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Kids and Kilowatts: Socialisation, energy efficiency, and electricity consumption in New Zealand
Socialisation into electricity consumption usually occurs during childhood, but little is known about the socialisation processes involved. Here, we use interviews and focus groups to investigate how nine to ten-year-old ... -
Sustainability cultures and energy research: An actor-centred interpretation of cultural theory
The energy cultures framework has had widespread use in studies of the energy-related implications of habitual behaviour and behaviour change, and to other topics including mobility, water and carbon-related outcomes. As ... -
ICT in Dunedin to 2040
The Work Futures Otago project analyses and forecasts the trends, future projections and potential disruptions in New Zealand with a time horizon of 2040. We utilise the power of a narrative approach to construct scenarios ... -
MUSIC for Medical Students: Validation of the MUSIC Model of Academic Motivation in New Zealand
Introduction/background: An important aspect of student learning is that of academic motivation. Academic motivation can be defined as “a process that is inferred from actions … and verbalizations …, whereby goal- directed ... -
The politics of energy scenarios: Are International Energy Agency and other conservative projections hampering the renewable energy transition?
Scenario-building assists commissioning organisations to understand the multiple forces that shape their future. Governments and investors use the scenario projections of authoritative organisations to help drive their ... -
Valuation as destruction? The social effects of valuation processes in contested marine spaces
Valuation encompasses far more than the practice of estimating the financial value of environmental services and changes. It extends to almost any socio-political process in which local actors seek to shape the development ... -
Human Perceptions of Megafaunal Extinction Events Revealed by Linguistic Analysis of Indigenous Oral Traditions
Human settlement into new regions is typically accompanied by waves of animal extinctions, yet we have limited understanding of how human communities perceived and responded to such ecological crises. The first megafaunal ... -
Potential future changes to residential electricity load profiles – findings from the GridSpy dataset
In this report we have investigated the effect a number of important new household appliances and changing patterns of device use may have on daily residential demand profiles. The results show a significant effect at high ... -
The New Zealand Legal Services Mapping Project: Finding Free and Low-Cost Legal Services Pilot Report
Most lawyers charge on an hourly basis and the average charge-out rate in 2016 was $292.70 (excluding GST and disbursements). This puts private lawyers out of reach for many New Zealanders whose median weekly earnings in ... -
Health and wellbeing of under-five year olds in the Midland region 2017
In this report the New Zealand Child and Youth Epidemiology Service (NZCYES) provides data and information to contribute to the effective planning and funding of services to improve, promote and protect the health and ... -
Health and wellbeing of under-five year olds in the Northern region 2017
In this report the New Zealand Child and Youth Epidemiology Service (NZCYES) provides data and information to contribute to the effective planning and funding of services to improve, promote and protect the health and ... -
Health and wellbeing of under-five year olds in Hutt Valley, Capital & Coast and Wairarapa 2017
In this report the New Zealand Child and Youth Epidemiology Service (NZCYES) provides data and information to contribute to the effective planning and funding of services to improve, promote and protect the health and ... -
Health and wellbeing of under-five year olds in Nelson Marlborough and South Canterbury 2017
In this report the New Zealand Child and Youth Epidemiology Service (NZCYES) provides data and information to contribute to the effective planning and funding of services to improve, promote and protect the health and ... -
Health and wellbeing of under-five year olds in Southern District Health Board 2017
In this report the New Zealand Child and Youth Epidemiology Service (NZCYES) provides data and information to contribute to the effective planning and funding of services to improve, promote and protect the health and ... -
Health and wellbeing of under-five year olds in Hawke’s Bay 2017
In this report the New Zealand Child and Youth Epidemiology Service (NZCYES) provides data and information to contribute to the effective planning and funding of services to improve, promote and protect the health and ... -
Health and wellbeing of under-five year olds in MidCentral and Whanganui 2017
In this report the New Zealand Child and Youth Epidemiology Service (NZCYES) provides data and information to contribute to the effective planning and funding of services to improve, promote and protect the health and ... -
Health and wellbeing of under-five year olds in Canterbury and West Coast 2017
In this report the New Zealand Child and Youth Epidemiology Service (NZCYES) provides data and information to contribute to the effective planning and funding of services to improve, promote and protect the health and ... -
Health and wellbeing of under-five year olds in the South Island 2017
In this report the New Zealand Child and Youth Epidemiology Service (NZCYES) provides data and information to contribute to the effective planning and funding of services to improve, promote and protect the health and ... -
Shared mobility in a Maori community
Shared mobility is being advanced as a novel, technologically sophisticated approach to reducing the environmental impacts of high levels of car ownership. However, communities have long shared modes of transport for ...