Social Science
Social Studies
and bring with them many different cultures and skills which make New Zealand
the place it is today.
The next step was to understand what a True
New Zealander is. Is it hero worship or is it
the person who involves themself selflessly
in voluntary organisations. This again aimed
to challenge ideas and students investigated
a non-mainstream community organisation
and the people who belonged to their chosen
organisation.
The Treaty of Waitangi was studied in this
context. The emphasis was on the Treaty
today. This looked at the role of the Waitangi
Tribunal and students examined recent dispute
resolutions involving the Tribunal. The final step
was participation in changing New Zealand.
Students examined the role of Parliament in
shaping the country and the type of government
in New Zealand. Our democratic system and our
voting rights were discussed.
The main part of the course over, students then
had the opportunity to travel into Wellington to visit the Museum of City and Sea
where they had guided tours by Museum
staff that covered al