This doctoral thesis contributes to gerontology research by investigating the leisure experiences of older adults living in residential care in New Zealand. There is a need to understand how frail residents experience their ...

Despite the abundant literature concerning domestic violence against women, very little is known about Arab battered women in Israel. This project uses qualitative methodology, a narrative approach in particular, to further ...

This invited brief responds to the three inquiry questions: (a) Why has there been such a significant and consistent disparity between the number of tamariki Māori and non- Māori children being taken into state care under ...

Young people’s experiences of housing instability need to be recognised. The extant literature tends to equate young people’s experiences with that of adults and the limited literature that exclusively examines young people ...

Gay and queer men tend to experience higher rates of mental health issues, STIs/HIV, suicide, substance dependency, and poor well-being than other demographics. Despite sustained public health efforts internationally, many ...

Films have been made in Aotearoa for more than a hundred years but the early 1970s saw significant growth in independent filmmaking. This thesis investigates the period of New Zealand film’s evolution from informal cottage ...

This dissertation employs qualitative inductive research methods to address the ‘problem of global fast fashion’. Currently the global production of garments is 62 million tonnes per annum with the majority of production ...