Section outline

  • EXPLORE / TŪHURA

    EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

    • We are EXPLORING how places reflect past interactions of people with the environment
    • We are EXPLORING causes and effects of events that have shaped the lives of a group of people;
    • We are EXPLORING how and why people experience events in different ways.













    Do Now


    Copy down the following definition for Human Rights.


    Human rights are the basic rights and freedoms that belong to every person in the world, from birth until death.


    This term in Global Studies we will be looking at how we can reduce inequalities  We will…

    • FOCUS on human rights & the issue of poverty in New Zealand

    • EXPLORE New Zealand’s election system and how our government functions

    • PLAN & DO by participating in a whole whānau election and creating political parties

    • REFLECT on how we can create change through our political system

    You will have a chance to complete an NCEA standard in Global Studies this term.


    Standard 1.4: Report on my involvement in a social action




    What would you do?


    It’s 1945. WWII has just ended and the world is beginning to see the impact of some of the terrible events that occurred.

    • Across Europe, the events of the Holocaust are just coming to light. News of Auschwitz and other Concentration Camps are making headlines around the world.  

    • In Japan, the dropping of the Atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki has killed over 200,000, injured many more and completely destroyed the cities.

    Imagine you are a world leader. What do you do?


    In response to the deadly events of WWII the United Nations (an international government) was formed and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) was created. 



    Complete the History of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights  activity on Google Classroom




    Do Now: Fill in the gaps


    There are two main New Zealand laws that specifically ______ human rights. One is the Human Rights Act 1993, and the other is the _____ of Rights Act 1990. The Human Rights Act 1993 protects people in New Zealand from __________ in a number of areas of life. The Human Rights Act’s intention is to help ensure that all people in New Zealand are treated fairly and _______. The Bill of Rights Act sets out a range of civil and ______ rights, which arise from the United Nations ________ Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. These include the rights to ________ of expression, religious belief, freedom of ______, and the right to be free from discrimination.

    discrimination, protect, freedom, movement, Bill, equally, political, International


    INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS & NZ


    New Zealand is committed to upholding human rights. It has participated actively in human rights discussion at the United Nations and it has a history of promoting the human rights of women, indigenous people and children.

    New Zealand supports the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and has also ratified (approved) numerous other human rights treaties, including the Bill of Rights and the Human Rights Act.