Analysis of Treaty of Waitangi Application in Business

Analysis of Treaty of Waitangi Application in Business

Table of Contents
Introduction.......................................................................................................... 2
Overview of the Chosen Organisation.........................................................................3
Relevance and Importance of TOW principles.............................................................4
Examples of application of TWO principles in Auckland Kindergarden Association............6
Impact of including TWO Principles in Auckland Kindergarden Association.....................6
Conclusion............................................................................................................ 7
Recommendations.................................................................................................. 8
References............................................................................................................. 9
Introduction
Each and every child should be treated as a treasure as children are born with huge
possibilities. The potentials and possibilities of a child need to be nurtured and developed so
that he/she can identify his/her true qualities and build a strong foundation for his/her future.

In new Zealand early childhood care centres play major roles in shaping children’s future,
they provide high quality educational opportunities to children (Haggerty &Alcock, 2016).
Many organisations in New Zealand are legally obligated to apply the principles of Treaty of
Waitangi or TOW in their everyday activities. These principles mostly focus on children and
their needs and place them at the centre of the entire education system. TOW principles were
introduced by the Royal Commission on Social Policy in 1988. TOW is one of the major
eight values in New Zealand that help educational institutions to make effective decisions
(Cherrington& Thornton, 2015). According to the clauses of TOW, the curriculums should
focus on challenging and engaging students so that they can learn efficiently, it should be
inclusive and progressive in nature, and it should include the factors that are associated with
New Zealand’s unique identity. In this paper the importance of the TOW principles in the
education system will be evaluated (Lourie, 2016). The Auckland Kindergarten Association
will remain at the centre of this entire discussion. The impacts of adopting TOW principles
will also be explained properly; finally a few recommendations will be made that might help
this organisation to improve its performance in future.
Overview of the Chosen Organisation
Auckland Kindergarten Association is an early childhood education centre situated in
Auckland. AKA was established in 1908, now this is a charitable organisation consists of
various types institutions such as 5 playgroups, 107 kindergartens and 5 KINZ Early Day
Care. AKA is the final outcome of the famous movement called ‘New Zealand free Kinder
Garden Association Movement (1889).’ New Zealand’s first free early childhood learning
centre was funded by Mr. and Mrs. John Logan Campbell. They helped AKA both financially
and materially to successfully carry out their project. This organisation has been receiving
financial aids from many individuals and organisations since the beginning of its journey
(Grace, 2017).
AKA is considered to be the largest early learning centre in New Zealand. Near about 10000
young people get admitted to this organisation each year. As an influential educational
organisation the main purpose of AKA is to engage children, communities and whanau in
responsive and relevant early childhood learning activities. AKA fosters five values, those
are, Commitment towards its purposes, respect, collaboration, trust and positive outlook. The
primary objective of this organisation is to provide enriching and safe learning opportunities
to children (Ritchie, 2018). According to their mission statement AKA aims to support
Auckland by offering ‘leadership in education’. As per the vision statement of this