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Titanium-in-quartz geothermometry: tracing siliciclastic sediment across the South Island
Provenance of ancient and Cenozoic East Otago and Canterbury Basin sedimentary rocks, modern Haast River and Wairau River bedload river sediment have been investigated using titanium-in-quartz geothermometry grain size ...
Detecting faecal contamination sources to waterways using Proton Transfer Reaction - Mass Spectrometry
Background: New Zealander’s take great pride in New Zealand’s well-known, clean, green image. To maintain this image a great deal of time and effort is put into monitoring and maintaining river water quality. The increase ...
Evaluation of the bioactivity of New Zealand wine by-products
Efficient extraction of phenolics from wine by-products has been of great interest to many researchers in order to maximise the activities exerted by the extracted bioactive compounds. In this study, different grape varieties ...
Cataclastic Processes within the Alpine Fault Zone
Cataclasis, associated with slip on a fault, results in the formation of fine grained fault rocks which have undergone fragmentation and shape change. This is accompanied by propagation of micro-fractures through the fault ...
Clinical measures of balance for people with cerebellar ataxia: Use and recommendations
This thesis aimed to recommend a core set of clinical measures for the assessment of balance of people with cerebellar ataxia. It comprised four studies: Narrative review, Systematic review, Delphi survey and Psychometric ...
Tākina ko au, Tākina ko koe! Te āhuatanga o te whakataetae kapa haka
Nga mahi a Tane-rore me Te Rehia (traditional Māori performing arts) is one of the most visible aspects of Māori culture. Traditional Māori performing arts is one of the key elements seen on the marae and it marked the ...
Long peptide vaccines for the treatment of melanoma
Melanoma is the most serious form of skin cancer, with New Zealand having the world’s highest incidence rates. It is characterised by an aggressive clinical behaviour, associated with metastasis to distant organs and poor ...
Algal communities and their response to ocean acidification
Ocean acidification is the lowering of oceanic pH that has resulted from the increase of CO2 in the atmosphere. pH is a dominant factor driving the dissociation of inorganic carbon in the ocean and because the pH is lowering, ...
The breeding ecology of the South Island Fernbird in Otago wetlands
The fernbird is a small inconspicuous passerine with relatively poor flying capabilities. It is found occupying areas with a generally dense cover of low vegetation from sea level to over 1000 m elevation. With the drainage ...
The role of large, isolated trees in supporting urban biodiversity
Large, isolated ‘specimen’ trees are a significant part of urban landscapes, yet their role in supporting wider biodiversity remains largely unexamined. The aims of this thesis were to examine how urban, isolated trees ...