Abstract
The Pacific Voices: Pacific Postgraduate Symposium showcases and celebrates the research undertaken by Pacific postgraduate students across the University of Otago.
Abstracts may be cited as appearing in Taumoepeau, M., Matthewson, C., Burnett, G., and Vakaoti, P. (Eds.). (2010). Pacific Voices VII: Abstracts for the Pacific Postgraduate Symposium. Pacific Islands Centre, University of Otago.
CONTENTS:
Foreword: Dr Charles Tustin
Self-reported oral health, dental self-care and dental service-use among New Zealand adolescents - Danny Areai
Assessing vaginal smears from Solomon Islands for bacterial vaginosis by Nugent score method - Margaret May Baekalia
Unfree labour? Ni-vanuatu workers in New Zealand’s recognised seasonal employer (RSE) scheme - Rochelle Bailey
The art of peace of peace: Towards an understanding of the relationship between peace and performance in Fiji - Tui Clery
Assessing the adequacy of emergency obstetric care and family planning services in Fiji’s central division - Radi Laite Delaibatiki
Mixed blessings: The life stories of war children born to US servicemen and Cook Islands women - Marsa Dodson
“E te sau ma ou fa’aniusila na… you bring with you your New Zealand ways”: Roots migration and its impact on Samoan identity affirmations - Esmay Eteuati
A comparison of metabolic risk profiles among rural and urban Māori in New Zealand - Allamanda Faatoese
The asymmetric response of the price level to monetary shocks in Fiji - Fred Gibson
Renewable energy development in the Pacific: Untangling the scientific and cultural parameters of success - Seth Gorrie
Halau education: A review of hula, haka and siva education strategies in Hawaii and New Zealand - Mara Kawehiwehi Hosoda
Is part-time employment of children and adolescents a risk factor for subsequent tobacco, alcohol, and cannabis consumption? - Ella Iosua
Use of a hierarchical Bayes model for complex surveys to estimate prevalence of mental disorders among four ethnic groups in Te Rau Hinengaro: The New Zealand Mental Health Survey - Jesse Kokaua
Evaluating business cycle synchronisation – prospects for a Pacific Islands currency union - Willie Lahari
Pacific perspectives on promoting children’s healthy eating - Tolotea S. Lanumata
Solomon Island children in southern South Island schools: An exploration of parents’ perceptions of their children’s schooling - Jullian Fenny Lilo
Climate change and tourism competitiveness in small islands: The role of trade policy - Keron Niles
Aspects of growth and development in New Zealand Polynesian children and adolescents - Joseph Falaniko Archie Petelo
Interaction and interactivity in educational video conferencing: Prototypical implementation and empirical evaluation of a combined communication and collaboration system in the context of classroom teaching (educator–collaborator) - Hobert Sasa
The Foreshore and Seabed Debate: Contrasting visions of equality and rights - Abby Suszko
Tourism recovery after the tsunami in Samoa - Tupe Tagomoa-Isara
Na Wāhine Holowa`a – Native Hawaiian women voyagers - Nālani Wilson
Faafetai tele lava - Tofilau Nina Kirifi-Alai
Opening address, Pacific Postgraduate Symposium, 2 October 2009 - Professor Gareth Jones, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic and International)