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Firearms on the fringe of empire: Māori and muskets in the New Zealand maritime world,1805-1840
The decades prior to the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840 saw a transformation of Māori society and warfare as a result of contact with Europeans. Trade with these newcomers could bring revolutionary new tools and crops, but it ... -
The question of a New Zealand dialect of English, with a phonetic examination of New Zealand vowels.
“The matter of this thesis embodies the results of many years study of the pronunciation of Englsih current in New Zealand, supplemented by special investigations in directions indicated below. The field of research is one ... -
Spatio-temporal dynamics of step pool morphology and bedload transport during variable flow levels: Case studies of Birch Hill Stream and Silver Stream, New Zealand.
Monitoring of river morphology is essential in assessing erosional and depositional areas, the stability of the riverbed, and is important to understanding the complex fluvial processes key to river management. The step ... -
What does (or could) it mean to practice Indigenous impact assessment in Aotearoa New Zealand? A critical analysis of cultural impact assessment effectiveness
This thesis is a critical analysis of cultural impact assessment (CIA) effectiveness in Aotearoa New Zealand. Māori have prepared their own impact assessments for three decades. However, there is yet to be a comprehensive ... -
Planning public spaces with Māori children
This project explored ways to facilitate Māori children’s participation in planning public spaces, using St Clair (Whakahekerau) and St Kilda (Rakiātea) coastal management as a case study. The prevailing colonial planning ... -
Insect Play: Transforming multispecies stories with unloved creatures, comics, and children
In light of extinctions and exclusions of uncharismatic beings from ethical regard and conservation efforts, this study contributes to the challenges of (re)situating humans ecologically and nonhumans ethically (Plumwood ... -
Collaborative Cultural Mapping and Archaeological Mapping at Whareongaonga 5 Land Block
Across the globe and particularly in post-colonial contexts, archaeologists have an increasing awareness of the moral obligation and practical benefit of collaborating with groups outside the profession. Wider inclusivity ... -
Living a 'good' and 'ordinary' life : the views of disabled children, their families and supportive professionals
This qualitative study explores the experiences of disabled children and their families as they access and use disability support services. It seeks to describe participants' perspectives on ideas about 'family' and ... -
Prehistoric polynesian stone technology : a study of usage and flaking technique with special reference to assemblages of stone flake debitage of New Zealand archaic cultural provenance.
[...] ln the present work; it is proposed to investigate a third sphere of evidence which is in a sense related to the two other spheres of information which may be derived from flake tools: first, the question of usage ... -
Aspects of bicultural theatre praxis in Aotearoa/Te Waipounamu
Bicultural theatre praxis in Aotearoa/Te Waipounamu places Maori protocols, rituals, ceremonials and lifeworld behaviours, knowledges and ways of being side by side with western theatre practices in dynamic contiguity. ... -
A study of the lives of six Macedonian queens in the period c.346-270 B.C.
Women of any age have tended to be unnoticed, as men usually claim the central role in most affairs. In studying these royal women, Thessalonice (c. 346 to 340 - 295 B.C.), Phila c. 350 - 267 B.C.), Stratonice (c. 317 - ... -
Narrating a female subjectivity in the works of Katherine Mansfield, Robin Hyde, Janet Frame, and Keri Hulme
This thesis concerns the narration of female subjectivity in the work of four generations of New Zealand women writers. I look closely at selected excerpts from the work of Katherine Mansfield, Robin Hyde, Janet Frame, and ... -
Are people in secure dementia care in New Zealand arbitrarily detained?
About 5,800 people with dementia and other neurological disorders are detained in secure residential dementia care in New Zealand. About 37% are detained under one of the provisions of the Protection of Personal and Property ... -
Stories of Kelso: Experiences of relocation and lessons for planned retreat
This report has been produced as part of a research project funded by the Otago Regional Council (ORC) and the Centre for Sustainability at the University of Otago. Many communities around Aotearoa may face the possibility ... -
Expanding conceptions of the early childhood learning environment and autistic learners within it: A new materialist informed sensory ethnography
This thesis reports on how autistic children’s active participation and learning are produced within, and emerge from, the intra-activity of human and more-than-human co-constituting the early childhood learning environment. ... -
He Kohinga Kōrero: A selected group of Māori musicians and performers’ experiences of the 1960s through the Māori showband movement
This thesis examines the unique identity of the Māori Showband movement through the narratives and experiences of a selected group of Māori Showband musicians and entertainers of the 1960s. The Māori Showband musicians and ... -
A Strategic and Integrated Management Approach to the Marine Environment: An Evaluation of Marine Spatial Planning in New Zealand
There is an escalating demand for both living and non-living resources in the world’s oceans. This has led to the loss of biodiversity, habitat degradation and irreparable damage to the marine environment. Concurrently, ... -
Hydrochemical Analysis of Shallow Groundwater Origin in South Dunedin and Harbourside, New Zealand
South Dunedin and Harbourside are vulnerable to surface flooding during intense rainfall events. The causes of this flooding are exacerbated by the underlying shallow groundwater system, which has a high water table and ...