Task 1 任务1
1. Explain what the Treaty of Waitangi means for today’s business environment. Your answer should include the following:
1.解释《怀唐伊条约》对当今商业环境的意义。您的答案应包括以下内容：
1.1 A brief outline of the history of the Treaty of Waitangi.
1.1《怀唐伊条约》历史的简要概述。
The Treaty of Waitangi, the document written both in English and Māori, traces its history way back to February 6, 1840 when it was first signed (Orange, 2015). This treaty between the British and the Māori gave the former sovereignty over New Zealand and helped their safeguard their commercial interests, protect the Māori, and ensure the British migrants did not engage in unruly behaviour. Importantly, the British sought to use this treaty as a way to annex New Zealand and gain a legal claim over it as its territory in a peace way (Orange, 2015). This would also allow the British to take care of the humanitarian needs of the Māori, and discourage them from perceiving further British intrusion as a threat. For the modern business environment, this treaty safeguards the rights and privileges of both the New Zealand natives and the migrants, and well as promote an environment where each can own property and trade freely without undermining aspects such as the fundamental rights and culture of each other.
《怀唐伊条约》是用英语和毛利人编写的文件，其历史可以追溯到1840年2月6日签署时（Orange，2015）。英国人和毛利人之间的这项条约赋予了新西兰前主权，帮助他们维护商业利益，保护毛利人，并确保英国移民不会做出不守规矩的行为。重要的是，英国试图利用该条约作为吞并新西兰的一种方式，并以和平的方式获得对其领土的合法要求（Orange，2015）。这也将使英国人能够照顾毛利人的人道主义需要，并阻止他们将英国的进一步入侵视为一种威胁。就现代商业环境而言，该条约保障了新西兰本地人和移民的权利和特权，并促进了一种环境，在这种环境中，双方可以自由拥有财产和进行贸易，而不会损害彼此的基本权利和文化等方面。
1.2 A brief outline of the three articles of the Treaty acknowledging both the te reo Māori and English interpretations.
1.2条约三条的简要概述，承认毛利人和英语的解释。
The first article of the treaty in English stipulated that the United Tribes of New Zealand’s Confederation chiefs cede their sovereign powers and rights that they had, exercised or were supposed to exercise to her Majesty the Queen of England (Rimmer, 2015). On the other hand, the te reo Māori interpretation stipulated that the Confederation gave her Majesty the Queen the power and authority to govern their land for ever.
该条约的条用英语规定，新西兰联邦酋长联合部落将其拥有、行使或理应行使的主权权力和权利让与英国女王陛下（Rimmer，2015）。另一方面，《毛利人的解释》规定，联邦赋予女王陛下权力和权威，永远管理他们的土地。
The second article of the treaty in English interpretation reiterates that while her Majesty the Queen of England would protect the rights of New Zealand’s Tribes and their Chiefs as far as ownership of property and doing business is concerned, she on the other hand had a right to purchase their lands based on the agreed upon prices. This same article in te reo Māori interpretation emphasize that the Queen of England would offer protection of the Tribes of New Zealand and their Chiefs as far as exercising their chieftainship over every treasure, land and village in their possession while in turn, they would sell their land at an agreed upon price to the Queen or to her agent (Rimmer, 2015).
条约第二条的英文解释重申，尽管英国女王陛下将保护新西兰各部落及其酋长在财产所有权和经商方面的权利，但另一方面，她有权根据商定的价格购买他们的土地。同一条款在te reo Māori解释中强调，英格兰女王将保护新西兰各部落及其酋长，对其拥有的每一个宝藏、土地和村庄行使酋长身份，而反过来，他们将以商定的价格将土地出售给女王或其代理人（Rimmer，2015年）。