zealand and anxious to protect their just Rights and Property and to secure to them the enjoyment of Peace and Good Order has deemed it necessary in consequence of the great number of Her Majesty's Subjects who have already settled in New Zealand and the rapid extension of Emigration both from Europe and Australia which is still in progress to constitute and appoint a functionary properly authorised to treat with the Aborigines of New Zealand for the recognition of Her Majesty's Sovereign authority over the whole or any part of those islands – Her Majesty therefore being desirous to establish a settled form of Civil Government with a view to avert the evil consequences which must result from the absence of the necessary Laws and Institutions alike to the native population and to Her subjects has been graciously pleased to empower and to authorise me William Hobson a Captain in Her Majesty's Royal Navy Consul and Lieutenant-Governor of such parts of New Zealand as may be or hereafter shall be ceded to her Majesty to invite the confederated and independent Chiefs of New Zealand to concur in the following Articles and Conditions.
Article the first [Article 1]
The Chiefs of the Confederation of the United Tribes of New Zealand and the separate and independent Chiefs who have not become members of the Confederation cede to Her Majesty the Queen of England absolutely and without reservation all the rights and powers of Sovereignty which the said Confederation or Individual Chiefs respectively exercise or possess, or may be supposed to exercise or to possess over their respective Territories as the sole sovereigns thereof.
Article the second [Article 2]
Her Majesty the Queen of England confirms and guarantees to the Chiefs and Tribes of New Zealand and to the respective families and individuals thereof the full exclusive and undisturbed possession of their Lands and Estates Forests Fisheries and other properties which they may collectively or individually possess so long as it is their wish and desire to retain the same in their possession; but the Chiefs of the United Tribes and the individual Chiefs yield to Her Majesty the exclusive right of Preemption over such lands as the proprietors thereof may be disposed to alienate at such prices as may be agreed upon between the respective Proprietors and persons appointed by Her Majesty to treat with them in that behalf.
Article the third [Article 3]
In consideration thereof Her Majesty the Queen of England extends to the Natives of New Zealand Her royal protection and imparts to them all the Rights and Privileges of British Subjects.
(signed) William Hobson, Lieutenant-Governor.
Now therefore We the Chiefs of the Confederation of the United Tribes of New Zealand being assembled in Congress at Victoria in Waitangi and We the Separate and Independent Chiefs of New Zealand claiming authority over the Tribes and Territories which are specified after our respective names, having been made fully to understand the Provisions of the foregoing Treaty, accept and enter into the same in the full spirit and meaning thereof in witness of which we have attached our signatures or marks at the places and the dates respectively specified. Done at Waitangi this Sixth day of February in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty.
Treaty from this site: http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/node/4609
1. What part of the Treaty relates to pollution and sustainability? Write the phrase that relates here:
Her Majesty the Queen of England confirms and guarantees to the Chiefs and Tribes of New Zealand and to the respective families and individuals thereof the full exclusive and undisturbed possession of their Lands and Estates Forests Fisheries and other properties which they may collectively or individually possess so long as it is their wish and desire to retain the same in their possession
2. With regards to vehicles how does modern civilization contribute to the pollution of the land, sea, or air? How does this impact on the treaty of Waitangi?
Modern society pollutes the land sea and air on a regular basis. In general mankind pollutes the world every second of the day. In fact i am probably doing it now while I'm writing this blog. The power used to operate this laptop is created by a hydro dam that pollutes the water and disrupts the Eco system. When we talk about car pollution in general the main thing people focus on is air pollution. Though the land and sea are also affected in other ways. "Article the second" listed above basically states that the indigenous people of New Zealand (Maori) were given full exclusive and undisturbed possession of their lands which included Estates fisheries and forests. As all these things are intertwined with the land, air and sea its fair to say that vehicles impact directly on the treaty of Waitangi.
Air pollution
The Main reason we have air pollution from vehicles is that vehicles need burn fossil fuel to operate. When a vehicle burns fossil fuel it comes out the exhaust as pollution.
 |
| http://www.nanoforum.org/educationtree.com |
 |
| http://www.healthvalue.net/carpollution.html |
Mankind has gone to great lengths to reduce exhaust gas pollution from cars as ozone depletion can no longer be ignored due to melting polar caps and increased skin cancer. The most major development since the 1980s was the catalytic converter and electronic fuel injection (EFI) systems. Catalytic converters convert dangerous gasses into eviro friendly pollutants while EFI systems require far less fossil fuel to operate.They have almost completely replaced carburetors as they use far less fuel and convert the following pollutants into less harmful byproducts.
- Reduction of nitrogen oxides to nitrogen and oxygen: 2NOx → xO2 + N2
- Oxidation of carbon monoxide to carbon dioxide: 2CO + O2 → 2CO2
- Oxidation of unburnt hydrocarbons (HC) to carbon dioxide and water: CxH2x+2 + [(3x+1)/2]O2 → xCO2 + (x+1)H2O
The biggest problem with catalytic converters is that they still need to warm up before they can operate efficiently. This usually takes about 6 miles which means vehicles still creating pollution for the first 6 minutes of driving.
Land pollution
The list of things that cause land pollution from vehicles is numerous. From the mining of materials to make cars to the litter thrown out of moving vehicles. In terms of land destruction one of the major problems with vehicles is they need roads to drive on.
 | ||||
| http://www.kollewin.com/blog/highway-construction/ |
In order to make roads we need to level forests to do so. This has caused problems with many Iwi (Maori tribes) over the years as many are not willing to have their land leveled to make highways. This can be problematic as roads are required to encourage trade and accessible transport between towns and rural communities.
Water pollution
Though water pollution from vehicles is minimal it still exists. In fact some of the major contributors to water pollution are workshops and vehicle owners. This is because allot of people are guilty of dumping vehicle oil and other harmful vehicle by-products into storm water pipes which lead back to the ocean.
This directly impacts on the ocean and the eco systems that live in them. The treaty also states that Maori have the right to full access of the sea for the purpose of gathering kaimoana (fish and shell fish) from there local areas.
3. What New Zealand legislation directs what should happen about pollution? (You may need to do an internet search to find this.) Record your answers here:
There are many different legislation with regards to pollution. You will also find they tend to change form city to city. The one major legislation that's enforced is the resource management act. It is important as it clearly (or tries to) demonstrates how we should manage our environment. As its incredibly large I will simply list the main concept of it from its website.
http://www.mfe.govt.nz/rma/index.html
No comments:
Post a Comment