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The Waitaki Canyon - An investigation of the Late Quaternary development of a shelf-indenting submarine canyon using high-resolution boomer seismic data

Abbey, Cameron James (Thesis, Master of Science, 2017)

Submarine canyons are well documented, both around New Zealand and globally, but questions remain around the processes involved in their formation and evolution as well as around how their morphology reflects their ...
The role of primary oral healthcare clinicians in the detection and diagnosis of oral and oropharyngeal cancer in New Zealand

Kennedy-Langley, Donna Therese (Thesis, Master of Community Dentistry, 2017)

Background Oral and oropharyngeal cancer (commonly referred to collectively as oral cancer, or OC) is the sixth most common cancer. Cancer Registry records show that the incidence of OC in New Zealand (NZ) has increased ...
Modeling Continuous Time Series With Many Zeros

Wang, Yunan (Thesis, Master of Science, 2017)

Earthquake activity is generally modeled using point processes as earthquake events usually occur at random times and locations. Recent studies have found it mathematically challenging and computationally complex to ...
Ecosystem Services Based Management: Evaluation of an approach to coastal management planning and decision making in New Zealand

Payne-Harker, Hannah T. (Thesis, Master of Planning, 2017)

The ecosystem services based approach to management offers the potential to improve resource management planning and decision-making under the Resource Management Act 1991 by providing a way to draw together the often ...
Shared Spaces or Contested Places? Examining the role of Kāi Tahu Whānui in Port Chalmers and Bluff, 1848-2016.

Payne-Harker, Nyssa S. (Thesis, Master of Planning, 2017)

Although it is clear that a variety of Kāi Tahu lifeways and environmental management practices persisted following the arrival of Pākehā in New Zealand to the present day, Pākehā histories have not always recognised these ...
Evaluating the Media’s Role in Public and Political Responses to Human-Shark Interactions in NSW, Australia

Fraser-Baxter, Sam Ezra (Thesis, Master of Science Communication, 2017)

Of all animals that pose danger to humans in this world, few are more feared than sharks. Human-shark interactions are traumatic, emotional and difficult to rationalize. While rare, human-shark interactions generate a ...
Exploring the Role of Main Streets: A Case Study Analysis of Small Towns in the Clutha District, New Zealand

Hakkaart, Nerilee Maria (Thesis, Master of Planning, 2017)

Public spaces are an important part of the urban environment as they create liveable and vibrant places for people to live and work. Due to small towns having smaller populations than cities and a smaller number of formal ...
The NEEDNT Foods Moderation Guidelines: Pre-testing of preliminary Moderation Guidelines for the NEEDNT Food List

Graham, Renee Michelle Cullen (Thesis, Master of Dietetics, 2017)

Background: Obesity is a key modifiable risk factor for non-communicable diseases. The modern food environment provides easy access to inexpensive, highly palatable, energy-dense and nutrient-poor foods and beverages, which ...
Planning for the Protection of Industrial Land and Services in the Sustainable City - A Nelson, New Zealand Case Study

Keyse, Matt (Thesis, Master of Planning, 2017)

Industrial zoned land and industrial activities within cities are facing a number of challenges which could potentially see industry displaced from urban environments. Contributing to this is the inadequate coverage of ...
Feasibility of using zein to create edible film

Hu, Zhihao (Thesis, Master of Science, 2017)

Plastics have been widely used as food packaging due to their excellent properties and low price. Unfortunately, plastics are not biodegradable which leads to the accumulation of plastic waste in landfills. To prevent this ...
Transformative Processes: Reimagining a Sustainable Dunedin Food System

Mackay, Philippa Ellen (Thesis, Master of Planning, 2017)

Food issues are part of a highly complex, variable and interconnected food system that can affect local and global communities. An awareness of the multifaceted problems and a growing dissatisfaction with the conventional ...
Social Aspects of Demographic Stochasticity in an Endangered Population of Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus)

Johnston, David Robert (Thesis, Master of Science, 2017)

Photography is one of the most widely used tools in conservation biology. In the analysis of social species, analyses of photographic identification data are used to infer the degree of association among uniquely marked ...
Framing the impact of climate change on health: the case of New Zealand’s online media

Harrison, Sarah Robin (Thesis, Master of Public Health, 2017)

Climate change is a major threat to public health both in New Zealand and abroad. Conversely, mitigation and adaption efforts offer numerous opportunities to improve health and equity. Despite this, comprehensive, ...
Regulation of MET Alternative Splicing

Goodin, Elizabeth Anne (Thesis, Master of Science, 2017)

The way in which a gene transcript is processed has a wide impact on protein translation. Alternative splicing, in particular, is under tight regulation and deviations from this can result in disease. The thesis presented ...
The key components of cancer nurse coordination: An integrative review

Kerr, Christine (Thesis, Master of Health Sciences, 2016)

With one in three New Zealanders experiencing a diagnosis of cancer during their lifetime, the New Zealand (NZ) national health care system plays a pivotal role in providing services to ensure optimal health outcomes for ...
Power Line Detection from Mobile Devices

Baker, Lewis Chapman (Thesis, Master of Science, 2017)

Overhead power lines are a common structure used to transmit and deliver electricity to consumers. The structures, comprised primarily of power poles and power lines, are frequently upgraded, repaired, and maintained by ...
Communicating Science Effectively Through The Voice of Animals in Natural History Films

Surendran, Varun Alagar (Thesis, Master of Science Communication, 2017)

Traditionally humans have been used to narrate natural history films and to communicate the science contained in those films. A variation on this pattern can be found in natural history films where the film is narrated ...
Public Participation in Resource Consent Hearings: Neoliberalism, Post-politics and Democracy

McGrouther, Holly (Thesis, Master of Planning, 2017)

It is evident through much literature that public participation is important within the planning profession as it can enhance decisions, utilise local knowledge and increase fairness in society. Furthermore, public ...
How many is too many? Prevalence rates and related childhood factors of Multimorbidity in New Zealand

Jang, Kyungho (Thesis, Master of Science, 2017)

Multimorbidity is the term given to two or more concurrent diseases occurring in the same individual. Compared to singular diseases, multimorbidity is associated with significantly worse health outcomes, more complex ...
Planning for Housing Affordability in Auckland, New Zealand

Christensen, Stefanie (Thesis, Master of Planning, 2017)

Housing affordability is a problem facing a number of cities in New Zealand, particularly Auckland. Between 2002 and 2014, the median house price in Auckland increased by 159 percent, while median income only increased by ...