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A study of some New Zealand natural products.
The barks of Pseudopanax colensoi and P. crassifolium were investigated in an attempt to identify potential deer attracting substances from the former. The bark of this species is among the first vegetation consumed when ...
The ecology of Nothofagus menziesii in the Catlins ecological region, South-east Otago, New Zealand
In the Catlins Ecological Region of south-east Otago, New Zealand, Nothofagus menziesii is present as a continuous body of forest surrounded by other vegetation types lacking Nothofagus, and as a number of relatively small ...
Moa and moa hunting : an archaeological analysis of big game hunting in New Zealand
This study is an archaeological examination of the prehistoric hunting of moa, a family (Dinornithidae) of now extinct large flightless birds that inhabited New Zealand. The analysis employs a detailed butchering pattern ...
The division of farms and related property under the Matrimonial Property Act 1976
There are a number of inherent difficulties in the application of the Matrimonial Property Act 1976 to farms and related property. This Thesis has undertaken an examination of the effect of that Act on such farm property ...
The exploitation of Mayor Island obsidian in prehistoric New Zealand
Obsidian in New Zealand was exploited from a variety of sources, and has been found in the majority of New Zealand archaeological sites. The presence of obsidian from the Mayor Island sources in most sites has been noted ...
The ecology and taxonomy of the common skink Leiolopisma Nigriplantare Maccanni in tussock grasslands in Otago
Common skinks, Leiolopisma nigriplantare rnaccanni, are the most numerous and widespread skinks in New Zealand. The aim of this study was to examine the ecology of the subspecies in tussock grasslands in Otago, where it ...
"Square girls" : Prostitutes and prostitution in Dunedin in the 1880s
The study of prostitutes and prostitution in New Zealand has usually been subordinate to a more general analysis of women and crime. As prostitutes were, and still are, regarded as criminals in New Zealand, this has been ...
Feminism and the ideology of motherhood in New Zealand, 1896-1930
Nineteenth century feminists demanded female autonomy and made two sets of claims arising from that. They demanded the removal of women's civil and political disabilities.
Their biggest campaign was for the vote. They ...