How NZ laws are made

How parliaments make laws

Why we need laws 

Laws protect us and our environment. Parliament and the community o NZ has been considering a lot of laws. Making laws take a lot of steps and debates. As citizens we respect the laws because they are clearly communicated and fairly enforced. Everyone is held accountable to the same laws, and those laws protect our fundamental rights.

How parliament make laws

First the bill is considered by the first reading which is the first opportunity for the house to debate. Next is the select committee who have six months to listen and observe the public and the useful evidence. Then the next step is second reading which is the main debate for the house and for it to be defeated. After that is the committee of the whole house who make further amendments. After that is the third reading is the last debate. Finally is the royal assent which is when the queen signs the bill and officially becomes a law of NZ or a act of parliament.

Review: Bottling water to send overseas

I think that foreign land buyers should not use NZ water to send overseas for other people. My opinion supports the Green parliament's decision. David Marmara thinks that this situation is very critical so he strongly agrees with Foreign people selling our water overseas. I strongly agree with the Green party because our water from our rivers are ours only. They can sell in NZ but, I disagree with foreign people selling it overseas for their own benefits. I would like this to be a major law in NZ.

Review: Plastic bags being banned

Today my class and I read an article about governments debating over plastic bags being banned. Jacinda Ardern thinks banning plastic bags will save the community, by decreasing the pollution. Simon Bridge thinks that this will not make a difference. In my opinion I think that plastic bags being banned is a good thing because our community will be much more clean and healthy. Our pollution will slowly decrease in percentages.

Survivor - Blog Reflection

Migration model

This migration model shows that people from Tokelau are now migrating to NZ because of climate change, economical services, health issues and education. As you can see the Mainstream flow is bigger than the counter stream flow, that is because more people migrate to NZ than move back to Tokelau. The push reason is negative and the pull is positive. There are many obstacles trying to migrate so I added it in my model.

Social Studies - Perspective meaning