title: Sabotage and subterfuge: public relations, democracy and genetic engineering in New Zealand

authors: Weaver, C. Kay

subjects: corporations

abstract: This article examines the public relations management of communication about genetic engineering in New Zealand. The theme is explored through an analysis of work developed by the consultancy Communication Trumps for, on the one hand, a private company involved in genetic research on fish, and, on the other hand, a government-supported public information campaign about genetic engineering. In relation to the issues management strategies employed by Communication Trumps, the article exemplifies how, by deploying tactics more commonly associated with propaganda and the engineering of consent, public relations can purposively attempt to undermine democratic processes. The article argues that through the attempted sabotage and silencing of the genetic engineering debate in New Zealand, the government, corporations, and the public relations industry combined in an effort to develop genetic engineering technologies while stifling public understanding of the implication of these technologies.

text: Sabotage and subterfuge: public relations, democracy and genetic engineering in New Zealand This article examines the public relations management of communication about genetic engineering in New Zealand. The theme is explored through an analysis of work developed by the consultancy Communication Trumps for, on the one hand, a private company involved in genetic research on fish, and, on the other hand, a government-supported public information campaign about genetic engineering. In relation to the issues management strategies employed by Communication Trumps, the article exemplifies how, by deploying tactics more commonly associated with propaganda and the engineering of consent, public relations can purposively attempt to undermine democratic processes. The article argues that through the attempted sabotage and silencing of the genetic engineering debate in New Zealand, the government, corporations, and the public relations industry combined in an effort to develop genetic engineering technologies while stifling public understanding of the implication of these technologies.

year: 2002-05-01

title: Hospitality crisis management practices: The case of Indian luxury hotels

authors: Israeli, Aviad A.

subjects: hospitality

abstract: This study examines hospitality crisis management practices within the context of the Indian hospitality industry. The study is a replication of a study previously conducted in Israel. The study employs a questionnaire that evaluates the importance and usage of four themes of practices: marketing, hotel maintenance, human resources and governmental assistance. The findings illustrate which practices managers consider important and which practices managers actually use during a crisis. The paper concludes with recommendations for future research and management of crises.

text: Hospitality crisis management practices: The case of Indian luxury hotels This study examines hospitality crisis management practices within the context of the Indian hospitality industry. The study is a replication of a study previously conducted in Israel. The study employs a questionnaire that evaluates the importance and usage of four themes of practices: marketing, hotel maintenance, human resources and governmental assistance. The findings illustrate which practices managers consider important and which practices managers actually use during a crisis. The paper concludes with recommendations for future research and management of crises.

year: 2010

title: Te Mātāpuna o Te Waihou: When the river speaks: Te Waihou river rights and power-sharing in the currents of cultural inequality.

authors: Kelly, Clifton Edward

subjects: Water Rights

abstract: National fresh water management in Aotearoa New Zealand is a subject of political contention for hapū that claim customary rights over natural water resources.  Waterways continue to deteriorate at an alarming rate under the Resource Management Act (RMA) and regional policies that prioritise economic development and industrial intensification over sustainable resource management.  This thesis embodies a collection of unique perspectives and knowledges from Te Waihou river marae.  The primary focus of this thesis is to examine hapū values in relation to an ancestral river and significant freshwater source.  Hapū geographies are enduring remnants of oral tradition and tikanga practices (cultural traditions and values).  These geographies are examined in the context of contemporary water management to contrast strands and values of indigenous knowledge that has guided the health, growth and longevity of hapū for millennia.  Such traditional knowledge is an integral part of discerning the future cultural protection and sustainability of a tribal water resource.   
Hapū narratives are juxtaposed with resource management and reconciliation discourse to consider firstly, bicultural world-views of the natural environment, and secondly, the influence of Western resource management frameworks and mechanisms on tikanga practices.  This study is framed by a Kaupapa Māori theoretical framework that creates a site of resistance to dominant colonial theory.  Such a space is used to decolonise and decentralise the Eurocentric ideologies in national water frameworks and acknowledge an indigenous approach to environmental protection and sustainable management.  
With a particular focus on mana whenua customary rights, and Crown and iwi Treaty settlements, commentary on a collaborative management regime for Te Waihou examines power-sharing and the location of power within processes of the co-management mechanism.  The review of key resource management literature considers bicultural definitions of water rights and ownership, and the implications of a rights-to-culture model within the contexts of tikanga Māori.  River health and sustainability is synonymous with tribal health and the health of communities.  This research examines the implications of this statement within the natural resource frameworks of national, regional and district municipalities.

text: Te Mātāpuna o Te Waihou: When the river speaks: Te Waihou river rights and power-sharing in the currents of cultural inequality. National fresh water management in Aotearoa New Zealand is a subject of political contention for hapū that claim customary rights over natural water resources.  Waterways continue to deteriorate at an alarming rate under the Resource Management Act (RMA) and regional policies that prioritise economic development and industrial intensification over sustainable resource management.  This thesis embodies a collection of unique perspectives and knowledges from Te Waihou river marae.  The primary focus of this thesis is to examine hapū values in relation to an ancestral river and significant freshwater source.  Hapū geographies are enduring remnants of oral tradition and tikanga practices (cultural traditions and values).  These geographies are examined in the context of contemporary water management to contrast strands and values of indigenous knowledge that has guided the health, growth and longevity of hapū for millennia.  Such traditional knowledge is an integral part of discerning the future cultural protection and sustainability of a tribal water resource.   
Hapū narratives are juxtaposed with resource management and reconciliation discourse to consider firstly, bicultural world-views of the natural environment, and secondly, the influence of Western resource management frameworks and mechanisms on tikanga practices.  This study is framed by a Kaupapa Māori theoretical framework that creates a site of resistance to dominant colonial theory.  Such a space is used to decolonise and decentralise the Eurocentric ideologies in national water frameworks and acknowledge an indigenous approach to environmental protection and sustainable management.  
With a particular focus on mana whenua customary rights, and Crown and iwi Treaty settlements, commentary on a collaborative management regime for Te Waihou examines power-sharing and the location of power within processes of the co-management mechanism.  The review of key resource management literature considers bicultural definitions of water rights and ownership, and the implications of a rights-to-culture model within the contexts of tikanga Māori.  River health and sustainability is synonymous with tribal health and the health of communities.  This research examines the implications of this statement within the natural resource frameworks of national, regional and district municipalities.

year: 2020