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Recognising Jesus as a Victim of Sexual Abuse: Responses from Sodalicio Survivors in Peru
This report identifies a number of publicationsTombs (1999), Heath (2011), Gafney (2013), Trainor (2014)which have independently and explicitly identified Jesus as a victim of sexual abuse in published work. It also ... -
Assessment of soil properties and earthworms in organic and conventional farming systems after seven years of dairy farm conversions in New Zealand
Environmental degradation and consumer awareness are raising concerns about the sustainability of conventional farming while increasing interest in organic farming as an alternative food and fiber production. Well-replicated ... -
Household factors and electrical peak demand : a review for further assessment.
At least one-third of the total electricity generation of a country is consumed by the residential sector, which is one of the most unpredictable consumer groups with respect to electricity usage and thus risks network ... -
Diodorus Siculus Bibliotheke 17.1-61: A Translation & Historical Commentary
Book 17 of Diodorus' Bibliotheke covers the campaigns of Alexander the Great, from his accession in 336 BC to his death in 323 BC. This thesis provides a fresh translation and commentary for the first half of Book 17, up ... -
‘Troy’ and ‘Trouthe’ in the Troilus and Criseyde stories of Chaucer, Henryson, and Shakespeare
The story of Troilus and Criseyde constitutes a metanarrative. This thesis is concerned with versions of the story written by Geoffrey Chaucer, Robert Henryson, and William Shakespeare. In these three tellings, characters ... -
Wind and Shifting Sands: Sensing Place and Identity on Chatham Island, 1850-1950
The climate and environment of Chatham Island shatters romantic notions of the sun-drenched Pacific paradise. Part of New Zealand since 1842, these cold-water islands are seldom included in nationalistic thought, and ... -
Christianity and Islam: The Mutual Understanding and the Development of their Early Relations till the End of the Umayyad Islamic Rule in the Middle East, with Special Focus on the Identity Formation of Both Communities
In this thesis I will explore how the religious identities of Christian churches and Muslim communities were formed in the socio-political and cultural context of the Middle East during the early period of Islamic rule. ... -
Tourism Development in Niue and the Impact of New Zealand's Aid
Being among the smallest self-governing states in the world, Niue – the ‘Rock of Polynesia’ – experiences development challenges because of its small size, isolation, remoteness and fragile natural environment. Development ... -
Estimating the Technical Potential of Residential Demand Response in New Zealand: A Summary of Results
This report was prepared by researchers at the University of Otago as part of the GREEN Grid project funded by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment. The report summarises our order-of-magnitude estimates of ... -
Judicial Innovation Under the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act: Lessons for Queensland?
In 2016, the Legal Affairs and Community Safety Committee of Queensland Parliament issued a report on its ‘Inquiry into a possible Human Rights Act for Queensland.’ In the course of deliberations over this document, the ... -
Building biocultural approaches into Aotearoa – New Zealand’s conservation future
Indigenous peoples’ roles in conservation are important because they offer alternate perspectives and knowledge centred on the quality of the human–environment relationship. Here, we present examples of Māori cultural ... -
Estimating the Technical Potential for Residential Demand Response in New Zealand
This report estimates the maximum technical potential for demand response (DR) for three appliances in New Zealand’s residential sector. On-demand electricity load reduction, particularly at times of peak demand, enhances ... -
Characterising rural resilience in Aotearoa-New Zealand: a systematic review
The concept of ‘resilience’ has recently gained traction in a range of contexts. Its various interpretations and framings are now used to examine a variety of issues, particularly relating to the human dimensions of global ... -
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 ... -
New Zealand GREEN grid household electricity demand study 2014-2018
The NZ GREEN Grid project recruited a sample of 25 households in each of two regions of New Zealand (Stephenson et al. 2017). The first sample was recruited in early 2014 and the second in early 2015. Research data includes: ...