Thesis - Masters
Recent Deposits
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The prehistoric exploitation and knowledge of geological resources in Southern Wairarapa.
(…) This thesis explores the use of the local and eternal geological environments by small groups of people living on the east coast of Palliser Bay, in southern Wairarapa. The rock types recovered from the archaeological ... -
'Keeping ourselves safe' : investigating the development, implementation and reactions to the programme
This research project examined the development and implementation process of the 'Keeping Ourselves Safe' child sexual abuse protection programme developed by the New Zealand Police in collaboration with the Department of ... -
Associations between intuitive eating, food patterns, mindfulness, experiential avoidance, and BMI : a random population study of New Zealand women
Background: Given the high prevalence of obesity and the poor long- term success of traditional weight loss treatments, non-dieting approaches are attracting increasing attention. Recent studies have shown that a number ... -
Surveillance and perception in world cinema : three case studies
This thesis examines the increasing centrality of surveillance devices, themes and concepts from varying social, theoretical and philosophical points of view by analysing and comparing three films. These films examine the ... -
Seasonality in New Zealand : perceptions of tourism operators in Queenstown
Although the effects of seasonality on the tourism industry and associated businesses are well known, research into the causes, characteristics, and implications of seasonality as it pertains to tourism remains very much ... -
So mote it be! : an anthropological investigation of contemporary feminist witchcraft
The aim of this thesis was to produce an ethnography of contemporary feminist witches and the practice of their 'craft' in New Zealand, particularly the Otago and Canterbury regions. Data was collected over a sixteen month ... -
Characterisation of genes involved in exopolysaccharide biosynthesis and transport in the Mesorhizobium loti strain R7A
Rhizobia are bacteria that are important in fixing gaseous nitrogen into a plant-available form via a symbiotic interaction with leguminous plants. In order for this to occur, the legume and the rhizobia must communicate ... -
'Back of the envelope'? : small and medium tourism enterprises and strategic planning
Small and medium tourism enterprises (SMTEs) form the backbone of New Zealand’s tourism industry. They are pivotal to a destination and important vehicles of regional economic development. However, they are characterised ... -
The liability of local authorities for escapes
To some extent the style adopted in a legal exposition is determined by the object of the work and the nature of the subject matter. I have here attempted a critical restatement of the law relating to the liability of local ... -
Girls and outdoor education
This study set out to investigate the experiences of girls' in school outdoor education programmes. One hundred and sixty-eight fourth form girls from four Dunedin schools (two co-ed and two single-sex) responded to a ... -
Community involvement in tourism planning in the Catlins, New Zealand
This study examines residents’ attitudes towards tourism and tourism planning within the Catlins, New Zealand. This rural peripheral area on the lower coast of the South Island has received significant tourist growth over ... -
The Tenability of Meaning Irrealism
The Kripke-Wittgenstein (KW) sceptical argument, presented in Chapter 2 of Kripke’s Wittgenstein on Rules and Private Language (1982), concludes that there are no meaning facts. While realism has been denied for a great ... -
RESISTANCE IS NEVER WASTED - Defending Māori Cultural Heritage with Radical Planning
This thesis investigates the extent to which Māori (New Zealand’s indigenous people) are enabled to protect their cultural heritage within the existing heritage management regime. Current evidence suggests that there are ... -
A comparative case study of crisis communication strategy between ZTE and Huawei within China’s telecommunications industry
This study analyzes the crisis communication strategies of two Chinese multinational technology enterprises and tests the effectiveness of their crisis response. This study conducts a quantitative analysis, embedded in a ... -
Frequency Tuning of Whispering Gallery Mode Resonators with Planar Dielectric Substrates
In this work we investigate the proposed relationship between planar dielectric substrates of increasing refractive index, and their effect on the frequency of a resonant mode confined in a whispering gallery mode resonator. ... -
Regulation of Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone Neuron Activity by Noradrenergic Stress Signals
The stress response is crucial for allowing adaptation to an ever-changing external environment. The neuroendocrine stress response is controlled by corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) neurons located within the ... -
Screening and Phenomic Characterization of Heavy Metal Pollution Resistance in Lettuce (Lactuca sativa)
Heavy metals are naturally occurring elements originating from the Earth’s crust, but through natural processes and anthropogenic activities they can be released into the soil where they can affect plant life. Some heavy ... -
Using Esri Story Map ArcGIS to Support Community-led Natural Resource Managment
This thesis investigates a potential platform for communities and environmental management groups to compile and communicate their environmental data. With natural resource management shifting from government-led to ... -
An alternative intervention for Bulimia
People with bulimia present with a variety of abnormal beliefs, attitudes, and behaviours. With few exceptions, studies to date have focused exclusively on the specific psychopathology of bulimia. This controlled study ... -
Class III malocclusion - age changes occurring in the craniofacial skeleton
Current concepts in orthodontics emphasise the non-pathological variation in craniofacial morphology in relation to etiology of malocclusion, while less frequently malocclusion is considered to result from pathological and ...