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Modelling Time Dependent Transient Deformation in New Zealand
Most organisations who maintain regional terrestrial reference frames base their realisations on the global International Terrestrial Reference Frame (ITRS) that uses space based positioning techniques (e.g. GNSS, ITRF, ... -
Consequence of 2012 Mw 8.6 Northern Sumatra Earthquakes towards Sundaland Plate
The impact of postseismic decay has been concerned mostly with the edge of plate boundaries. But great earthquakes (larger than M8.0) can cause widespread postseismic decay in areas well beyond any recognised plate boundaries. ... -
Towards a Modernized Geodetic Datum for Nepal: Options for Developing an Accurate Terrestrial Reference Frame Following the April 25, 2015 Mw7.8 Gorkha Earthquake
Along with the damage to buildings and infrastructure, the April 25, 2015 Mw7.8 Gorkha earthquake caused significant deformation over a large area of eastern Nepal with displacements of over 2 m recorded in the vicinity ... -
Positioning in Active Deformation Zones Implications for NetworkRTK and GNSS Processing Engines
New Zealand’s actively deforming landscape results in both gradual and imperceptible deformation to instantaneous block shifts. The geophysical processes that cause the deformation include the tectonic plate motion (slow, ... -
Semi-automated assessment of SQL schemas via database unit testing
A key skill for students learning relational database concepts is how to design and implement a database schema in SQL. This skill is often tested in an assignment where students derive a schema from a natural language ... -
Vaccination of pregnant women and infant hospitalisation rates for pertussis in Aotearoa
Background While the National Immunisation Schedule includes pertussis-containing vaccines for infants in the first six months, and overall immunisation coverage is over 90% at age 12 months, infants in Aotearoa experience ... -
Engaging with communities for climate change adaptation: introducing Community Development for Adaptation
In the years to come, many of New Zealand’s urban settlements are likely to be impacted by climate-induced hazards such as sea level rise, coastal erosion, flooding and rising groundwater levels, and some are already being ... -
Adding up the Flipped Subscription Model
One of the common pathways proposed to achieving a global open access scholarly publishing model is the “flipped” approach. In this scenario, journal publishers “flip” their pricing model from subscription to gold open ... -
Building on what works: towards a library assessment capability maturity model
This paper outlines progress toward a library assessment capability maturity model (LACMM) within the context of an activity based benchmarking project across an international network of libraries. The network is developing ... -
International collaboration for quality: A case study of fostering collaboration across an international network of University Libraries through an activity based benchmarking project
The risks in collaborating are high, but the rewards can be significant. Like any business investment, collaboration requires considered planning, clear communication and careful relationship management. The reward of ... -
Cooking with Gas: Māori and the coming energy transition
This paper presents an Indigenous and Māori perspective about the need for urgent energy transitions by examining three areas: • Climate change transition, which I define as an energy transition to a largely non-fossil-fuel ... -
Trans Wretchedness Theory and disrupting the focus on negative health outcomes
The number of academic publications on transgender, non-binary, and gender diverse (TGD) health issues has been steadily increasing over the years. This would generally be an indicator that health science is gaining a ... -
Accountability for Practical Reasoning Agents
Artificial intelligence has been increasing the autonomy of man-made artefacts such as software agents, self-driving vehicles and military drones. This increase in autonomy together with the ubiquity and impact of such ... -
A Limited Welcome: Methods and Motives for Communicating Outsider Status to Litigants in Person
Litigants are the central party in an adversarial system and yet litigants in person (LiPs) receive the message that they are outsiders in the court process. Drawing on doctoral research that involved interviews with LiPs, ... -
The Right to Be Forgotten
This paper outlines the concept of the ‘right to be forgotten’ and critically analyses its implications for New Zealand. The author discusses the origin of the concept in the Court of Justice of the European Union ruling ... -
Social Obligation and Environmental Management
This paper will explore the benefits of using the social obligation norm account of private property in the environmental law context. Using a selection of tradeable environmental allowance regimes from New Zealand and ... -
Of Irregular Votes and Robocalls: Resolving Disputed Elections in Canada and New Zealand
This paper begins with the broader question of how a constitutional order based upon a liberal-democratic commitment to letting the people choose their lawmakers ought to respond to allegations of flaws in its election ... -
Judicial Interpretation of Torrens Registered Documents
The appropriate approach to the interpretation of Torrens registered documents has been a heated issue in New Zealand. The problem arises because many interests in land (such as easements, covenants and leases) start life ...