The fernbird is a small inconspicuous passerine with relatively poor flying capabilities. It is found occupying areas with a generally dense cover of low vegetation from sea level to over 1000 m elevation. With the drainage ...

In the northern South Island, the area northern Te Wai Pounamu (NTWP) is defined appropriate to a regional investigation of pre-European culture change. It is argued that the Māori sequence of this region is relevant to a ...

Since the publication in 1943 of Papanicolau and Traut’s monograph on vaginal cytology, much attention has been focussed on the cells, both normal and neoplastic, exfoliating from almost every body surface. From the ...

This study has assessed whether an investor could follow a technical trading rule on 10 individual stocks from the New Zealand Share market and earn a superior return to a 'buy and hold' strategy of an equally weighted ...

Global sourcing and its impact upon organisational competitiveness is an issue which has yet to be examined in the New Zealand context. The aim of this research project is to investigate the effect of global sourcing for ...

For approximately a fortnight at the beginning of July 1996, following heavy snowfalls to sea-level, the agricultural districts of Southland, West and South Otago were subjected to a prolonged period of intense, record, ...

This study explores post-contact changes to the ordinary Māori whare. The main physical characteristics of the ordinary whare at contact are identified by accessing archaeological and written 18th century ethnographic data. ...

This thesis investigates the phenomenon known as a Māori ethnic identity. The topic is investigated using personal interviews and the findings are reported by way of personal narrative. Eight informants were interviewed. ...

Summary: "The ignorance which, generally speaking, prevails regarding the true character of the aboriginal population is not wonderful, simply because we know that there is no other branch of knowledge of which men are so ...