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Origin and beginning of the Congregational Christian Church of Samoa (C.C.C.S.) in Aotearoa New Zealand
Since this work is the first major research on the history of the C.C.C.S. in Aotearoa New Zealand, the main objective is to provide a general survey of its origin and beginning.
The Thesis takes seriously the self-understanding ...
Land management change and conflict resolution in Abel Tasman National Park, 1855-1995
Societal change begins when the perceptions of an individual or a group are altered. A change in perception can lead to conflict if not all members of a society hold the new belief at the same time. This study looks at how ...
The Kuri in prehistory : a skeletal analysis of the extinct Māori dog
Skeletal remains of the prehistoric New Zealand dog, the kuri, are frequently recovered from archaeological sites. Despite their relative ubiquity only one major study, and the last for twenty five years, has been conducted. ...
The functions of an institution : the Otekaieke Special School for Boys, 1908-1950
Otekaieke Special School for Boys functioned at three distinct levels in the period 1908 to 1950. As an institution for dealing with children seen as problematic it functioned on a wide social level. As a backstop to the ...
Stable isotopes and diet : indications of the marine and terrestrial component in the diets of prehistoric populations from New Zealand and the Pacific
The importance of marine versus terrestrial foods in prehistoric Pacific and New Zealand diets, and the adaptation of the Polynesian diet to new enviroments, is examined through the analysis of the ratios in human bone of ...
A comparison of alternatives to regression analysis as model building techniques to develop predictive equations for software metrics
The almost exclusive use of regression analysis to derive predictive equations for software development metrics found in papers published before 1990 has recently been complemented by increasing numbers of studies using ...
Clients’ motivations, perceptions, expectations and satisfaction levels: The New Zealand mountain guiding industry
Mountain guiding has been offered as an activity for tourists to New Zealand for over a century. In the late Nineteenth Century European guides, accompanying clients, introduced techniques to New Zealanders working at the ...
Women's subjective experience of the ultrasound examination during pregnancy
Virtually all pregnant women in New Zealand undergo an ultrasound examination during pregnancy. Previous studies have been conducted to find out how women feel about the ultrasound examination, however, these studies were ...
Low country Liz : the making of a rural Southland woman
The wealth of archives and primary material left by Elvira Begg presents an exciting opportunity to examine as closely as possible the histories of rural Southland women. It was the discovery of these treasures that first ...
Population dynamics of New Zealand fur seals (Arctocephalus forsteri) and New Zealand sea lions (Phocarctos hookeri)
Bycatch of marine mammals occurs in fishing operations worldwide. Substantial numbers of New Zealand fur seals (Arctocephalus forsteri) and New Zealand sea lions (Phocarctos hookeri) are captured incidentally each year. ...