• A Path to Fusion? The Role of Reflective Processes in Identity Fusion. 

  Henderson, David

  The current study aimed to determine whether identity fusion (fusion), a form of extreme group alignment, is underpinned by processes of autobiographical reasoning about memories of events shared with the group. A secondary ...

• Bridging the Gap: Synthesis of Bay-Annulated Hexa-peri-hexabenzocoronenes 

  Hall, Thomas

  This thesis consists of five chapters describing the bay-annulation of the planar hexa-peri-hexabenzocoronene towards a bowl-shaped hexa-peri-hexabenzocoronene where all six bay sites are annulated. Chapter one provides ...

• Carbon-rich coordination cages 

  Kim, Taeyang

  This thesis consists of five chapters describing the synthesis and host-guest binding studies of various carbon-rich metallosupramolecular cages. Chapter 1 provides an introduction of the field of metallosupramolecular ...

• The protohistoric period of Wairarapa culture history 

  Mair, Gaela M.

  Upon a New Zealand-wide scale the intervening years between 1769 and 1840 were remarkable for the contact, confrontation, interaction and co-operation between Maoris and Europeans. This period of impact of an alien people ...

• The anti-influenza viral mechanism and viral antagonism of host histone deacetylase 6 

  Hussain, Mazhar

  Influenza virus is a causative agent of respiratory illness called "flu" and is a prototypic member of Orthomyxoviridae family. Influenza viruses are enveloped, negative-sense single stranded RNA viruses with a segmented ...

• Reflection and Perspective: Enhancing Case-Based Learning in Aviation 

  Sterritt, Alexandra

  Previous research has suggested that individuals have an ability to learn from their previous experiences and use this information in future situations. Pilots have reported an ability to recall previous accident reports ...

• The nature and origin of gold mineralization at Sams Creek, north-west Nelson 

  Windle, Stephen John

  Gold mineralization is hosted by a peralkaline granite dyke which outcrops over about eight kilometers in the area of Sams Creek, a tributary of the Takaka River, north-west Nelson. The granite is riebeckite and acmite ...

• Adaptation of Malaysian-Singaporean students at Otago university, 1967-8 

  Tan, Keng Sooi

  […] It appears that although the host society is desirous of Europeanising Malaysian-Singaporean students they are depending upon participation in the extra-curricular activities as a reliable agency and are not aware of ...

• Polynesian coastal hunters in the subantarctic zone : a case for the recognition of convergent cultural adaptation. 

  Sutton, Douglas G. (Doug)

  A programme of archaeological research was undertaken in the Chatham Islands, 860 km east of Banks Peninsula. This consisted of three phases of field work. These were; extensive site surveying, exploratory excavation and, ...

• The seasonal ecophysiology of Undaria pinnatifida (Harvey) Suringar in Otago Harbour, New Zealand 

  Stuart, Michael David (Mike)

  Since the discovery of the Asian kelp, Undaria pinnatifida, in Wellington, New Zealand in 1987, interest has been expressed in the wild harvest or cultivation of this edible species. As there is little data on the ecology ...

• Foundation testing for wharf construction at Bluff Harbour 

  Sparrow, W.R.

  For many years, various schemes have been proposed to develop Bluff Harbour so that the increasing trade of the port could be handled efficiently. By 1950, the existing berthage at the Main and Ferry Wharves had become ...

• A translation of the sri-sri-ramakrisna-kathamrita with explanatory notes and critical introduction 

  McLean, Malcolm

  This thesis contains the translation of the five volumes of the śri-śri-rȃmakrisna-kathȃmrita. It is preceded by a critical introduction which claims that in the teaching contained in the work Ramakrishna was attempting ...

• Toe timata le upega : a critique of coastal governance in Samoa 

  Latai, Anita

  This thesis analyses the recent adoption of the Integrated Environmental Management (IEM) model for environmental governance of the coastal area in Samoa through the Coastal Infrastructural Management Strategy (CIMS). The ...

• Cultural traditions and sustainable rural livelihoods : a case study from the Kandyan villages, central Sri Lanka 

  Daskon, Chandima D.

  Considerable attention has been directed recently towards the role of culture and traditional values in the sustainable well-being of rural communities. Development scholars seem to have accepted that cultural attributes ...

• The development of methods for improving accuracy and validity of musculoskeletal modelling of the lower limb 

  Carman, Allan Bruce

  The aim of present study was to address limitations in model design, anatomical data, and implementation of muscle force-length and force velocity relationships for the purpose of improving accuracy and validity of ...

• Climate, Diseases, and the Origins of Corruption 

  Vu, Trung V.

  It has been commonly observed that tropical countries typically suffer from intense corruption and underdevelopment. I offer an explanation for this long-standing disparity across the world based on variation in the intensity ...

• Mapping Hinduism: 'Hinduism' and the study of Indian religions. 1600-1776 

  Sweetman, Will

  The process by which Hinduism came to be constituted as an object of European study is often taken to be the most egregious example of the invention of a religion through the reification of disparate traditions of belief ...

• “I had no idea that the Library has so much to offer!” The Cephalonian method of library induction: shaped by students, for students, and starring students! 

  Brown, Charlotte; Hart, Simon

• Aeolian Sedimentation on Equatorial Reef Islands 

  Borrie, David

  Aeolian landforms have been recorded on reef islands between 7° - 25° S, but never in equatorial settings. While evidence of aeolian activity has been observed, the significance of aeolian sedimentation has not been ...

• Techno-economic Analysis of Options to Achieve 100% Renewable Electricity for Samoa 

  Vaiaso, Tupuivao

  To reduce greenhouse gas emissions and reliance of fossil fuels Samoa has developed a target of achieving 100% renewable electricity by 2025. Currently 60% of Samoa’s electricity comes from diesel generators and the details ...

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