• Connecting to "The Land's Heart": Place attachment and environmentally responsible behaviour intentions to national parks 

  De Kryger, Dena

  National parks are found around the world, providing opportunities for conservation as well as tourism. Getting visitors to behave in responsible ways toward the environment is a constant struggle for national park services ...

• Comparing taste sensitivity and dietary intake across individuals with vegetarian, vegan, and omnivorous diets 

  Jalil Mozhdehi, Fatemeh

  Taste perception is an important factor affecting human life. It plays an undisputed role in public health through its effects on food choice, food preference, dietary intake, nutritional status, and subsequently quality ...

• Let's talk: Investigating adult-child interactions within the home-literacy environment to better support children's developing oral language and early-literacy skills 

  Riordan, Jessica Kate

  Early successes in reading lead to further successes over time, whereas early struggles with reading limit future learning (Stanovich, 1986). Therefore, to help avert this achievement gap, the primary aim of this thesis ...

• Comparative anatomy and functional morphology of the forelimb in cetaceans from New Zealand 

  Muller, Moina Katharina

  The transition of early semi-aquatic archaeocetes to fully aquatic modern whales and dolphins is documented by a wealth of fossil evidence, and one of the most profound and well-studied macroevolutionary events in mammalian ...

• Modelling the structures of metallic clusters 

  Weal, Geoffrey Robert

  Metallic nanoparticles (clusters) are collections of metallic atoms that are bound together to form structures between 1 - 500 nm in diameter. Metallic clusters have potential in many practical applications due to their ...

• Localisation for Augmented Reality at Sports Events 

  Skinner, Patrick

  The use of computer generated graphics and visualisations has become increasingly common in professional sports broadcasting over the past two decades. Overlaid graphics are designed to convey information about the game ...

• Combined effects of calcium addition, thermal processing, and pulsed electric field (PEF) treatment on the texture and in vitro starch and protein digestibility of black beans (Phaseolus vulgaris) 

  Alpos, Marbie

  Legumes are typically processed by soaking and cooking before consumption. However, thermal processing can cause textural degradation. On an industrial scale, calcium is added to legumes during canning to prevent them from ...

• Establishment of woody species in the gorse-forest succession 

  Ogle-Mannering, Megan Ruth

  An understanding of underlying causes assists in the prediction of outcomes and management of plant successions. The purpose of this study was to investigate the causes of the succession from gorse to broad-leaved forest ...

• Estimating bowling workload across maximal and submaximal intensities in male cricket fast bowlers 

  Perrett, Corey Sean

  It is commonly accepted in the literature that there is an association between workload and injury in fast bowlers. While certain workload values have been more strongly linked to injury than others, the relationship between ...

• The effects of a 20-week HIFT circuit on cardiorespiratory fitness, functional fitness, muscle strength and body composition in recreationally active breast cancer survivors 

  Baxter, Samuel Christopher Dean

  Cancer treatment increases survivors risk for cardiorespiratory and cardiovascular diseases, alterations of body composition, and loss of muscular strength. Regular physical activity can be an effective strategy to reduce ...

• Effect of Partial Sucrose Replacement with Fructose on Glycaemic, Uricemic and Blood Pressure Response 

  Rodrigues, Natasha

  In 2013, the European Food Safety Authority approved a health claim (ID 558) relating to lowered post-prandial glycaemic response when food manufacturers substitute a minimum of 30% of sucrose and/or glucose with fructose ...

• The toheroa, Paphies ventricosa, the feeding and diet of, with morphology notes 

  Sidwell, Nigel James

  The toheroa, Paphies ventricosa, is a species with a rich history of exploitation but in the last 30 odd years harvesting has been drastically curtailed in attempts to stabilise population numbers. Only two fishing seasons ...

• The impacts of stormwater runoff on the littoral-benthic macroinvertebrate communities along the shoreline of Lake Wanaka & Lake Wakatipu 

  Hall, Oliver

  The potential for contaminants to enter the lake shore environments of Lake Wanaka and Lake Wakatipu is an emerging problem for environmental managers within the Queenstown Lakes District of New Zealand. As population in ...

• Attitudes to wildlife rescue 

  Barratt, Vanessa Lea

  Australia’s 20,000+ wildlife volunteers rescue and rehabilitate native animals. They respond to hundreds of phone calls and enquiries every day, mostly from members of the public seeking help and advice about injured, ...

• Detection of Adulteration in New Zealand High Value Dairy Products Using NMR-Based Metabolomics: A Chemometrics Approach 

  Setyadi, Neysa Wendy

  New Zealand (NZ) is the world’s largest exporter of dairy products. NZ milk products are known for their ‘clean and green’ reputation with high nutritional properties. In fact, the quality of NZ milk is perceived to be one ...

• Determining the ability of zeolitic imidazolate framework nanoparticles to remove copper from industrial wastewater 

  Arand, Mathew

  Various valuable metal elements (e.g., gold, silver, platinum, copper, and aluminium) are used in electronic devices. Recycling of electronic waste can extract valuable metal elements, which can be sold as raw materials ...

• Carbazole complexes as catalysts for hydrogen evolution and CO2 reduction 

  Akogun, Folaranmi Sunday

  In chapter 1, after an introduction to Schiff bases, a literature survey of synthetic routes to the key diformyl-carbazole head units, required for all ligands made in this thesis, is discussed. An overview of the previously ...

• The effects of chemical alarm cues on fish physiology and development 

  Lamont, Brad

  Predator-prey interactions are such an important part of ecosystem function and structure. Predation exerts pressure on prey species who must adapt and respond to predators in order to survive and reproduce. Many aquatic ...

• Ontogenetic differences in behaviour of the Otago skink (Oligosoma otagense) at Ōrokonui Ecosanctuary 

  Thompson, Holly

  Personalities of animals may demonstrate ontogenetic changes in response to a plethora of different environmental factors and experiences early in life. Understanding these ontogenetic personality changes aids in understanding ...

• A quantitative and qualitative study of glasshouse tomato food loss in New Zealand 

  Thorsen, Margaret Ann

  Background: Reducing food loss and waste has been recognised as an important strategy to limit the negative environmental impact of the food supply chain. By measuring and understanding the contributing factors for food ...

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