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Notocene stratigraphy of the Fletcher Creek and Inangahua Junction areas, North Westland
In the Inangahua and Fletcher Creek areas, North Westland, Greenland Group greywackes and argillites, into which the Tuhua Group granitic rocks have intruded, are unconformably overlain by lower Tertiary to lower Pleistocene ...
Otago 17 - Southland 11 : a social history of Otago rugby in the 1940s
Sport plays a special role in New Zealand society, and one sport, rugby, dominates all others in terms or time, interest and participation. The 'national game' has helped to shape New Zealanders' perceptions or themselves, ...
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 ...
New Zealand's response to the Korean crisis: June-July 1950 : a study in official Government policy.
On 25 June 1950, the armed forces of the People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea) invaded the Republic of Korea (South Korea). Four days later, on 29 June 1950, New Zealand decided to assist in defending the territorial ...
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 ...
Comparing predictor methods; the case of bankruptcy predictions
The aim of this study was to compare three methods of bankruptcy prediction, which were Multivariate Discriminant Analysis, Logit Analysis and Artificial Neural Networks. The
methods were compared based on their ability ...
The Chemistry and Photochemistry of the Insecticide Carbaryl in Aquatic Environments
Large quantities of pesticides have been used for many years in New Zealand to control agricultural and horticultural pests. The fate of a pesticide after application as a powder or solution to the target organism depends ...
Maori prisoners in Dunedin, 1869-1872 and 1879-1881 : exiled for a cause
The exile of Maori prisoners to Dunedin in 1869 and again in 1879, was due to the Northern wars and the confiscation of land in Taranaki by the Government. Maori never accepted the 'justice' imposed on them and active ...
Superannuation and ideology : the search for an effective policy for the aged in New Zealand, 1974-1984
The development of a superannuation policy in New Zealand since 1970 has been the result of a search for effectiveness in an area of large Government spending on welfare. The positions developed by the two major political ...
Geology of the Gladstone peak area, Takitimu mountains, western Southland, New Zealand
Volcanogenic sediments of the Lower Permian Takitimu Group into the Gladstone Peak area are mapped and sub-divided into seven lithofacies. Some of the lithofacies indicate a shallow marine near shore environment, others ...