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1. Shakedown in the Shaky Isles: Union Bashing in New Zealand.

Author

McAndrew, Ian and Risak, Martin E.

Subjects
MOTION picture industry personnel labor unions, LABOR union laws, LABOR unions, CONTRACT labor laws, MOTION picture industry, BOYCOTTS, NEW Zealand politics & government, 1972-
Abstract

In late 2010, the New Zealand Parliament passed legislation that offers film industry employers an option to effectively immunize the New Zealand film industry against union activity and employment regulations, by simply insisting on engaging workers as independent contractors, regardless of their real status. The topical story behind this change in employment law reads like a multiscene play on how a powerful American entertainment-industry conglomerate was able to take advantage of a union’s strategic missteps to pressure a small country into not only substantial tax breaks and subsidies, but also a fundamental change to its employment laws. The article tells the story and provides an analysis of how this can happen in a modern democracy. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Published
2012
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2. Literacy Assessment New Zealand Style.

Author

Guskey, Thomas R., Smith, Jeffrey K., Smith, Lisa F., Crooks, Terry, and Ftockton, Lester

Subjects
*EDUCATIONAL tests & measurements, *EDUCATIONAL law & legislation, *ACADEMIC achievement, *HIGH-stakes tests, *LANGUAGE arts (Elementary), *LANGUAGE arts (Secondary), *LITERACY programs, NEW Zealand politics & government, 1972-, NO Child Left Behind Act of 2001
Abstract

The authors assert that U.S. educators, struggling under the accountability requirements of the 2001 No Child Left Behind Act, might have a hard time imagining an assessment program driven by teachers' need for formative information about student learning instead of by high-stakes accountability demands. However, they say, for New Zealand educators, it is an integral part of a comprehensive assessment program designed to help teachers enhance students' literacy skills. They explain that New Zealand assesses the learning progress of elementary and middle-level students through the National Educational Monitoring Project, which offers an innovative approach to understanding student achievement in language arts. The article explores the frameworks and distinctive qualities of the program.

Published
2006

3. What is politics for?

Author

Buick-Constable, John and Ellison, Minter

Subjects
PRACTICAL politics, NEW Zealand politics & government, 1972-, EDUCATIONAL law & legislation, LEGISLATION, POLITICAL parties
Abstract

The article focuses on the role of politics in New Zealand in 2012. Topics include the classical function of the New Zealand Parliament, the importance of political education in schools, and political parties within New Zealand. Information is provided on civil society, cogency, and the legislation of substantive acts.

Published
2012

4. The political scene.

Subjects
NEW Zealand politics & government, 1972-, INTERNATIONAL relations, FOREIGN relations of the United States
Abstract

The article presents an update on the political sector of New Zealand. It discusses the improvement in the relations between the U.S. and New Zealand with U.S. President Barack Obama inviting New Zealand Prime Minister John Key to travel to the U.S. in April 2010 for a conference of world leaders. The decision of the government of Fiji to expel the chief diplomats from New Zealand and Australia from the island nation has increased the tensions between New Zealand and Fiji.

Published
2009

5. Political outlook.

Author

Allard, Kate and Ward, Robert

Subjects
NEW Zealand politics & government, 1972-, WOMEN prime ministers, FREE trade, COMMERCIAL treaties
Abstract

Presents an outlook for politics and government in New Zealand for 2006 to 2007. Scenario in the government following the election of prime minister Helen Clark; Decision of the government to pursue free-trade agreements with trading partners in Asia; Factor that impedes a free-trade pact between the country and the U.S.

Published
2005

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