Waitangi Culture and Its Influence on New Zealand's Government System

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WAITANGI CULTURE
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WAITANGI CULTURE1
The system of government of New Zealand is strongly influenced by the Treaty of Waitangi
which is also known as Te Tiriti o Waitangi. From the research process of task 1 and 3, it has
been pointed out that this treaty actually ensures the rights of the residents of the country
especially who are the natives. This Treaty of Waitangi governs the relationship between the
tangata whenua or the indigenous people and the others as well who are called Pakeha or the
no-Maori. This Treaty of Waitangi ensures that the Maori Iwi or the tribes have the rights to
protect their ways of lives, organise themselves ad control their natural resources.
Treaty of Waitangi has three main principles that include Partnership, Participation and
Protection. The partnership principle ensures that the government of the country will be
partnering with the Maori and other indigenous people and have good faith towards them.
The partnering of the government of New Zealand with the indigenous people also ensures
that the government will be taking responsible to help to address any type of grievances. This
is also supportive of the participation principle of the Treaty of Waitangi. Under this treaty
the Maori people will get the pathways of accessing in business or any type of initiatives
taken by the Government of New Zealand.
The Treaty of Waitangi ensures the protection of the interest of the indigenous people
of New Zealand where the government and other organizations while doing business or
initiating any projects or programs in the indigenous region will be recognising and
respecting the cultural beliefs, practices and values of the Maori and other indigenous people.
This will be promoting the cultural diversity in the workplaces and establish equality under
the law of New Zealand. Treaty of Waitangi creates scope for the bicultural partnership with
the company originated from another country and working in the indigenous region of New
Zealand. This partnership with the companies of other region is a necessity for the
empowerment of the young Maoris and Pakehas.

WAITANGI CULTURE2
The Treaty of Waitangi involves working together with the indigenous New
Zealanders, respecting their points of view, language, and their heritage, knowledge about
natural forces and resources and belief system. In the case of working in the ICL Café it has
been found out that the partnership between a white New Zealander organostions and the
employees from the Maori community has been made possible but in the long run, the issues
among the employees have been seen (Orange, 2015). This is due to the fact that the cultural
differences of the employees have affected the team culture and led to have a wide gap in the
communication system of the employees.
The issues regarding the team work and communication among the employees have
affected the overall service of the company. It is the difference in the point of view of the
team members who have different partners of understanding the issues and finding out of the
solutions. There are instances of communication among the departments of the ICL Café.
For example, the marketing and sales department of the organostions must have knowledge
about the operation of the one another bit in the case of ICL Café, the communication gap has
created misunderstanding. This had affected the human resource management as well as the
operation department of the company (Orange, 2017). This problem scan only be solved
when the com any will be able to establish a proper communication system in the workplace.
This can be the method of arranging meetings frequently, team building activities and other
communication activities.
From the analysis of the task 1 and task 3 it has been understood that the internal
envelopment of the corporation is not only the aspect from which the company is facing
problems. The external environment of the company is also ineffective to mitigate the issues
of miscommunication among the employees of the organization (Hayward & Wheen, 2015).
The incapability of the employees who serve directly to the customers of the company is
leading them to lose customer loyalty. This is due to the fact that the employees are not